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Griff has opened for some of pop’s biggest stars. Now she has a debut album of her own to tour
British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an unmistakable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single, she won the Brit Award for Rising Star. Then she opened for Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and Taylor Swift.…
Music Review: Megan Moroney’s charms grow stronger on sophomore album, ‘Am I Okay?’
It begins with the title track: “Am I Okay?” Megan Moroney, a storied student of country music — and an expert in the genre's ability to flip a turn of phrase and change its meaning in surprising and unexpected ways — does exactly that.…
LL Cool J relearned ‘how to rap’ on his first album in 11 years, ‘The FORCE.’ Here’s how
LL COOL J, the Grammy award winning rapper, actor and author, will release his first new album in 11 years, “The FORCE” on Sept. 6 — 40 years into his hip-hop career. He's always tinkered in the studio, he tells The Associated Press, but…
Music Review: Clairo aims to ‘Charm’ on lush and layered new album
Clairo, the Atlanta-based indie pop singer-songwriter, is out and about with “Charm,” her third album overall and first record in three years.
The 11-track release is a masterclass in modern but reflective music, hearkening back to…
Grammy Museum to launch K-pop exhibit celebrating Hybe, featuring BTS, LE SSERAFIM artifacts
The Grammy Museum will soon launch its first full-floor K-pop exhibit as part of its ongoing initiative to explore the music, culture, technology, fandom and business behind Korean pop music. “Hybe: We Believe in Music, A Grammy Museum…
Music Review: In a new expanded collection, how much of John Lennon’s ‘Mind Games’ is too much?
The new remixed and expanded “Mind Games: The Ultimate Collection" is for those John Lennon fans who really, really love his inconsistent 1973 record of the same name.
The problem is, many Lennon fans would rank the original “Mind Games”…
BTS member Jin expected to take part in Paris Olympics as a torchbearer from South Korea
Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, will make a mark in the Paris Olympics as a torchbearer from South after recently returning from his mandatory military service. The 31-year-old singer is expected to participate in the torch…
Ann Wilson announces cancer diagnosis, postpones Heart tour
Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer. The band is postponing the remaining shows on its Royal Flush Tour. Wilson said in a statement Tuesday that she underwent a surgery to remove a cancerous growth and is…
Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right" would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released. And yet Crudup spent his later years working on farms on Virginia's Eastern Shore. He received…
Music Review: Megan Thee Stallion’s fierce ‘Megan’ trades hot girl summers for a different freedom
“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past, over and over again,” Megan Thee Stallion says in the spoken-word intro for her “Cobra" music video. It is the first single from “Megan,” her third studio album, and one of many songs…
Marsha Ambrosius’ new ‘CASABLANCO’ album is just what Dr. Dre ordered
Marsha Ambrosius was done with the demands required of a successful R&B star, including touring and music industry politics. She was at peace working behind the scenes until Dr. Dre provided a prescription to rejuvenate her on-stage…
Music Review: Johnny Cash’s ‘Songwriter,’ a collection of unreleased songs from 1993, is a journey
In 1993, Johnny Cash was between record contracts — and just about to embark on an iconic collaboration with producer Rick Rubin that would span the last 10 years of his life, starting with 1994’s “American Recordings.” During that crucial…
The best albums of 2024 so far: AP’s picks include Beyoncé, Chief Keef, Kali Uchis, Waxahatchee
The sun is hot, but the tunes are hotter. We’re only halfway through 2024, and some of the biggest names in music have already released albums. That’s as good a reason as any to take stock of this year’s releases. Here are The Associated…
Justin Timberlake arrested: What you need to know about the pop star
Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long Island. The Suffolk County district attorney’s office says he was released and his next court date is scheduled for July 26.…
Music Review: Concert album from the Tomasz Stanko Quartet explains the jazz lineup’s staying power
Jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stanko ’s first notes on the new album "September Night,” dark and slightly distant, sound as though they’re coming from the hereafter.
Stanko died in 2018, and his new album is a previously unreleased recording of a…