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Meet the Mexican soldier trying to revamp a musical genre accused of glorifying cartels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not a rifle but a microphone. Swaying boot-to-boot, he belts out a song as the sounds of trumpets and accordions roar from a band of a dozen camouflage-clad…
Musical theater’s beloved show ‘The Last Five Years’ finally makes it to Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Jonas was only 9 and portraying a teacup on Broadway when he first heard about a buzzy new musical playing way downtown.
“All my adult castmates were talking about how great the show was and how amazing the music was,”…
Bruce Springsteen to release 7 albums of unreleased songs, ‘Tracks ll: The Lost Albums’
NEW YORK (AP) —
Bruce Springsteen knows what Bruce Springsteen fans want. And that's more Bruce Springsteen.
The Boss will release seven new studio albums, titled “Tracks II: The Lost Albums,” on June 27. It will contain material written…
Broadway welcomes ‘Real Women Have Curves: The Musical,’ which lets the Latino community see itself
The immigrant experience takes center stage on Broadway this spring as “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical” explores Latino culture in America with a predominantly Latino cast playing characters not usually portrayed on the biggest stages.…
The Sex Pistols announce first North American tour in 2 decades
NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn't the night punk broke, but it was close. Nearly 50 years ago, the Sex Pistols — then made up of vocalist Johnny Rotten, guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock — performed at the 100 Club…
Ella Langley leads 2025 ACM Awards nominations. Beyoncé and Miranda Lambert are shut out
NEW YORK (AP) — Ella Langley leads the nominees for the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nominations.
The first-time nominee's nods include female artist of the year and female new artist.
Notably, there are no nods for…
Movie Review: ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ is the loveliest movie of the year (so far)
It’s never a bad time for a film like “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” but at the moment it feels like a much-needed balm. Modest in scope and made with the lightest of touch, not unlike the lovely folk songs that populate its soundtrack,…
Music Review: Jessie Reyez returns in triumph with ‘Paid in Memories’
Most artists would make the first song on their new album something welcoming, trendy or pleasing, at least to make the Spotify algorithm happy. Not Jessie Reyez.
She crafted a song with clear red flags — “I Never Said I Was Sane” — a…
Music Review: Mumford & Sons return after seven years with a folksy, existential album, ‘Rushmere’
In the 2010s, Mumford & Sons' stomp-clap rock ruled. The English band had not just ushered in a new wave of bluegrass Americana revivalism, they'd created a movement. Then life happened: the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays, banjoist and…
Will Smith channels his post-slap introspection into music on ‘Based on a True Story’
Will Smith could have let his infamous Oscar slap be his cinematic fade out with a career bruised, a marriage dissected and a reputation in a free fall. But instead of retreating, he turned inward for self-reflection. In the process, Smith…
Book Review: ‘Lollapalooza’ is an entertaining history of festival’s role in alternative rock rise
The least enjoyable part of “Lollapalooza: The Unscripted Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival” for readers might be seeing the $27.50 ticket price for the inaugural festival in 1991. The cheapest tickets for the reconfigured…
Music Review: Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s romance ‘I Said I Love You First’ is more than syrup
LONDON (AP) — A lot can go wrong when a couple teams up for a collaborative album. The myopia of romance could make for unrelatable, navel-gazing music — the kind that should stay between partners instead of being shared with the world. But…
Q&A: Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner on melancholy and her new album
Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast released the Grammy-nominated album “Jubilee” and bestselling memoir “Crying in H Mart” in 2021. Then came a film adaptation of her memoir, for which she wrote the screenplay. After it came to a…
Maná talks historic new tour, unseating Bruce Springsteen and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) — Move over, Bruce Springsteen. Come this fall, the Mexican pop-rock giants Maná will break the Boss' record for most arena shows in Los Angeles, with 44 to his 42, during a new arena tour.
“And singing in Spanish! That’s the…
The Doobie Brothers in 2025: A tour, a new album and a date with Songwriters Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) — Just cue up the first song from the new album by The Doobie Brothers and you'll hear something unusual: harmony, in a new way.
It's not just that soulful blast from Michael McDonald, marking his first time recording with the…
