Music

The Academy released its annual shortlists Tuesday ahead of the formal nominations, and Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Ariana Grande are all in the running for the best original song Oscar. However, the French shocker “Titane” did not...

Sony Music said Thursday it has bought the rights to Bruce Springsteen’s music catalog, reportedly for half a billion dollars, making him the latest superstar singer to join a frenzy of such sales fueled by the...

Adele’s album 30, which debuted at number one, has surpassed Abba to become the year’s fastest-selling album. It surpassed the Swedish pop group’s comeback album Voyage, which debuted with 204,000 sales, with 261,000 first-week chart sales....

Britain’s Prince William has revealed himself as an unlikely headbanger in a podcast in which he talks of his love for Australian hard rockers AC/DC. The song featured on “Prince William: Time To Walk”, recorded for...

The international jazz festival in Port-au-Prince, which is usually held in late January, has been postponed indefinitely due to months of gang violence in the Haitian capital, according to event organizers. Milena Sandler, head of the...

BTS, the Korean boy band, won Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards on Sunday, making them the first Asian group to do so. At the glamorous Los Angeles presentation hosted by Cardi B,...

Swedish pop sensation ABBA announced Wednesday that they were pausing promotion of an upcoming show for 24 hours, after two died in a dramatic fall at a tribute concert. The world-famous quartet is preparing to release...

Ed Sheeran, Lizzo and Billie Eilish are among stars taking part in a 24-hour gig to raise awareness of climate change, vaccine inequality and famine. Over 60 artists are taking part in The Global Citizen festival...

Billie Eilish, BTS, and Elton John, among others, will donate their star power to Global Citizen Live on Saturday for a global event to raise awareness about climate change, vaccine equity, and famine. Concerts in New...

K-pop sensation BTS have been granted diplomatic passports ahead of the United Nations General Assembly as they embark on their new roles as presidential special envoys, South Korea’s presidential office said. The trailblazing septet has reached...