The producers of Woodstock 50, the troubled anniversary festival, have secured a last-minute deal to put on their show — or at least a version of it — in Maryland, after months of legal and permit battles in upstate New York that had left the event in grave doubt.
The producers of Woodstock 50, the troubled anniversary festival, have secured a last-minute deal to put on their show — or at least a version of it — in Maryland, after months of legal and permit battles in upstate New York that had left the event in grave doubt.
It was supposed to be the golden anniversary of the most famous rock concert in history, the event that crystallized in mud the free-love 1960s and the drawing power of a new generation of music stars.
It was supposed to be the golden anniversary of the most famous rock concert in history, the event that crystallized in mud the free-love 1960s and the drawing power of a new generation of music stars.
With its latest EP, “Map of the Soul: Persona,” Korean pop group BTS has matched a chart feat last reached by another foreign-born boy band: the Beatles.
Juice WRLD, the Chicago rapper who shot to fame last year with a song sampling Sting, now has his first No. 1 album on the Billboard chart, with “Death Race for Love.”
Four months after it last topped the Billboard album chart, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s soundtrack to “A Star Is Born” has returned to No. 1 for a fourth time, thanks to the Academy Awards — and some deep-discount pricing on Amazon.
Ariana Grande may have skipped the Grammy Awards two weeks ago, but that appears to have had no effect on her album sales, with her latest release, “Thank U, Next,” topping the Billboard chart for a second time.
The Grammy Awards are supposed to be music’s biggest party. But in recent years the show has also become a piñata for critics, activists and even major artists over a host of issues like race and gender — and, oh yes, music.
Daniel Johnston, a singer-songwriter and visual artist whose childlike, haunted songs brought him acclaim as one of America’s most gifted outsider voices, was found dead Wednesday morning at his home in Waller, Texas, outside Houston. He was 58.
RCA Records has dropped R. Kelly, the R&B; star accused of decades of misconduct, after weeks of protests and a television documentary series that drew national attention, according to a person briefed on the move who declined to be identified because the company’s agreement with the singer was confidential.
In the era of music downloads, the week after Christmas used to bring a slight sales bump, as people used iTunes gift cards to buy albums and songs. But now, once those holiday playlists stop streaming, it becomes just another slow week on the charts.
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