French singer Bertrand Cantat, who beat his girlfriend to death, on Monday announced he would not be performing at any summer festivals after an uproar amongst women's rights activists.
New York's Metropolitan Opera announced on Monday it fired legendary conductor James Levine, for decades the face of its orchestra, after finding "credible evidence" that he sexually abused younger musicians.
Irish rockers The Cranberries said on Wednesday they would go ahead with a new album despite the sudden death of singer Dolores O'Riordan in January.
Folk rock legend Neil Young, alternative rock icon Beck and young pop prodigy Lorde will be among headliners at Quebec City's sprawling summer music festival, the event's organizers announced on Wednesday.
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. was born on June 20, 1949 and raised on the private, historically black Tuskegee Institute university campus in Alabama, where his family had worked for generations.
A new American musical Tuesday became the most nominated production in the history of the Oliviers, British theaterland's own "Oscars".
Rock legend Lou Reed rarely spoke of the year after he left The Velvet Underground to live with his parents. But he was writing poetry, which will soon be published as a book.
When The Breeders reunited in 2013 to mark 20 years since Last Splash, it looked like a straightforward nostalgia tour for an album that had become an alternative rock cornerstone.
British folk-pop phenomenon Ed Sheeran on Monday was named the best-selling artist in the world in 2017 by the global recorded music industry group IFPI.
Forty-five music festivals pledged on Monday to ensure a gender balance in their programming by 2022 amid a growing spotlight on the lagging recognition of women in entertainment.
Grime star Stormzy was the big winner at the Brit Awards in London on Wednesday, which included an emotional tribute from Oasis star Liam Gallagher to the victims of the Manchester terror attack.
A viral music video called “What a shot” is stirring debate in Brazil about the glamorization of crime and freedom of expression.
The daughter of French rock legend Johnny Hallyday caused a sensation Monday by challenging his will after he left everything to his fourth wife Laeticia, who was 32 years his junior.
Quincy Jones, the legendary music producer behind Michael Jackson, says that the late King of Pop plagiarized some of his hits.
Folk rock legend Paul Simon announced Monday what he said would be his final tour, saying he had grown tired of traveling after 50 years as a performer.
Severe pain has forced Lady Gaga to cancel 10 shows on the European leg of her Joanne concert tour, the singer and her team said on Saturday, months after she had postponed those performances in Europe due to her ailment.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales announced Thursday that it will tour China in December 2018, giving a series of concerts with principal guest conductor Zhang Xian.
New Zealand pop prodigy Lorde has thanked her fans for supporting female musicians, as artists hit back amid controversy that the Grammy Awards neglected women - a spat fueled by comments from the Recording Academy's president seen as disparaging.