Music & Musicians

The leading hip-hop superstar beef has been cranked up another notch, with Drake suing Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

The global music industry hit 4.8 trillion streams in 2024, a new single-year record, Luminate’s 2024 Year-End Report found. That’s up 14% from 2023, which held the previous record.

Here are five things to know about singer Ledisi.

Here are five things to know about singer Lauren Daigle.

Here are five things to know about Trombone Shorty, a New Orleans-based multi-instrumentalist and prolific jazz artist.

ESPN reported that LiAngelo’s new deal is worth around $13 million with $8 million guaranteed, including full ownership of his music and record label.

Here are five things to know about American singer Carrie Underwood.

Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,’” has died.

Here are five things to know about musician Jon Batiste.

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84.

Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, the Creator, Luke Combs and Hozier will be headlining the four-day event.

Montgomery County native Dillon Scott has grown up honing his viola playing at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music. NBC10’s Keith Jones finds out about the institute’s musical mission over the past century and how Scott is looking to lift up his community.

With Peter, Paul and Mary, the singer-songwriter had two No. 1 albums and six Top 10 singles.

The singer-songwriter and social activist best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86.

Philly Live’s Sheila Watko speaks to actor Anastasia Talley about her role of playing the Jackson family matriarch in “MJ the Musical” as it dances onto stage in Philadelphia. Talley also shared details of some of her other projects.

Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who has been open about his struggles with addiction and sobriety, recalled one year where he drank 28 gallons of alcohol “before it was Christmas f–king Eve.”

Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, has died. He was 73.

A judge in Argentina confirmed charges against five people in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction.

Nearly a year after Michael Bolton shared he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, the singer shared a glimpse into his holiday celebrations.