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Lil Yachty is rap’s brightest optimist. Why does he bum so many people out?

The miracle of rap music is that it metabolizes wild styles faster than any other American art form – which means outsiders can bum-rush the center with a quickness. Remember when Lil Yachty...

A father’s letter to Ariana Grande goes viral

In the hours after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance of Manchester Arena, a devastated Ariana Grande tweeted: “broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sor...

Ariana Grande announces a benefit concert: ‘I’ll be returning to the incredibly brave city of Manchester’

Four days after a suicide bombing left 22 dead and scores wounded at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, the 23-year-old pop singer has announced that she will return to the gri...

London premiere for ‘The Mummy’ scrapped after attack

LONDON – Universal Pictures has scrapped plans for the London premiere of Tom Cruise’s “The Mummy,” the latest big, glitzy event canceled after the terror attack in England. In a ...

Harry Styles’ next direction: Self-deprecation in song

Surely, all the young dudes in boy bands believe in reincarnation. It’s part of the deal. You spend your adolescence touring the planet as a well-behaved multimillionaire, driven mad by teen...

Katy Perry is the first judge named for new ‘American Idol’

Pop star Katy Perry is the first judge to be named for the new season of “American Idol,” which was revived by ABC for the 2017-2018 season. The show, which pulled in 38 million v...

ABC reportedly inks deal to bring back “American Idol”

ABC has reportedly struck a deal to air a revival of the beloved singing competition “American Idol.” Variety reported on Friday that Core Media Group and FreemantleMedia, the pro...

Cher to sing ‘Believe’ at Billboard Music Awards this month

NEW YORK – Cher will sing her late 1990s anthem “Believe” at the Billboard Music Awards this month. Dick Clark Productions announced Thursday that Cher also will receive the ICON ...

John Mayer’s a stellar guitarist, but his songs are staid

Yeah, but he’s an amazing guitar player. That’s what people say whenever John Mayer is held accountable for his pillow-soft songcraft, the dull sentimentality of his lyrics or that cuckoo-ra...

Justin Timberlake, Eddie Vedder to lead Pilgrimage Festival

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Justin Timberlake will headline the next Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, and he’s lured some big names to join him, including Eddie Vedder, Ryan Adams, The Avett Bro...

Veteran music executive and former pop star Tommy Page dies

NEW YORK – Tommy Page, a former pop star whose song “I’ll Be Your Everything” went to No. 1 in 1990 and who later became a record company executive, publisher of Billboard magazine and a vic...

One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson arrested in airport scuffle

LOS ANGELES – One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has been arrested for allegedly attacking a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport, an incident the singer’s lawyer described as “...