Prince Harry says world must revive urgency in AIDS fight
Prince Harry is warning against complacency in the fight against AIDS, saying inaction has set in as the epidemic has drifted from the headlines and people live longer with the…
Rock music
Legendary musician David Bowie dies of cancer at 69
By MESFIN FEKADU David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound — and the look — of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes,…
Kendrick the King: Rapper leads Grammys with 11 nominations
By MESFIN FEKADU Kendrick Lamar is the king of the Grammys: The rapper is the leading nominee for the 2016 awards with 11, including album of the year for “To…
‘Blues can never die’: B.B. King reigned but music lives on
By KEN RITTER B.B. King believed anyone could play the blues, and that “as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.” But no one could play the…
Smithsonian TV documentary, box set celebrate Lead Belly
By CHARLES J. GANS Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter never had a hit record before he died of Lou Gehrig’s disease in 1949. But the folksinging legend, who is being celebrated…
Bono: I may never play guitar again after crash
Bono says he now has a titanium elbow and may never play guitar again due to injuries suffered in a New York City cycling accident. The 54-year-old U2 frontman suffered…
Publicist refutes Bon Jovi’s pursuit of Bills
By JOHN WAWROW FILE – In this Sunday, June 12, 2011, file photo, US musician Jon Bon Jovi performs at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, southern Germany, during his European…
New video coming for Bob Dylan’s ‘Rolling Stone’
FILE – This July 22, 2012 file photo shows U.S. singer-songwriter Bob Dylan performing on at “Les Vieilles Charrues” Festival in Carhaix, western France. Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” is…