The Next Great Singer

I was otherwise occupied during American Idol's regular airing time Wednesday, aware that my DVR was capturing the action from Aspen, Colorado. My heart sank, though, when I glanced at Twitter on my way home. My fellow Idol trackers were suffering — the phrase "worst show ever" popped up on an…

These days, Leonard Cohen makes albums mostly because he has to. His then-manager famously emptied his bank accounts several years ago, and Cohen, 77, must now spend what would otherwise be his golden years touring and recording.



“Old Ideas,” only Cohen’s 12th studio album since 1967 but his best since the Reagan-era “I’m Your Man,” makes veiled…

America's top football players aren't the only stars recovering from injuries in time for the Super Bowl next month. Madonna has revealed that she, too, is among the walking wounded as she prepares to perform at half-time.

At the New York premiere of her film "…

R&B star Ne-Yo has begun his search to discover the next music superstar as a new top executive at Motown Records.

The singer/songwriter will sign up-and-coming talent and mentor new acts as part of his role as senior VP of the artists and repertoire (A&R) division at the label. The hitmaker has also been signed to the…

More than 20 years after his death, jazz legend Miles Davis is being honored by the U.S. Postal Service with his very own stamp.

This year, the "Kind of Blue" trumpeter will be immortalized in a collection of musically-themed stamps that will also honor the singer Edith Piaf, according to…

NEW YORK (AP) -- Rihanna and Coldplay sing together on the group's latest album, and they'll do so again at next month's Grammy Awards.

Rihanna, who is nominated for four Grammys including album of the year for "Loud," tweeted the news to her followers…