How can you tell if your new favourite artist is a real person?

As AI-generated music floods streaming platforms, questions bubble over whether listeners are owed more transparency.
The Forward

For ill and for good, this ‘Wicked’ song has become ubiquitous

Sung at graduations, funerals and retirement parties, Stephen Schwartz's 'For Good' is now the 'Hallelujah' of showtunes.

Hate Musicals? Here's What That May Say About You, According To Therapists.

“For those of us who love them, musicals are an incredibly rich medium for psychologically minded story lovers because you ...

Stephen Schwartz Knows You Sing 'For Good' at Your Major Life Milestones

In honor of the release of the new film and accompanying soundtrack, Schwartz participated in a listening session and fan Q&A ...

Kate Hudson on the Film She’d Make With Goldie Hawn and Breaking Out of Her Rom-Com Box in ‘Song Sung Blue’: ‘I Didn’t Want to Get Boxed In’

For Hudson, whose breakout in “Almost Famous” (2000) earned her an Oscar nomination at 21, “Song Sung Blue” represents a kind of creative homecoming. It breaks free of the romantic-comedy image that ...
The News International

Ella Langley celebrates first CMA win

Ella Langley, the multiplatinum country singer, achieved major milestone at the CMA awards.The Hungover singer secured three ...

Fight songs still ring true as important part of college football tradition

College football fight songs — from "Rocky Top" at Tennessee to "Fight On" at USC — have stood the test of time, remaining a ...
Louder

I'm a guitarist and metal obsessive. So why have I only wanted to listen to video game soundtracks this year?

Sadly, I can’t think of a single metal album released this year that wielded such arresting, heart-stopping power for me. My ...

Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande improvised their 'I love you' in 'Wicked'

If you sobbed through that gut-wrenching new scene in "Wicked: For Good," you have Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande to thank.

'[People from Manchester] are like the coolest people in the world, don’t let anyone else tell you differently'

The 25-year-old is now set to welcome a whole new batch of fans as he appears in the current series of ITV reality show I’m A ...
The Root

Have You Heard the Story of Betty Davis, a Sexy, Explicit Funk Singer Who Was Ahead of Her Time?

Before there was Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae or Cardi B, there was Betty Davis, a sexy funk and soul singer who made a name ...

Canadian musician Dallas Green on his band, his solo work and his team (the Blue Jays)

Days after the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a heartbreaking Game 7 loss, Dallas Green was processing ...