entertainment - "music"

Hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash talks about his new memoir and the state of music today.

Don't count out CD sales just yet. While record stores may be shuttering at an alarming clip, and overall tallies for albums are down another 10% this year, breaking sales figures show the industry on a desperately needed upswing.

POP diva Natalie Bassingthwaighte has decided to dance on with her music career solo, minus her friends and bandmates, the Rogue Traders.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Like Before, Somewhat After, the new recording from drummer George Schuller and his quintet Circle Wide. The disc salutes the music of pianist Keith Jarrett's '70s-era quartet.

For so long, the Beatles have held on tight to the rights to their music. Now two big video game makers are looking to license Beatles songs for video games, and they're in talks with representatives for the band's music.

Wendy C. Goldberg, Artistic Director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference (NPC) and Paulette Haupt, Artistic Director of the National music Theater Conference (NMTC), announced the actors cast in their 2008 projects. The actors include a mix of award-winning actors from stage and screen, seasoned O'Neill performers, and new talent.

Julianne Shepherd of The Fader takes us through some of this week's new music releases, including new work from Sigur Ros, Three 6 Mafia, Hercules & Love Affair, and Ry Cooder.

BET AWARDS '08. 8 tonight, BET.AL GREEN HASN'T issued a grand statement declaring how "thrilled" he is to be getting a lifetime achievement honor at the Black Entertainment Television awards show tonight.

Music News: Was said to be inspiration for Dudley Do-Right -- Publicist Howard Brandy, whose career spanned nearly five decades in Hollywood, died Monday in Los Angeles after a long illness. He was 79.

U2 rocker BONO has dubbed RADIOHEAD 'a sacred talent' in a heartfelt letter to U.K. music magazine NME. The Irish star is also complimentary of the English band's ...