“It used to be, like, 25 minutes long!”: The classic Guns N’ Roses ballad inspired by Elton John

Guns N’ Roses’ 1992 hit November Rain is one of the greatest power ballads of all time – and in the creation of singer Axl ...

‘Song Sung Blue’ Director Craig Brewer Says Studios Kept Rejecting His Movie About a Midwestern Couple: Audiences Won’t ‘Like These People’

Song Sung Blue' director Craig Brewer on the regional bias he faces from studio executives and working with Kate Hudson and ...

Why did Béla Fleck withdraw from Kennedy Center show? Musician makes major announcement, ‘Performing there has become…’

Béla Fleck announced that he has withdrawn from performing at the John F. Kennedy Center, joining a list of artists who have refused to perform at the venue.

Humans may be predisposed to understanding the complexities of music

There is a long-standing debate in the field of music cognition about the impact of musical training and whether formal ...
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‘Monty Python’ musical and more kick off Seattle theater for this month

A “Monty Python” musical, “Wild Party,” comedy about a Mongolian thief and more kickoff Seattle theater in 2026.

Stephen Wilson Jr. on ‘Gary,’ His New Single’s Symbolic Blue-Collar Title Character: ‘AI Ain’t Gonna Show Up When Your Septic Tank Blows, Gary Will’

Billboard's Makin' Tracks column looks at the writing and recording behind Stephen Wilson Jr.'s "Gary." By Tom Roland When Stephen Wilson Jr. performed a dark acoustic version of “Stand By Me” on the ...

Amir ElSaffar’s Microtonal Mission to Expand Jazz One Note at a Time

Epiphanies come, as epiphanies do, in unexpected and often far-flung settings. For trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, three such ...

After nearly four years, BTS announces their return to the stage

K-pop titans BTS are officially set to make their highly anticipated return on March 20, 2026, following a nearly four-year ...