Nicki Minaj told the crowd at the BET Awards that she was close to death recently — an experience that has helped her be herself.   The rapper rambled onstage when accepting her fifth...

Katy Perry used to come to Music City as a young teen, flying across country from California to seek her dream of a music career.   She returned Friday night, all grown...

Ab-Soul, "These Days ..." (Top Dawg)   Rapper Ab-Soul grew up in his family's record store with free access to anything in the stacks.   That explains a lot about...

Five years after her musical breakthrough, Susan Boyle says she's feeling confident and comfortable — and ready to launch her first U.S. tour.   The 53-year-old will hit...

50 Cent, "Animal Ambition" (G-Unit/Caroline/Capitol Music Group)   50 Cent made a ginormous splash more than a decade ago with his multiplatinum platinum debut "Get Rich or...

Willie Nelson, "Band of Brothers" (Legacy)   Willie Nelson has written a song â?” sometimes two, three or four â?” for every occasion, mood and moment....

Music luminaries honored Pete Seeger on the shore of the Hudson River at Saturday's Clearwater Festival, the first of the annual music and environmental program he started to be...

Phish, "Fuego" (ATO Records)   For a band that made its name on being able to interact with one another while playing live, Phish has had a hard time translating that collaborative...

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Nick Cave had an immediate reaction when filmmakers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard pitched the idea of a rock documentary.   "I couldn't think of anything worse," Cave said....