When the Followill family — brothers Nathan, Caleb, Jared and cousin Matthew — moved to Nashville to start a rock band, they wanted the band's name to pay homage to their family ties...

Twenty years after his death, Kurt Cobain is getting more recognition in his Washington state hometown.   Aberdeen Mayor Bill Simpson says the Nirvana frontman's birthday on Feb. 20 will...

For more than a year, Justin Bieber has had more tabloid hits than Billboard hits: The singer's music career has taken a backseat to his wild boy antics, and a new arrest for a DUI...

Tamela Mann has won seven awards including top honor artist of the year at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards.   Mann broke down in tears as she spoke with the audience during the...

Bruce Springsteen, "High Hopes" (Columbia)   Bruce Springsteen albums are most often well-constructed, cohesive statements, but "High Hopes" is something different...

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Rosanne Cash, "The River & The Thread" (Blue Note)   The songs on "The River & The Thread" rock like a cradle, and the rhythm rings true while Rosanne Cash...

Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound, "Fine Rude Thing" (Groovesburg Joys)   Within the narrow confines of 1960s R&B, Paul Cebar throws a lot at the wall. And most of his shtick...

Jennifer Nettles, "That Girl" (Mercury Nashville)   As lead singer in the contemporary country duo Sugarland, Jennifer Nettles and partner Kristian Bush kept growing increasingly...

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