Vince Gill & Paul Franklin, "Bakersfield" (MCA Nashville)   For those dismayed by contemporary country music's lack of steel guitar and shuffle rhythms,...

For all the negative publicity that's surrounded Justin Bieber in recent months — the alleged drinking, smoking, spitting, fighting with a paparazzo and more — he entered the stage at...

You're listening to it on the way to the beach, or when your toes are resting in the sand. Or you're on a crowded train without a seat, sweating as funky smells scorch from the left or right....

Backstreet Boys, "In a World Like This" (K-BAHN, BMG)   Backstreet's back, all right!   Not all right, actually.   The Backstreet Boys managed to bring...

Robin Thicke, "Blurred Lines" (Interscope)   Robin Thicke is having quite a moment.   After spending most of his decade-long recording career as one of R&B's...

Have a question for Selena Gomez? She says you'll find the answer in her new album.   The singer-actress, who had her breakthrough on Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly...

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Lady Gaga will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards next month. It will be one of her first appearances since having hip surgery in February.   The 27-year-old pop star will...

Guy Clark, "My Favorite Picture of You" (Dualtone)   On the cover of the album "My Favorite Picture of You," veteran singer-songwriter Guy Clark holds an old Polaroid...

Sophie DeBattista, the Maltese singer who is now based in the United Kingdom, recently took part in the Musicalize Concert at London’s IndigO2 Arena.   Musicalize is the leading music...