Artificial intelligence is helping a London-based singer-songwriter continue writing and recording music after Parkinson’s disease largely took away his ability to play guitar. Samuel Smith relied on ...

Credit: YouTube/Neil Young When it comes to assessing the elements that make up the creation of a great song, most artists will acknowledge that luck can sometimes be a significant factor. Such was ...

How Neil Young created his biggest hit – with love in his heart and an ache in his back ...

Sarah Marie Young. If Evanston resident Sarah Marie Young were an Olympic athlete, she would be vying for a gold medal in the heptathlon. Young is, first ...

Ever been to a concert when the opening band received a long and loud standing ovation? That was the scene at World Records ...

Here is your 2026 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

We talk with the Nashville country songsmith ahead of his new LP ‘Heirloom,’ out May 29, and a show at The Basement.

When teenager Justin Avery first sang the chorus of “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” in a two-part harmony on the streets of Traverse City ...

How is it that the "Saxophone Colossus" Sonny Rollins lived to 95? Aren't jazz musicians supposed to die at tragically early ...

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (May 27, 2026) ...

For years, McKenzie Lockhart wrote her songs alone. The idea of opening up her creative process to other people wasn’t just ...

The Yawpers are chasing connection through rock-and-roll. They've been on the chase for a quite a while now, and this weekend ...