Lionel Richie tops chart after playing GlastonburyCrooner Lionel Richie scored his first number one in the United Kingdom in 23 years after playing an acclaimed set at British music festival Glastonbury.
06 July 2015
New music generation celebrates Dalai Lama at 80The Dalai Lama has long enjoyed an avid following among Western musicians and, as he turns 80, both new and veteran stars are offering songs to spread his message.
03 July 2015
Katy Perry top-earning musicianKaty Perry pulled in $135 million in the past year to be the world's top-grossing musician, beating out Taylor Swift who has hinted at "bad blood" with the fellow pop singer.
30 June 2015
Music, what music? Glastonbury caters for all tastesGlastonbury may be best known for its music, but many of the 175,000 people gathered at Worthy Farm come for the spiritual, political and family events that this year include Pussy Riot and the Dalai Lama among the performers.
Hollywood mourns 'Titanic' composer HornerShell-shocked Hollywood mourned James Horner, the Oscar-winning composer of musical scores for "Titanic" and "Avatar," who died in a plane crash aged 61.
Apple bows to Taylor Swift on streaming paymentsTech giant Apple late Sunday bowed to pressure from pop superstar Taylor Swift and raised payments to artists for its forthcoming music streaming service.
22 June 2015
TV documentary dives deep under Daft Punk's helmetsThe mystery surrounding Daft Punk, the star French musical duo who usually keep their identities hidden under full-face robot helmets, will be lifted a little more in a new TV documentary to premiere next week.
McCartney wows crowd at Stade de France gigA week before his 73rd birthday, Paul McCartney wowed concert-goers at the Stade de France, belting out a series of songs that were peppered with Beatles hits.