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Music legend Dionne Warwick visited Bowie State University Saturday morning as the school renamed its main theater within its Fine and Performing Arts Center in her honor.

James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox and Angélique Kidjo are among the artists performing on Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, airing on PBS this evening.

I got some nice responses to my recent column about a dearly departed friend, and our mutual love of Ray Stevens. I was heartened to learn that many of you

The Walker Brothers were an American pop-rock trio that rose to fame in the 1960s. Comprising Scott Walker, John Walker, and Gary Walker, the group released a string of hit singles and albums that established them as one of the most popular acts of the era. With their rich harmonies, orchestral arrangements, and emotive lyrics,

It’s wild that we ever knew a time before “Seven Nation Army.” Rock was moribund, long in the tooth, a phenomenon that existed in quotation marks and was in need of reviving. And yet nobody had ever put those specific notes in that specific order before Jack White, fucking around at a Melbourne soundcheck one evening, was struck by metaphorical lightning. “Seven Nation Army” is an angry, paranoiac song with no fixed meaning, but it sure sounds like Jack White raging...

On Monday morning, a shooter entered the Covenant School, a private school in Nashville, and opened fire. The shooter killed three kids and three adult staff members before being killed by police — one more in a seemingly endless cycle of Nashville mass shootings. After the shooting, many Nashville musicians urged Tennessee politicians to pass gun-control and gun-safety laws. Last night, a few of those musicians joined Dr. Jill Biden for a candlelight vigil in Nashville.

From 'Believe' to 'I Got You Babe', we round up Cher's very biggest and best singles from her six decades as The Goddess of Pop.

Black Theatre Troupe's lively and innovative production of RESPECT: THE MUSICAL, directed and choreographed by Patdro Harris, runs through April 9th.

The just-announced addition to the Popular Artists series means four nights of singers and bands during the long Independence Day holiday weekend.

On March 1, legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell received the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in a star-studded concert. Now…