CNN Music used Twitter to find one lucky band, Royal Teeth, at SXSW, to showcase to the world.
The singer/songwriter shares his tips, tricks and traveling tales.
A look at what stars are wearing on the 2012 Grammy Awards red carpet in Los Angeles.
Apple's ambition to improve the fidelity of music downloads has diminished since the death of founder Steve Jobs, according to singer-songwriter Neil Young.
Who walks away from $10 million?
For a good part of her career, Martina McBride's success has largely been due to relying on Nashville songwriters and approaching arrangements in a pop-country fashion.
Ashford and Simpson perform "Solid as Barack," a song for President Barack Obama, on Larry King Live.
Nickolas Ashford, one-half of the successful Motown singer-songwriter duo of Ashford and Simpson, died Monday afternoon, his longtime former publicist said.
With her easy laugh and free-spirited manner, Joss Stone doesn't seem like the intended victim of a foiled robbery-murder plot.
Investigators may not know what killed singer Amy Winehouse until they get results from lab tests on her blood and tissue, due in about two to four weeks, according to Scotland Yard Monday.
Singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment Saturday at age 27.
An autopsy to determine what killed singer Amy Winehouse will not be scheduled before Monday morning, London's Metropolitan Police said Sunday.
Singer Amy Winehouse, infamous for erratic public behavior, arrests and drug problems, was found dead at her apartment in London Saturday, police and her publicist confirmed. She was 27.
Barry Manilow shares with Piers Morgan a song he loves to play and gives the audience a chance to sing along
Barry Manilow told CNN's Piers Morgan that when he first got into show business, he had "no eyes to be a performer. I had no ambition to be on the stage singing, singing and dancing around the stage."
Nate Query is having what he calls a "Spinal Tap moment."
Inspired by the ocean, Colin Meloy and Nate Query talk about the Decemberists' new sound.
Songwriter Andrew Gold died in his sleep from a heart attack
If you have Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush" on your computer, you should play it while you read this. If you have it on vinyl, even better.
Featuring something old and something new, singer Bob Dylan rolls onto the Grammy stage this weekend for a performance with Best New Artist nominee Mumford & Sons and roots rockers The Avett Brothers.
They are a band known for their catchy dance tunes and flamboyant style, but now Scissor Sisters are turning exhibition curators for a show of works by the late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
English pop singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield talks fans, her new album and who she's collaborating with this year.
Fans got a first listen to English pop singer/songwriter Natasha Bedingfield's new music in an uncharacteristic way: a movie trailer.
Singer-songwriter Amos Lee talks about his new album and how his grandfather inspired one of the songs.
Long before Willie Nelson anointed him "a true storyteller," Amos Lee taught second grade in his native Philadelphia -- but it doesn't seem to be an occupation he misses.
Teena Marie, a celebrated R&B singer-songwriter, was found dead Sunday at her California home, her manager said.
After Kenny Chesney won his fourth "Entertainer of the Year" award at the 2008 Country Music Association Awards, he came backstage and said very candidly, "I didn't think we were going to win one of these tonight."
Is there a less prescient lyric in the history of popular music than the one Billy Joel wrote for his 1978 song Zanzibar, in which he sang: "Rose he knows he's such a credit to the game..."?
Chrissie Hynde makes beautiful music with her new muse, a Welsh singer/songwriter half her age.
Chrissie Hynde is an intimidating presence. Maybe it's her unflinching gaze and unapologetic swagger. Maybe it's the fact that she's the iconic lead singer of the Pretenders and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Nigerian singer-songwriter Nneka talks about love and injustice in Africa.
It is a long journey from the Niger Delta to the concert halls of the United States, but it is one that Nneka is taking in her stride.
Rumors were rampant when Christian music artist Jennifer Knapp walked away from a successful career seven years ago.
Lyle Lovett talks to CNN about Nashville, writing, and his new album, "Natural Forces."
Lyle Lovett arrives at Atlanta's Tabernacle concert hall dapper in a tweed jacket and dark turtleneck. He's pipe-cleaner thin, quick to say hello and possessed of an old-fashioned courtesy.
Once upon a time, Maxwell's hair would have walked into a room five minutes before he did.
Music critic Chuck Arnold looks back at the year's releases - and picks the likely honorees
CNN's Max Foster talks with Bryan Adams about his three decades in the music game and what the future holds.
The melody makerupdated: Tue Dec 01 2009 12:53:00
Canadian rock singer-songwriter Bryan Adams says the secret to a hit song is "a great melody and a simple lyric."
Having been in love both on and off screen, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova know a lot about bittersweet romance.
The Michael Jackson song "This Is It," released Monday, was co-written and recorded in 1983 with singer-songwriter Paul Anka, Anka and the Jackson estate confirmed Monday afternoon.
"Never wear your makeup to bed," implore the beauty editors. But Dolly Parton was never one for following conventional advice on looking good.
Hit maker Sean Garrett, who wrote "Papers," reveals the story behind the divorce tune
A Blue Ribbon Panel of distinguished leaders and humanitarians -- including Gen. Colin Powell, Whoopi Goldberg and Sir Elton John -- has selected 2009's Top 10 CNN Heroes.
The Michael Jackson song "This Is It," released Monday, was co-written and recorded in 1983 with singer-songwriter Paul Anka, Anka and the Jackson estate confirmed Monday afternoon.
"I pray that we all get closer," says the singer, whose faith inspired her new songs
CNN accompanies the hugely successful singer-songwriter as she poses for another magazine cover near her home town in Tennessee.
Rhett Miller, the Old 97's frontman, can be hard to get a fix on.
Rob Thomas is a busy guy -- so busy, he apparently hasn't had much time to check in with his Matchbox Twenty bandmates.
Rob Thomas says there's a difference between being a celebrity and being a famous musician. Denise Quan reports.
CNN's Denise Quan profiles a rising country music star, the singer-songwriter daughter of Hank Williams, Jr.
Holly Williams is one of the only artists in country music male or female who doesn't have a stylist. But then again, she might be the only entertainer in Nashville who owns a clothing boutique.
Singer Regina Spektor keeps her eyes closed when she performs. She talks to CNN's Shanon Cook.
Regina Spektor has pretty pale blue eyes, but you won't see them if she's performing.
Singer-songwriter Zee Avi was discovered after posting songs on YouTube. Her self-titled debut album was released in May.
The famed Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California, is filled to capacity on a Wednesday night, and it's only 8:30 p.m. What kind of star could bring out this kind of crowd -- and at such an L.A. early hour?
Singer-songwriter Elton John sits down with Dr. Sanjay Gupta to talk about the global AIDS epidemic.
Elton John may be famous for smash hits such as "Tiny Dancer" and scores for films such as "The Lion King," but he's also made a name for himself in HIV/AIDS activism.
It's a good thing Chrisette Michele didn't choke last week when she heard the news she had a No. 1 album on her hands.
Singer Chrisette Michele tells CNN's Shanon Cook how she reacted when her album went No. 1, and why she eats lots of grapes.
Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite on stage next month to raise money to teach transcendental meditation to children around the world to "help provide them a quiet haven in a not-so-quiet world," McCartney said.
Musician Annie Lennox has a new CD and a new outlook on life. She talks to CNN's Shanon Cook.
Annie Lennox has incredible eyes.
Neil Diamond wraps world tour and donates merchandise proceeds to the victims of Hurricane Ike. Denise Quan reports.
The day I interviewed Neil Diamond, he was sitting in a little room to the side of a studio, and a makeup artist was smacking him in the face with a powder puff. He was wearing a white wife-beater T-shirt and looked like he wanted to flee.
Singer-songwriter Erin McCarley talks to CNN's Shanon Cook about her debut album.
Erin McCarley displays all the enchanting qualities you'd expect from an up-and-coming singer-songwriter: earnestness, gratitude and just a hint of uncertainty behind those clear blue eyes.
Musician Joshua Radin talks to CNN's Shanon Cook about new tunes and singing at Ellen's wedding.
He performed at Ellen DeGeneres' wedding this past summer, and he's as quick-witted as Adam Sandler. Could Joshua Radin be the next great wedding singer?
The night before I interviewed James Taylor, I received a BlackBerry message from my executive producer, Karen.
James Taylor is "going to Carolina" in support of Obama. He also talks about his new CD, "Covers." Denise Quan has more.
Expecting Michael Bolton to be "really up tight ... he wasn't!" says the singer
Quiet idol
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Jay Chou talks to Anjali Rao about how he is transformed when performing on stage or on film.
Chinese language media often refer to Jay Chou as the "small heavenly king," but the Taiwan born pop idol is more down-to-earth than the many accolades he receives suggest.
"My sister had a child at a young age, too," Legend says
Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, whose '70s and '80s soft-rock hits, such as "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne," combined poignant lyrics with his tender delivery, died Sunday, his family announced. He was 56.
CNN's Alphonso Van Marsh asks singer Annie Lennox about her new album entitled "Songs of Mass Destruction."
Despite her punk rock posturing and her occasionally brash public behavior, singer Avril Lavigne is sure sensitive about one thing - her reputation.
The Dixie Chicks may have been "Not Ready to Make Nice," but the Recording Academy was nice to the country-pop trio, giving them nominations in the top three categories for the 49th annual Grammy Awards.
Such a variety of transportation devices are name-checked on "Highway Companion," Tom Petty's third solo album, that you half expect the final track to be about Jet Skiing. (Almost: The song, a beautiful lament named ''The Golden Rose,'' actually concerns a boat trip.)
Some of Billy Bragg's influences: soul music, Bob Dylan, Margaret Thatcher.
In the mid-'90s, Beth Orton was electronica music's slacker seraph, emerging from the dry ice and flashing lights of rave-land in a wrinkled T-shirt to bring you down easy by dawn's early light.
There are people who shouldn't even pretend to be at peace -- take, for instance, Mary J. Blige.
From the start, Jack White has been full of mostly pleasant surprises.
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Faster than a speeding snare roll: It's Ringo Starr, superhero.
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A word of advice from Elton John to up-and-coming musicians: Pay your dues.
A jet-lagged but cheerful Rufus Wainwright played just five songs to avid fans in London but he was still applauded enthusiastically.
Time was you had to be born below the Mason-Dixon Line to be taken seriously as a country music singer.
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