Joni Mitchell

Generations of artists paid tribute to the five-decade career of Joni Mitchell, who was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year at a gala two days before the Grammys.

Like Facebook and Twitter, Spotify is learning the limits of deflecting responsibility for what is said on its platform.

Last week, several prominent musicians including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their back catalogs from Spotify.

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Joni Mitchell is joining Neil Young in his protest against Spotify, seeking to have her music removed from the streaming service

The Kennedy Center Honors is returning to tradition this year

The Kennedy Center Honors is returning in December

Jerry Lawson, who for four decades was the lead singer of the eclectic cult-favorite a cappella group the Persuasions, has died. He was 75. Lawson died Wednesday at a Phoenix hospice after a long illness, longtime friend and sometime Persuasions producer Rip Rense said. Lawson’s smooth baritone led the group of five and later six singers, who were revered as...

Fans of Prince expecting his usual pyrotechnic guitar work will be surprised that one of the first official albums released from his fabled vault since his death more than two years ago showcases his jazzy piano playing.

Warner Bros. Records has announced a new Prince album on what would have been the musician’s 60th birthday. The company said Thursday that “Piano & A Microphone 1983” from Prince’s storied vault will be released on Sept. 21 on CD, vinyl and digital formats. Warner Bros. says the album features Prince working through nine tracks in a private rehearsal recording...

Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala is so white-hot you can’t purchase tickets, and he said it has been hard letting some longtime attendees know they won’t be invited back.

An impressive assembly of local musicians join together on Nov. 26 at the Belly Up to perform the Band’s 1978 concert film, “The Last Waltz,” in its entirety.

With the long weekend in full effect, roots rock and rockabilly legends the Blasters headline Casbah while Soda Bar and the Voodoo Room have some more magic in store.