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Prince's stage a fountain of youth

JON BREAM — Sun, 26 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Prince pounded his rhinestone-encrusted cane into the floor to make a point. "I don't have time for old people," he insisted. "I want to work with young people."

Kid Rock comes out about secret scalping

Mesfin Fekadu — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:55:47 EST

NEW YORK - Kid Rock is a scalper. The 42-year-old Grammy winner, who is launching a summer tour where most tickets are priced at $20, said he's scalping about 1,000 tickets from each show to make up for the cheaper regular price.

Stars under stars

Keiara Carr — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

When the American rock band Eagles disbanded in 1980, a group of five musicians came together to fill the void.

Idol' winner's album due in July

Mesfin Fekadu — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Candice Glover spent more time on Season 12 of "American Idol" than she will on creating her debut album.

Vampire Weekend holds its own

Paul J. Weber — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The guys in Vampire Weekend changed how they wrote songs, how they record and what an album of theirs even looks like - the cover for "Modern Vampires of the City" is not another artsy old Polaroid, but a 1966 black-and-white photo of a smoggy New York skyline.

Daft Punk outside comfort zone

Ryan Pearson — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

It's tempting to say Daft Punk has gone Hollywood.

Phoenix gets back on track with Bankrupt!'

John Carucci — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Phoenix frontman and singer Thomas Mars says their new album "Bankrupt!" was born out of the negative influences after the unprecedented success of their Grammy-winning 2009 album, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix."

Doors co-founder, keyboardist dies

CHRIS TALBOTT — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74.

Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74

CHRIS TALBOTT — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:13:25 EST

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock 'n' roll, has died. He was 74.

Swift sails, Miguel flails at song-honors show

MESFIN FEKADU — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red-hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

Ball State alum fiddling for Shania Twain

Keiara Carr — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

How did violinist Jason Mowery go from fiddling in small town shows in Indiana to performing nightly in Las Vegas with Shania Twain, one of the top-selling female country artists of all time.

Rhinna, Bieber ready for Billboard Music Awards

Associated Press — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:45:45 EST

They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards.

No country for ol' men

Chris Richards — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Listen in on Nashville and you'll hear them leaning in.

Pistol Annies blaze new trail

CHRIS TALBOTT — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

When the women in Pistol Annies get together, song ideas just fall out.

Fantasia putting drama on ice

Mesfin Fekadu — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Fantasia is feeling the love - and says she hasn't felt this good since winning "American Idol" in 2004. The singer's fourth album, "Side Effects of You," debuted at No. 1 and No. 2 on Billboard's RB/Hip-Hop and Top 200 albums charts last week.

Philharmonic has Friends

Keiara Carr — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Since 1944, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic has always been in "relationships."

3RF announces music lineup

Journal Gazette — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

The musical lineup for this year's Fort Wayne Newspapers Three Rivers Festival has a little something for everyone, including quite a number of local performers.

Franklin discusses biopic, performing gospel

Mesfin Fekadu — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Long before she became the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin sang in her father's Baptist church in Detroit. On Saturday, she headlined the annual McDonald's Gospelfest at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Sallie Ford aims to remind you women rock, too

David Bauder — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

A confused French journalist gave Sallie Ford a chance to get something off her chest.

Lady Antebellum feels less stress on album

Chris Talbott — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Lady Antebellum's last album, "Own the Night," opened on top of the charts, spawned two No. 1 hits and has sold more than 1.8 million copies.

Spotlight on health after hip-hop deaths

Ryan Pearson — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Hip-hop may need a checkup.

Rhapsody to offer liner notes

Associated Press — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

Subscription music service Rhapsody has signed on to assist The Recording Academy's push for the availability of digital liner notes.

Finding strength in music

Mesfin Fekadu — Sun, 05 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

When Jessie Ware was a journalist, she watched friends like Adele and Florence Welch rise to the top of the music charts in the U.S. and Europe, where all three singers grew up.

Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman dies at 49

DERRIK J. LANG — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:00:00 EST

LOS ANGELES Jeff Hanneman, a founding member of Slayer whose career was irrevocably changed after a spider bite, has died. He was 49.

Oak Ridge Boys to play Embassy

The Journal Gazette — Thu, 02 May 2013 10:27:52 EST

The Oak Ridge Boys will be bringing their anniversary tour June 23 to Embassy Theatre in Fort Wayne, the theater announced today.

DJs electrifying

Keiara Carr — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

Parties all start the same, whether it's in a club, reception hall or basement. There's always a suspension of time between when the music starts and when people will actually dance. DJ Kevin Kohrman, aptly named DJ Double K, says his job is simple and envious - he gets paid to party.

Country's George Jones dies

CHRIS TALBOTT — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

When it comes to country music, George Jones was The Voice.

Opening world of Schubert

Keiara Carr — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

When playwright Werner Trieschmann wrote "Mozart: Revealed" for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic's series on composers, he had a lot of material to work with. The prolific prodigy had a meteoric rise to fame.