Scholars Study King of Pop's Life, Music
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael Jackson, frequently savaged in the tabloid press, was picked apart by more rarified critics as scholars gathered for a conference on the pop star at Yale University...
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A new book shows how influential gay composers were in the creation of a national culture. But can you really hear their sexuality in their songs?
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Later works hint at where a musical genius would have gone if he had grown old.
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Ondi Timoner's documentary gives a cinÃ©ma vÃ©ritÃ© spin to the endlessly fascinating pop-music soap opera formula of VH1's "Behind the Music."
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Paul McCartney's lyrics. Jimi Hendrix's guitar. A John Lennon interview. Memorabilia from some of the most influential musicians of the 20th century hit the auction block Monday.
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Elvis Presley's backing singer Solomon King, who sang with him in The Jordanaires, dies in the US aged 73
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For the guys in the Fab Faux, the songs of the Beatles are as much classical music as classic rock.
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The rocker Jon Bon Jovi, who has twice won People magazineâs award for sexiest rock star, can lay claim to an unofficial new title these days: the Garden Stateâs elder statesman.
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On his last two albums, Barry Manilow tackled songs made famous by Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra and other greats. But his new album presented a real challenge: covering himself.
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Michael Jackson, frequently savaged in the tabloid press, was picked apart by more rarified critics as scholars gathered for a conference on the pop star at Yale University.
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Ken Lay has taken his place alongside Elvis Presley in the pantheon of people whose deaths have not been fully believed.
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A hit 1960s songwriter was wrongly reported dead after the death of a man who claimed authorship.
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He collected folk songs in villages in his native China, then planted rice during the Cultural Revolution. Later, he played music on the streets of New York to buy food.
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When Edward Dusinberre read Philip Rothâs  novel âEverymanâ he was struck by what he perceived as its richly musical qualities.
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Rick Rubin, popular music's most powerful producer, has Grammy-nominated acts in almost every category. A look back at his prolific career
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In what his publisher calls a record-breaking deal, British pop superstar George Michael is working on a memoir to come out in the fall of 2009.
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The author of 'Musicophilia' and 'Awakenings' chats about what he's reading, watching, and listening to.