The family of Brian Wilson has asked a court in Los Angeles to place the Beach Boys star under a conservatorship. Court documents obtained by several US media outlets said the musician, 81, was suffering from a “neurocognitive disorder” similar to dementia. The move comes after Wilson’s wife of 28 years, Melinda, died in January….
Katy Perry has revealed she is leaving American Idol after seven seasons as a judge on the talent show. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, the 39-year-old singer said: “I think this probably will be my last show, my last season for Idol.” Explaining her decision, she said she wanted to “go see the…
Usher delivered a hit-heavy half-time show at Sunday’s Super Bowl – with help from special guests will.i.am, Alicia Keys, Ludacris and Lil Jon. A disclaimer shown before the performance jokingly warned viewers it would feature “singing, dancing, sweating, gyrating, and possible relationship issues”. It went on to deliver on all fronts. Dressed in all-white and…
Sony Music Group is understood to have paid at least $600m (£475m) for half of Michael Jackson’s catalogue. If accurate, it would mean the singer’s musical assets are worth more than $1.2bn (£950m). The deal would also be the biggest ever for the work of a single musician. Michael Jackson, who died in 2009 at…
Singer Eden Golan has been chosen to represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest, as organisers face calls to ban the country over the war in Gaza. Golan, 20, was selected in a TV talent show after performing Aerosmith’s I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing. She dedicated the song to the more than 130…
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has defended the country’s Eurovision song after it was branded “anti-women”. The electro-pop anthem Zorra has come under fire because its title, which means vixen, is more often used to mean “bitch” or “slut” in Spanish slang. The song “insults women in a sexist way”, said the Feminist Movement of…
The longest – and slowest – music composition in existence had a big day on Monday – it changed chord for the first time in two years. Crowds gathered at a church in Germany to witness the rare moment, which is part of an artistic feat by avant-garde composer, John Cage. The experimental piece, entitled…
The 2024 Grammy Awards ended with a bang: Taylor Swift taking home her fourth album of the year trophy. It cements her position as the one of the greatest songwriters of her era – although she was gracious enough to use her speech to praise fellow nominee Lana Del Rey, calling her “a legend in…
Pop star Dua Lipa opened the 2024 Grammy Awards with an athletic medley of her songs Training Season, Houdini and Dance the Night – the latter of which is up for song of the year. She was followed on stage in Los Angeles by Tracy Chapman, making a rare appearance to join Luke Combs for…
Some of the biggest stars in the world of music are at the Grammy Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles. In the first half of the two-part ceremony, indie supergroup Boygenius, comprising Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus, won best rock song, rock performance and alternative album. Dua Lipa, who has two…