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Neil Sedaka, US singer and songwriter, dies age 86

Neil Sedaka, US singer and songwriter, dies age 86

American singer and songwriter Neil Sedaka, who had a string of chart-topping hits in the 1960s and 1970s with songs like "Laughter in the Rain," has died at age 86, his family said Friday. Over a career spanning six decades, Sedaka scored three No. 1 hits in

Neil Sedaka Dies: Legendary Singer-Songwriter Was 86

Neil Sedaka, the legendary singer-songwriter behind enduring pop standards such as “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” “Bad Blood,” “Laughter in the Rain,” and “Calendar Girl,” has died. He was 86. “Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Neil Sedaka,” the

Bad Bunny says reggaeton is Puerto Rican, but it was born in Panama

Bad Bunny says reggaeton is Puerto Rican, but it was born in Panama

(LOS ANGELES) Bad Bunny likes to remind the world where he and his music come from. In “EoO,” a song from his 2025 album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” he raps, “‘Tás escuchando música de Puerto Rico” (“You’re listening to music from Puerto Rico”). Similarly, in the album’s second

2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Everything You Need to Know

The nominations for the 2026 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced, and this year’s slate of musical icons spans the full spectrum of modern sound, from heavy metal maestros to a groundbreaking hip hop collective, as well as Britpop trailblazers and enduring 1980s

Senegal's Sahad, radiant champion of 'musical pan-Africanism'

Senegal's Sahad, radiant champion of 'musical pan-Africanism'

With exhilarating charisma, stage energy and impassioned lyrics, Senegalese musician Sahad has created a unique body of work from a kaleidoscope of influences, culminating in his new pan-African album. At the heart of Sahad Sarr's ingenuity lies a quest for independence, his pride in being African and

US salsa legend Willie Colon dead at 75

US salsa legend Willie Colon dead at 75

Salsa music icon Willie Colon died on Saturday, his family and longtime manager said, leaving fans mourning the loss of "an architect of the New York sound." Colon, known best as a trombonist but who was also a bandleader and producer, was born in the Bronx and known

Mumford & Sons and Sierra Ferrell playing Bozeman's Bobcat Stadium in June

Mumford & Sons and Sierra Ferrell playing Bozeman's Bobcat Stadium in June

Get ready to party like it's 2009. Mumford & Sons, the British group whose banjo-heavy arpeggios and ever-present earnestness helped kick off the 2010s folk revival, are playing Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman on June 4. The group pushed away from that folk rock label for a