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Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud - the biggest beef in recent rap history - explained

Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud - the biggest beef in recent rap history - explained

In one of the biggest beefs in recent hip-hop history, Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding — to the point that police were asked about their feud after a security guard was shot outside Drake's Toronto mansion on Tuesday.
Security guard at Drake's home seriously injured in overnight shooting

Security guard at Drake's home seriously injured in overnight shooting

TORONTO — Drake's sprawling Toronto mansion was surrounded by police on Tuesday after a security guard working outside the rapper's residence was seriously injured in an overnight shooting.
Music Review: Kings of Leon electrify with new album that nods to the past, 'Can We Please Have Fun'

Music Review: Kings of Leon electrify with new album that nods to the past, 'Can We Please Have Fun'

Kings of Leon pose an existential question to listeners on the first single from their new album: Are you a mustang or are you a kitty? Well, turning that around: Which Kings of Leon are we getting now? The purring arena-rockers or an edgy, untamed s
Cross-border beef: How Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap scuffle escalated within weeks

Cross-border beef: How Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap scuffle escalated within weeks

TORONTO — A long-simmering feud between hip-hop superstars Drake and Kendrick Lamar reached a boiling point in recent days as the pair traded increasingly personal insults on a succession of diss tracks.
Reunited Doobie Brothers returning to Canada with six dates in October

Reunited Doobie Brothers returning to Canada with six dates in October

The reunited Doobie Brothers are returning to Canada this fall. The veteran rockers announced a six-show Canadian leg that starts Oct. 8 in London, Ont. and wraps Oct. 16 in Saint John, N.B.
Music Review: Brad Mehldau connects Bach, Fauré to jazz on albums, 'After Bach II' and 'Après Fauré'

Music Review: Brad Mehldau connects Bach, Fauré to jazz on albums, 'After Bach II' and 'Après Fauré'

Grammy-award winning jazz pianist Brad Mehldau connects the dots as though they were so many 16th notes.
With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here's how his first song post-stroke came to be

With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here's how his first song post-stroke came to be

With some help from artificial intelligence, country music star Randy Travis , celebrated for his timeless hits like “Forever and Ever, Amen” and “I Told You So," has his voice back.
P.E.I.'s East Pointers lead pack with total of three wins at East Coast Music Awards

P.E.I.'s East Pointers lead pack with total of three wins at East Coast Music Awards

CHARLOTTETOWN — P.E.I.’s The East Pointers are multiple winners as the East Coast Music Awards wrapped up today in Charlottetown.
Madonna's biggest-ever concert transforms Rio's Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor

Madonna's biggest-ever concert transforms Rio's Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro's vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans.
Music Review: Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' is controlled dance pop

Music Review: Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' is controlled dance pop

NEW YORK (AP) — In the chorus of “Whatcha Doing," the fifth track on Dua Lipa's latest album, she sings: “But if control is my religion / And I'm headed for collision / Lost my 20/20 vision," referencing the unexpected pull of a new partner.