Maria Sherman poses for a portrait on Monday, June 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

MARIA SHERMAN

AP Entertainment Writers
Alex Gonzalez, left, and Fher Olvera of the Mexican rock band Mana perform at the Los Angeles Forum on Nov. 15, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
Maná talks historic new tour, unseating Bruce Springsteen and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Mexican pop-rock giants Maná will embark on a huge North American tour this fall. It includes a four-night residency at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum. They will break Bruce Springsteen’s record for most arena shows in LA, with 44 to his 42.
 
The band knitting perform during The New Colossus Festival on Friday, March 7, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Visa fee hikes and delays hinder international artists from touring the United States
International artists hoping to perform in the United States are finding the visa process much more arduous and expensive.
 
Doechii poses for photographers upon arrival for Le Grand Diner du Louvre during the Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear fashion week, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Paris. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Doechii named 2025 Woman of the Year by Billboard
The rising rapper Doechii has earned the title of Billboard’s 2025 Woman of the Year. That lands her in the same company as Taylor Swift, SZA, Lady Gaga and Karol G.
 
Lauryn Hill performs during a ceremony in celebration of Roberta Flack's life at The Abyssinian Baptist Church on Monday, March 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Lauryn Hill and Stevie Wonder delight at Roberta Flack’s ‘Celebration of Life’ memorial
Lauryn Hill made a surprise appearance and Stevie Wonder performed at a memorial ceremony for Grammy-winning singer and pianist Roberta Flack in New York. Flack died last month at age 88.
 
This cover image released by Interscope Records shows "Mayhem" by Lady Gaga. (Interscope via AP)
Music Review: The Lady Gaga you loved and missed returns with pop ‘Mayhem’
Lady Gaga has returned. The pop star’s latest album is “Mayhem.” In her review, Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman writes that Gaga has reclaimed her early dark-pop sensibilities and ushered them into her 2025 reality.
 
Dolly Parton poses at the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony in New York, on Oct. 13, 2022. Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday, March 3, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn., at age 82. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
Dolly Parton releases sweeping ballad in tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean
Dolly Parton has released a breathtaking new ballad in tribute to her late husband Carl Dean. Dean was Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years. He avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene.” He died Monday at 82.
 
This album cover image released by Columbia Records shows "Ruby" by Jennie. (Columbia via AP)
Music Review: Blackpink’s Jennie steps out on her own with debut solo album, ‘Ruby’
Seven years ago, global pop phenomenon Jennie became the first member of the K-pop group Blackpink to release solo music. On Friday she becomes the latest to drop a debut solo studio album. It is called “Ruby.”
 
Dolly Parton performs during an event celebrating the Kansas statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Overland Park, Kan. Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday, March 3, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn., at age 82. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years who inspired ‘Jolene,’ dies at 82
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, has died. The country music superstar says Dean died Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 82.
 
Queen Latifah, center, performs "Ease on Down the Road" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Oscars’ choreographer Mandy Moore on ‘Wicked’ opening, Quincy Jones and that salute to James Bond
The Academy Awards’ choreographer Mandy Moore had a real challenge for the 2025 Oscars. The original song nominees would not perform. But under her stewardship, the quality of the performances would not wane.
 
Clement Ducol, from left, Camille, and Jacques Audiard, accept the award for best original song for "El Mal" from" Emilia Perez" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
‘El Mal’ from ‘Emilia Pérez’ wins Oscar for best original song. ‘The Brutalist’ wins original score
“El Mal,″ from the controversial musical “Emilia Pérez,” won best original song at Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards.
 
Roberta Flack attends the Black Girls Rock! Awards in Newark, N.J. on Aug. 5, 2017. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Remembering Roberta Flack: 8 timeless hits to salute an unrivaled talent
The great Roberta Flack has died. The Grammy-award winning singer’s intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after.
 
RZA, left, and Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan perform during KAABOO 2019 at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds on Sept. 13, 2019, in San Diego. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Legendary rap group Wu-Tang Clan announces final North American tour, kicking off in June
Wu-Tang Clan is forever but their touring days are coming to an end. The legendary rap group is made up of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and previously, the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard.
 
Voletta Wallace poses for a portrait on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.'s mother and keeper of his legacy, dies at 78
Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., has died at age 78.
 
Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Review: Kendrick Lamar brings America and ‘Not Like Us’ into history-making Super Bowl halftime show
“Salutations!,” the actor Samuel L. Jackson dressed as Uncle Sam introduced Kendrick Lamar at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show.
 
Beyonce accepts the award for best country album for "COWBOY CARTER" during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar led one of the best Grammys in years. Has the awards show transformed?
For years the Grammy Awards have been criticized over a lack of diversity. But the Sunday’s edition suggests something may have shifted. Already the most awarded and nominated artist in the show’s history, Beyoncé finally won album of the year.
 
Beyonce accepts the award for best country album for "COWBOY CARTER" during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift looks on from left. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Beyoncé announces 2025 ‘Cowboy Carter’ stadium tour, fresh off Grammy wins
This ain’t just Texas. It’s also the U.S. and Europe. Starting in April, Beyoncé will bring her Grammy-winning “Cowboy Carter” to stadiums on both continents.
 
Kabir Sehgal, left, and Jason Carter accepts the award for best audiobook, narration, and storytelling recording for "Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration" during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Jimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy for narrating an audiobook of his Sunday school lessons
Former President Jimmy Carter has won a posthumous Grammy award. Carter died in December at age 100.
 
Benson Boone, center, performs during the Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Fire relief, Quincy Jones tributes and new talent energize the 50th annual pre-Grammy benefit gala
Music mogul Clive Davis has held his annual, star-studded pre-Grammys gala at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The event Saturday was the 50th anniversary of the fundraiser.
 
Beyonce accepts the award for album of the year for "COWBOY CARTER during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. Blue Ivy Carter looks on from right.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Beyoncé wins album of the year at the 2025 Grammys for ‘Cowboy Carter’
Beyoncé has won album of the year at the The 67th Grammy Awards, delivering her the show’s top honor. The ceremony was transformed by the Los Angeles area wildfires but put a spotlight on the city’s resiliency.
 
The Weeknd performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
The Weeknd releases new album and announces North America stadium tour
Fresh off the release of a new album called “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” The Weeknd has announced a massive North American stadium tour. That is not an easy feat for a contemporary solo act and further confirmation of his popularity.
 
Tony Lai, left, looks through the remains of his fire-ravaged beachfront property with his wife Everlyn in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
FireAid combines music’s biggest acts and stories of loss to raise money for LA wildfire relief
Green Day and Billie Eilish kicked off the massive FireAid benefit concert, a two-venue concert extravaganza that is raising money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.
 
Dave Matthews performs ahead of the keynote speech during the first day of Dreamforce, the annual tech conference hosted by Salesforce, in San Francisco, Sept. 12, 2023. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)
Dave Matthews won’t perform at FireAid or a MusiCares benefit, citing a critical family illness
Dave Matthews will no longer perform at FireAid, the star-studded benefit concert organized for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief taking place Thursday. He also will not perform at the MusiCares Person of the Year benefit gala on Friday.
 
This combination of photos shows Sting, from left posing for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'Emancipation' in London, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, Lady Gaga attending the Critics Choice Awards celebration at The Savoy Hotel on Sunday, March 13, 2022, in London, and Billie Eilish arriving at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Photos by Vianney Le Caer/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
FireAid, the massive benefit concert to help LA fire victims, came together quickly. Here’s how
Within days of the devastating Los Angeles-area fires breaking out, a benefit concert was in the works. It’s already raised millions for relief efforts. On Thursday, FireAid will take place in two venues.
 
A firetruck is parked in front of a beachfront property damaged by the Palisades Fire Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
How the Los Angeles wildfires will transform the 2025 Grammys
The Grammys will look a little bit different this year. The 67th annual Grammy Awards will still take place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles but now will focus its attention on wildfire relief efforts and fundraising.
 
Beyonce appears at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Houston, on Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Beyoncé, Kendrick, Sabrina and more: AP predicts who will win at the 2025 Grammys
Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammys nominee pack, but Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli xcx are vying for their moment in the spotlight. So who will take home those gramophone-shaped trophies on Sunday?
 
Elton John attends the Broadway opening night of "Tammy Faye" on Nov. 14, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
Elton John, Diane Warren and more react to 2025 Oscar music nominations
The 2025 Oscar nominations are here. The music categories reflect a wide range of talent. The often-nominated Diane Warren is represented for a 16th time for “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight.”
 
Tina Turner performs in Cologne, Germany on Jan. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, File)
Hear a previously unreleased Tina Turner song, ‘Hot For You Baby’
They call her the ‘Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll’ for a reason. The late great Tina Turner died in 2023 after a long illness. She left behind a vast catalog of classics. And now there’s a previously unreleased song to enjoy titled “Hot For You Baby.”
 
This combination of photos show members of the Doobie Brothers, from left, Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons in Los Angeles on Aug. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Mike Love and more get into Songwriters Hall of Fame
George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, The Beach Boys’ Mike Love and Tony Macaulay make up the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. It is an inspiring mix of funk, rock, R&B, country and beyond.
 
Taylor Swift appears at the MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, N.Y., on Sept. 11, 2024, left, and Morgan Wallen appears at the 57th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 8, 2023. (Photos by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations
Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations with 10. They are followed closely by Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Post Malone with nine.
 
A lone home stands among residences levelled by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
What is FireAid, the LA wildfire benefit concert featuring Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder and more?
 
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