CMT Awards: Willie Nelson, Band Perry Join Performers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Levon Helm, the drummer for The Band whose twangy vocals brought a poignancy and earthiness to songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up on Cripple Creek," died on Thursday at the age of 71 from cancer, his manager said. The three-time Grammy ...

Levon Helm of The Band Is Dead at 71

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Drummer Levon Helm, a longtime member of The Band, is in the final stages of cancer, his family said on Tuesday. Helm, 71, who also toured with Ringo Starr's All Star band in the 1980s and won a Grammy Award for his 2011 release "Ramble at ...

Editors Guitarist Chris Urbanowicz Leaves Band

Slash Q&A: 'Cathartic' New Band, Guitar Lessons and Hall of Fame 'Bias'

K-Pop Hot 100: Indie Band Busker Busker Bows at No. 1

(Reuters) - Simon Cowell's British boy band One Direction, among the hottest new acts in the music business, has been sued for trademark infringement because it is using the same name as a small California pop-rock group. In what is expected to be a multi-million dollar lawsuit, attorneys for the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British punk band The King Blues, who drew inspiration from anti-government demonstrations and were at the forefront of a political protest movement in pop music, have split, they said on their website. Formed in 2004 and led by frontman Jonny "Itch" Fox, the Londoners tackled the hot ...

(Reuters) - Could Beatlemania see a revival through the offspring of the Fab Four? James McCartney, son of Beatles singer Paul McCartney, said a new generation of The Beatles could be on the horizon, in an interview with the BBC published on its website on Monday. The 34-year-old musician, who ...