Music & Musicians

When you’re sitting around the fire and sipping on egg nog or hot cocoa, a holiday soundtrack may be playing in the background at this time of year. Members of NBC10’s Black Employee Network shared how the songs of the season provide much more than just entertainment.

The only child of John Lennon and Yoko Ono won an Academy Award this year for a short film based on the song “Happy Christmas (War is Over”)” and, a few months later, was nominated for his first-ever Grammy.

Lily Collins’ dad Phil Collins, whose hits include “In the Air Tonight,” shared how his health has been affected by his decades of drumming.

Pop star and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador for artistic education and entrepreneurship on Tuesday in Paris.

Jay-Z’s lawyer expects the hip-hop mogul, whose real name is Shawn Carter, to soon be “cleared” from a lawsuit that accuses him and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping a minor in 2000, he told NBC News on Monday. 

Philly Live’s Astrid Martinez finds out that from dance to orchestra to Broadway, you can gift your loved ones with Ensemble Arts shows at the Kimmel Center Campus this holiday season. You can also give to the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts Philly for their work in the community and beyond.

NBC’s Mark Barger chats with country stars Little Big Town about how “The Christmas record” led to a holiday special at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.

Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to a global audience, has died at 73 years old.

An Alabama woman who accused Jay-Z and Diddy of raping her when she was 13 years old sat down with NBC News to recount what she called a “catastrophic event”: a limo ride to a white house, a drink that made her feel woozy, a sexual assault by rap stars that would ruin her life.

At the 2024 Billboard Music Awards on Dec. 12, stars including Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan, Sabrina Carpenter and Drake faced off across 72 music categories. See who came out on top.

Photos on social media showed Swift posing with patients, staff members and a golden retriever at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

He pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and was also sentenced to two years’ probation.

In his Icon of the Year interview with Time magazine, the music icon talked about his career, his sexuality and his struggle with addiction.

Kelsea Ballerini is gearing up to perform in “Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry” special. The country singer recalled with Access Hollywood her first time ever performing at the iconic Nashville venue and dished on her close friendship with Little Big Town. “Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry” airs Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and...

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Taylor Swift commemorated the end of her record-breaking Eras Tour, which had 149 shows across five continents, with a heartfelt Instagram post Dec. 11 that included lyrics from one of her songs.

Shye Roberts, an 18-year-old Bethlehem native, secured second place on Season 26 of NBC’s hit show “The Voice.”

Texas native and winner of ‘The Voice’ Sundance Head survived a freak accident. In an NBC 5 exclusive he opens up about the ordeal that almost stolen his career and his life.

The Season 26 finale of “The Voice” is here. And the competition is fierce.

A lawyer for rapper Azealia Banks sent a cease-and-desist letter to The 1975 frontman Matty Healy after he threatened to slap her during a heated exchange on X last week.