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The majestic multi-instrumentalist changed the course of soul music and did it with Blackness as the focal point of his ...

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Rock’s archive captures Tim Curry’s fearless Frank-N-Furter, Susan Sarandon’s charm, and the glitteringchaos that transformed ...

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Superior Winter Festival: Enjoy live performances, photos with Santa, visits with reindeer, rides on the train, local vendors, hot cocoa and treats, arts and crafts and more; 1 p.m. Saturday, downtown ...

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, ...

Songs credited to an artist named Solomon Ray entered iTunes’ Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week — but the hits weren’t created by a human. Ray’s voice, lyrics and persona were ...

The devil is in the details. An AI-generated Christian artist named Solomon Ray has taken the gospel music world by storm after topping the iTunes and Billboard charts with his album “Faithful Soul.” ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden ...