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Legendary rocker Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87

Of all the rock rebels to emerge in the 1950s, few captured the new genre’s attraction and danger as unforgettably as the Louisiana-born piano player who called himself “The Killer.”

Country stars honor Las Vegas shooting victims at Grammys

Country music stars Maren Morris, Eric Church and Brothers Osborne honored victims killed at the Las Vegas Strip shooting during their performance Sunday night at the Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden.

Bob Dylan says he wants to attend Nobel Prize ceremony if he can

Bob Dylan says he “absolutely” wants to attend the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony “if it’s at all possible” in December, finally breaking his silence about earning the prestigious honor.

Investigators look at drug use in Prince death

Investigators are looking into whether Prince died from an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before he was found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Tourism group turned to world-class composer with Nevada roots

Eric Whitacre is a world-class, Grammy Award-winning music composer who grew up in rural Nevada, went to school at UNLV and makes about a dozen speaking appearances a year. He also recently appeared before the Governor’s Conference on Tourism.

Rock in Rio performers give sneak peek

Entertainers performed during the Rock in Rio USA Rock Street sneak-peek event at the site of the former Circus Circus RV Park on Monday.

 
Folk singer, activist Pete Seeger dies at 94

Pete Seeger, the banjo-picking troubadour who sang for migrant workers, college students and star-struck presidents in a career that introduced generations of Americans to their folk music heritage, died Monday at the age of 94.