TLC returns to the charts with new album >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene TLC is enjoying a notable return. The Atlanta-rooted girl group – Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins – landed at…
One Direction’s Niall Horan will visit Atlanta on intimate fall tour >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene Niall Horan is the latest One Directioner to hit the road for a solo jaunt. Following the pattern of groupmate Harry…
Jay-Z’s ‘4:44’ album reaches platinum status less than a week after release >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene Less than a week after its release, Jay-Z’s “4:44” has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The…
Xscape reunites for performance on BET Awards >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene Consider the Xscape reunion launched. Performing for the first time in 18 years, the original quartet of Kandi Burruss, LaTocha Scott,…
Music Midtown 2017 lineup: Bruno Mars, Future, Mumford & Sons, Blink-182 headline >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene (This story was originally posted at 10 a.m. June 20, 2017.) A global pop superstar, an Atlanta rap luminary, a decorated…
Alison Krauss and David Gray team for tour coming to Atlanta >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene Alison Krauss and David Gray are combining musical forces for a 21-city co-headlining tour this fall. The two artists will launch…
‘All Eyez on Me’ – talking with the cast members of the Tupac Shakur movie >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene On June 16, Tupac Shakur would have turned 46. The deceased rapper will receive the ultimate tribute, though – the long-awaited…
One MusicFest 2017 lineup includes Jill Scott, Yasiin Bey, Sean Paul >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene The eighth installment of the One MusicFest will spotlight a lineup including Jill Scott, Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def), Damian “Jr.…
‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ turns 50: how to celebrate the Beatles’ masterpiece >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene As much as we’d love to say “it was 50 years ago today” that Sgt. Pepper caused a musical revolution, the…
Gregg Allman, voice of Southern rock, dies at 69 at Georgia home >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene (This story was originally posted at 3:40 p.m. May 27, 2017.) A seminal voice of Southern rock is gone. Gregg Allman,…
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