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,…
CeeLo Green will return to Las Vegas this summer for mini-residency >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene CeeLo Green is returning to Las Vegas. The Atlanta soul man, who established himself as a Vegas Strip player with his…
Atlanta Concerts this week: Trey Songz, Sigur Ros >
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene FRIDAY Funk Fest Atlanta The festival is the first event at Wolf Creek since concert behemoth Live Nation took over operations…
L.A. Reid exits Epic Records following harassment claim, reports say >
BY JEWEL WICKER Following Sony Music’s announcement that Epic Records chairman L.A. Reid would vacate the position, several publications are reporting that Reid was accused of harassment…
Beyonce to award ‘Formation’ scholarship to Spelman student, among others >
BY JEWEL WICKER Beyonce is celebrating the anniversary of the release of her critically acclaimed album “Lemonade” by awarding scholarships to four “Formation scholars,” including one…
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