Alton Ellis, the soulful singer whose songs defined the 1966-68 rocksteady era, has been named number one on the Observer ...

Written in 1908 in response to an epic baseball season — a dramatic, three-way National League tie-breaker led to the Chicago ...

The musical duo known as Switchback says an afternoon St. Patrick’s Day concert at Elgin Community College’s Blizzard Theater is the perfect way to celebrate the Irish holiday. “A matinee will bring ...

Seventeen of the artists who were interviewed for the project have since passed away, including Kris Kristofferson, Billy Joe Shaver, Guy Clark, Tom T. Hall, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Joe Ely. The series ...

NBA player and team drops have been a part of hip-hop lyrics for more than 50 years. Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; photos: Leon Bennett, Ezra Shaw, George De Sota, Emilee Chin / Getty ...

MUNCIE, Ind. - - For the fifth straight academic year, at least seven student-athletes have been named to Ball State's Top 100 Students list, as announced by the Ball State University Foundation. A ...

Two Louisiana-connected blues artists — Kenny Neal and Marcia Ball — will be part of The Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame. The foundation announced its 2026 class on Friday in a Facebook post. The 13 ...

The chart-topping and Grammy Award winning megastar Bad Bunny has fans anticipating his Super Bowl halftime performance. But do you know his hits? Bad Bunny’s superstar status reaches new heights with ...

Meet Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic frontrunner candidate for governor. An in-depth conversation with Rep. Gina Hinojosa from Austin, the Democratic frontrunner candidate for Governor. Also, a ...

The year before punk broke, rock's old guard made a strong, pressing stand. But as the UCR staff-selected list below of the Top 40 Songs of 1976 shows, the music that dominated headlines at the end of ...

An all-star tribute album honoring Clifton Chenier has won a Grammy. A Tribute to the King of Zydeco, from Eunice-based Valcour Records, won the Best Regional Roots Music Album category yesterday. "We ...