Music
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American Wind Band to hold scholarship auditionsFeb 07, 2024 12:18 am - American Wind Band continues to inspire talented young band musicians with its 24th annual scholarship auditions. The scholarships are provided to encourage private musi...
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Usher announces post-Super Bowl North American tour, with Chicago stop
Feb 06, 2024 5:05 pm - Usher will embark on his 24-city “Past Present Future" tour beginning Aug. 20 in Washington D.C. It will hit many major cities in North America before concluding at Chicago’s United Center on Oct. 29.
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Chamber Music on the Fox sets rescheduled Black Tulip concert featuring 17th- and 18th-century female composersFeb 06, 2024 3:00 pm - On Monday, March 4, Black Tulip, an early music ensemble, will highlight the music of 17th- and 18th-century female composers. It was rescheduled from the original January concert dates.
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Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish help Grammys reach its largest audience since 2020Feb 06, 2024 7:40 am - An average of 16.9 million viewers tuned in to see performances by Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish and watch Taylor Swift make history at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, the largest audience for the telecast in four years.
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Toby Keith, country singer-songwriter, dies at 62 after stomach cancer diagnosis
Feb 06, 2024 5:16 am - Toby Keith, a hit country crafter of pro-American anthems who both riled up critics and was loved by millions of fans, has died. He was 62. The “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” ...
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Wheaton churches to present a celebration of the African American spiritualFeb 06, 2024 12:21 am - The Festival Choir and Orchestra of Gary United Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church presents “There’s a Stirrin’ in the Water,” a celebration of the African Am...
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The Grateful Dead make Billboard chart history despite disbanding in 1995Feb 05, 2024 4:57 pm - A day after Taylor Swift made music history at the Grammy Awards, a band formed long before she was born made their own history: The Grateful Dead have broken the record ...
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Taylor Swift tickets offered as part of Marklund fundraising auctionFeb 05, 2024 12:30 pm - Two 23rd-row tickets to see Taylor Swift in concert in New Orleans will be part of an auction package presented at Marklund’s 28th annual Top Hat Ball Saturday, Feb. 10....
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Grammys are Taylor Swift’s world on a night when women like Cyrus, Mitchell and Chapman also shineFeb 05, 2024 9:44 am - It's Taylor Swift's world, and she just allows us to live in it. After weeks where she attracted endless attention for her football star boyfriend and a mystifying right-...
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Billie Eilish wins song of the year at the Grammy Awards, where Taylor Swift announces new albumFeb 05, 2024 6:37 am - Taylor Swift used her 13th Grammy win on Sunday to announced her new album, “Tortured Poets Department,” will arrive April 19. The news arrived after U2 frontman Bono announced the award for best pop vocal album, which went to Swift for “Midnights.”