http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/?track=rss Headlines from latimes.com en ©2013, latimes.com Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:00 -0700 By Chris Barton http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-ms-critics-pick-christian-scott-quintet-blue-whale-20130522,0,4673549.story?track=rss If there's a broad failure to the vast majority of popular music in 2013, it's that very often nothing of consequence is being said. This is not an issue for jazz artist Christian Scott. Thu, 23 May 2013 18:10:00 PDT By Chris Barton http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-ms-critics-pick-anthony-wilson-seasons-guitar-jazz-bakery-20130521,0,2706963.story?track=rss Consider an all-guitar jazz quartet and it's easy for your mind to conjure images of fingers burning up and down fretboards with the kind of mind-scrambling fireworks that've made heroes out of Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin. Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:00 PDT By Mikael Wood http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-ms-trailer-metallica-3d-concert-film-20130523,0,550128.story?track=rss The last time Metallica was at the center of a high-profile Hollywood movie -- in Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's revealing 2004 documentary "Some Kind of Monster" -- the members of the influential heavy-metal outfit spent most of their time on-screen talking about their feelings. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:19:00 PDT By Chris Lee http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-ms-paris-hilton-hiphop-connection-20130523,0,7024685.story?track=rss On its surface, the arithmetic is baffling. Paris Hilton plus Cash Money Records equals … sweet, sweet music? Thu, 23 May 2013 14:08:00 PDT By Gerrick D. Kennedy http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-ms-fan-generated-bruce-springsteen-film-to-debut-july-22-20130523,0,5295056.story?track=rss What does Bruce Springsteen mean to you? That’s the basis of a new documentary built around the legendary rocker’s influence on his fans. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:00 PDT By Randy Lewis http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-ms-microsoft-paul-allen-debut-album-20130523,0,5896568.story?track=rss Here’s an aspiring musician whose major label debut won’t have to struggle with the budget constraints most first-timers are faced with. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:25:00 PDT By Gerrick D. Kennedy http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-ms-carole-king-honored-with-gershwin-prize-20130523,0,977599.story?track=rss Carole King has amassed some impressive accolades in her storied five-decade career. Now she can add the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to her mantle. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:06:00 PDT By Randy Lewis http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-ms-ray-manzarek-doors-vh1-classic-john-densmore-book-20130522,0,302021.story?track=rss Ripples continue from the death on Monday of Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, including a night on VH1 Classic devoted to the band’s music and the rescheduling of an event with Doors drummer John Densmore. Manzarek died at a hospital in Germany at age 74 after a long battle with bile duct cancer. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:00 PDT By Mikael Wood http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-ms-vampire-weekend-george-strait-top-billboard-album-chart-20130522,0,690174.story?track=rss "Modern Vampires of the City," the adventurous new album by New York's Vampire Weekend, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, reflecting sales of 134,000 copies, more than the band has sold before in a single week. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:00 PDT By Gerrick D. Kennedy http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-ms-paris-hilton-music-comeback-cash-money-records-20130522,0,472473.story?track=rss News that Paris Hilton had signed a record deal with Cash Money Records heated up the blogosphere Wednesday. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:08:00 PDT