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Elton John extends his farewell tour into 2022, including a pair of shows at the Los Angeles venue that helped make him a superstar.
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Britney Spears is appearing in court today for the first time in years. Will she request that her decade-plus conservatorship be terminated?
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Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters announce a July concert at the Forum. With California reopened, guests will self-attest as to their vaccination status.
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In a new Netflix series, rapper T-Pain said singer Usher’s disparaging comments about his influence spurred a four-year battle with depression.
Joni Mitchell’s peers, progeny, admirers and Mitchell herself reflect upon on her classic 1971 album ‘Blue,’ released 50 years ago today.
Prince adored Joni Mitchell, dropping her love notes on many songs. But his ‘A Case of You’ cover is the ultimate expression of his fandom and genius.
The L.A. Phil roars back with Gustavo Dudamel’s Pan-American Music Initiative, a revived Power to the People! festival and a new Gen X festival.
‘I’m being labeled something that i am not,’ pop musician Billie Eilish wrote in her apology for lip syncing a racist slur when she was ’13 or 14.’
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Emma Brodie’s “Songs in Ursa Major” fictionalizes the rise of Joni Mitchell, resisting the lure of cliché to craft fiction that stands on its own.
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L.A. session drummer extraordinaire Russ Kunkel on working with his friend ‘Joan’ and what people don’t realize about her musical chops.
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Joni Mitchell might not have wanted to be the glamorous bard of women’s rising consciousness, but with “Blue,” she became just that.
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On “Blue”'s “All I Want,” Joni Mitchell asked “Looking for something, what can it be?” The answer was Joni Mitchell.
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‘Everyone’s so happy to be back,’ said one patron at Silver Lake’s Akbar, echoing the sentiment heard across town as clubs and bars re-open.
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As ‘Blue’ turns 50, Rhino Records also announced a forthcoming set that will feature ‘nearly six hours of unreleased home, studio and live recordings.’
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We asked 10 of our favorite artists to each choose one track from Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ and describe what makes the song and artist so indelible.
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In a rare interview, Joni Mitchell talks with Cameron Crowe about the state of her singing voice and the making of “Blue,” 50 years after its release.
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Los Angeles rapper-entrepreneur-community activist Nipsey Hussle and actress-author-screenwriter Carrie Fisher will get stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Pop star Taylor Swift announced Friday that ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ will be the highly anticipated follow-up to her rerecording of ‘Fearless.’
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Embattled pop star Britney Spears posted an Instagram video answering fan questions ahead of her June 23 court appearance in her conservatorship case.
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‘Battle of the Vaccinated Bitches,’ Wild Up, Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat’ and an acclaimed solo show about the DACA experience: Plan your weekend here.
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Bodega coffee and raps about gentrification — we reflect on everything riding on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s cultural unicorn
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Timeline of a comeback: historic cancellation of an entire season, painful layoffs, transformation into a recording studio, a whirlwind race to reopen.
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Daft Punk sampled Eddie Johns’ “More Spell on You” on their hit “One More Time.” Johns, who has struggled with homelessness, was never paid or credited.
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A election bill will not get a debate in the Senate
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Janicza Bravo, director and co-writer of the new film ‘Zola,’ felt compelled to protect the complicated voice of the outrageous viral twitter thread on which the story is based.
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Samantha Stark, who directed “Framing Britney Spears,” says that creating the documentary without the singer’s permission “was a huge internal conflict for me.”
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