Cerys Matthews, Tracy Chapman and KT Tunstall were discovered when busking and the Manic Street Preachers used to do it before they were famous on the streets of Blackwood. Now young Welsh warbler Krystal Mills is hoping to hit the big time after...

Her performance of the song at the Grammy Awards in 1989 opened that show and remains a definitive moment in the show’s history (though she later lost the prize for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance to Tracy Chapman). “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Super...

Is this your first visit to Greece? It is my first time in Greece, indeed. I hope I’ll have time to see a little of one of the oldest cities in the world. But I believe I will be very busy. Your voice is reminiscent of early Tracy Chapman, whom you...

“I was into heavy metal as a kid, such as Van Halen, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden and Bon Jovi,” he confesses. “I’d say U2 was my ‘gateway drug’ to something that could be taken a bit more seriously. Then I dived into lyrics, thanks to the likes of 10,000...

And then there's always speculation about the category's curse: win it and risk fading (Paula Cole, Jody Watley, Shelby Lynne, Christopher Cross, Men at Work, Tracy Chapman, Arrested Development). This year's five contenders appear to be a solid group...

(The Beatles) and head-scratchers (A Taste of Honey) to one-hit wonders (Starland Vocal Band) and scandals (Milli Vanilli). And then there's always speculation about the category's curse: win it and risk fading (Paula Cole, Jody Watley, Shelby Lynne,...

Nevertheless, such understated folk rock and folk pop had never completely disappeared even as punk rock, new wave, arena rock and heavy metal often dominated the music landscape. So, when artists like Tracy Chapman, Suzanne Vega, Indigo Girls and...

Very few artists have managed to capture that feeling and maintain a career in melancholy music. Think of what “Luka” did to Suzanne Vega’s career, or Tracy Chapman’s first record. Here, Lianne La Havas does that. “Forget” is a midtempo number with all...

February 2, 2012 hit "Luka," preceded that of a wave of female artists -- including Shawn Colvin, Tracy Chapman and Indigo Girls -- often rooted in the singer-songwriter tradition and proving the commercial viability of a more nuanced, literate form of...

Add to that list Andy Grammer, a dedicated street musician who honed his chops on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. Grammer recently performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and shared stages with Taylor Swift and Colbie Caillat.

Make the competition actually mean something. 4. More Terrible Pop Singers - Who was that guy singing when the players came out? Seriously. And I like Tracy Chapman, but who picked her to sing the US anthem? And don't get me started on Drake. Where...

There was the 1986 Amnesty tour, that had U2, Dylan, Tom Petty and various other people at various other stops, including the final show that reunited The Police and was broadcast on MTV. Then there was the international tour in 1988 that brought acts...

Lewis reminded me of the 1986 Amnesty tour, that had U2, Dylan, Tom Petty and various other people at various other stops, including the final show that reunited The Police and was broadcast on MTV. Then there was the international tour in 1988 that...

Dinky synthesizers, nakedly bathetic guitar arpeggios, and tinny drum breakdowns stew in a basement-studio murk where Syd's vocals — a bit of Sade, some Suzanne Vega — whirl and pivot coolly in defiance of the wobbly carousel upending everything else. ...

On Purple Naked Ladies , the Internet does right by quasi-Neptunes funk ("Lincoln"), Soulquarian uplift ("They Say"), Tracy Chapman-gone-electro ("She Dgaf") and full-frontal trip hop (the shamelessly Portishead-esque "Love Song") — enough that you may...

I grew up in a very musical and eclectic household - there was always Motown, salsa, and bossa nova at home; my uncle is a big jazz aficionado; and my other uncle was a fan of classic rock. Personally, I was greatly influenced by the songwriting of...

Roca/NY Daily News Archive, via Getty Images Joan Baez, Youssou N'Dour, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Sting and Bruce Springsteen at the 1988 Amnesty International concert in Philadelphia. IT was never supposed to be this big. When Amnesty International...

I doubt Syd has her facts right (especially regarding Alicia Keys). Besides it these women's prerogatives if they want to come out or not. There are openly lesbian artist that she could have looked up to. Michelle Ndegeocello and Tracy Chapman. They...

Youssou N’Dour from Senegal, a titan of world music, has announced his candidacy in his country’s upcoming presidential elections. Singing most often in his native Wolof, N’Dour has become a global icon, collaborating with the likes of Bruce...