Tag Archives: music

• Entertainment

  Fun., Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons among lead Grammy nominees

  Fun., The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and Mumford & Sons each earned six Grammy nominations.
• Entertainment / Viral Video

  Video: “All I Want for Christmas Is You”

    Jimmy Fallon, The Roots and some talented kids use children’s musical instruments to back up Mariah Carey singing “All…
• Entertainment

  John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John reunite for Christmas album

  More than three decades since they performed together in “Grease,” John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John are reuniting for the holidays.
• Entertainment

  Foo Fighters taking a hiatus from being a band

  The Foo Fighters guitarist and lead singer released a statement thanking fans for their support, and confirming that the band is taking a hiatus after 18 years together.
• Entertainment

  Rock on! The compact disc turns 30

  On October 1, 1982, the first commercial compact disc, Billy Joel’s “52nd Street,” was released in Japan.
• Entertainment

  Nation’s #1 rock ‘n roll review comes to Rock Island

  The number-one fifties and sixties Rock and roll Review will roll into the Quad Cities Thursday, October 11, 2012.
• Entertainment

  Singer Kellie Pickler shaves her head

  Everyone has their own ways of showing support for a loved one facing a cancer diagnosis, and for Kellie Pickler, it meant standing in hairstyle solidarity.
• Entertainment / Viral Video

  Viral Video: Twin babies rock to daddy’s guitar

  These identical twin girls get very excited when daddy plays the guitar!
• Entertainment

  Video: Illinois man is air guitar world champion

  It’s a real competition and a Chicago man was crowned Air Guitar Champion of the World.
• Entertainment

  Country singer Randy Travis arrested, accused of DWI

  Country music star Randy Travis was reportedly naked, smelling of alcohol and laying alongside a road when he was arrested.
• Entertainment

  Composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68

  Marvin Hamlisch, a prolific composer who put together musical ensembles for an array of movies, television and theater shows, has died.
• On-Air

  Get Ready For The 2012 Heartland Jam Festival

  For more information, or to buy tickets for this weekend’s festival, click on the Heartland Jam link.