• BET Honors 2016: Fantasia Delivers Sensational Patti LaBelle Tribute Performance

    On Monday (March 14) night, the 2016 BET Honors aired their ninth annual ceremony celebrating the lives of five resilient luminaries in the black community who have helped make a significant impact in the areas of art, technology, music, business and theater. Fantasia delivered a sensational tribute performance to iconic singer and honoree, Patti LaBelle.
  • Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton Announce Joint 2016 Spring Tour Dates

    A pair of North Carolina natives have announced they will soon hit the road together for their joint Spring tour in April 2016. R&B/Soul singers Fantasia (Barrino) and Anthony Hamilton posted the exciting news on their Instagram pages, announcing which cities will experience the "Rock Soul and Yes I'm Coming Home" event.
  • 75 Years of Bugs Bunny: 'What's Opera, Doc?'. 'The Rabbit of Seville' and More

    Today marks the 75th birthday of Bugs Bunny, one of the biggest cartoon characters in history. He serves as the Mickey Mouse of the Warner Brothers empire, starring at the fore of Looney Tunes. Although Bugs has focused most of his talents in the forms of television, film and comedy, he's also got pretty nuanced taste in music. Here are five examples where the world's most famous rabbit—er, rabbit—delved into music.
  • L.A. Chamber Orchestra, Mark Watters Team with Disney for Animated Shorts, Feat. New "Sorcerer's Apprentice"

    On Saturday, June 13, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will present "LACO @ the Movies: Celebrating Walt Disney Animation Studios." It'll be a glorious evening of scores and eye-popping animation spanning more than 80 years, performed live with six-time Emmy-winning composer Mark Watters inside the Ace Hotel--that gorgeous Spanish gothic movie theater in the heart of L.A.'s theater district.
  • Guitarist Jason Vieaux, Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis Talk 92nd Street Y Recital, Performing 'Together' and the Plight of Plucked Strings

    One of the most unique duos in classical Christendom, the pairing of Grammy-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux with Grammy-nominated harpist Yolanda Kondonassis is no accident. Of course, their recently released LP for Azica, 'Together,' is hardly a standard marriage; no, there's much more that lies beneath the strings. As part of the 92nd Street Y's "Art of the Guitar" series, Vieaux and Kondonassis will be performing that album, in its entirety, this Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. The program strictly follows the recorded disc, all the while bringing unique insights into two instruments that don't normally sit together on the stage.
  • Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson Top 'American Idol' Highest Earners List for 2015

    There's no denying that American Idol has been able to make some major stars throughout its 13 seasons. From Carrie Underwood to Kelly Clarkson to Adam Lambert, the reality competition has been a major launching pad for the U.S. music scene in the last decade. And now, following the premiere of American Idol's 14th season, Forbes has released its annual list of the top-earning alums from the long-running program.
  • Avicii, Nicki Minaj, Lorde, And More Partner With Disney For Fantasia: Music Evolved Video Game [WATCH]

    A new video game from Disney called Fantasia: Music Evolved puts the power of composing music into gamers' hands. Based off the 1940 animated film Fantasia and built by Harmonix for Xbox One and Kinect for Xbox 630, the game is powered by motion control, where different body movements allow users to interact with the music. The game hosts more than 30 artists including Avicii, Peter Gabriel, Lady Gaga, Gorillaz, Queen, Sting, Lorde, Bruno Mars, Drake, The White Stripes, Nicki Minaj, Drake, The Flaming Lips, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, and the Who as well as Beethoven, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi and other classical composers.
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