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Timothée Chalamet embodies Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown'

Dec 13, 2024

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'A Complete Unknown' featurette: Timothée Chalamet sings live on set

Nov 27, 2024

Children's music pioneer Ella Jenkins honored with Chicago street sign

Legendary Chicago singer and songwriter Ella Jenkins has received an honorary street sign on the city's North Side. She died last year at age 100.

Aug 10, 2025

Ella Jenkins, 'First Lady of Children's Music,' dies at 100 in Chicago

Nov 11, 2024

Timothée Chalamet on becoming Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown'

Oct 29, 2024

Trailer released for new Luke Bryan docuseries 'It's All Country'

Oct 23, 2024

Luke Bryan's 'It's All Country' tells the stories behind the songs

Sep 26, 2024

Timothée Chalamet's 'A Complete Unknown' gets Christmas release date

Aug 6, 2024

Lainey Wilson talks CMA Fest, Opry induction, Jelly Roll collab

Jun 21, 2024

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Feb 8, 2022

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Shop makes rare instrument strings in quest to keep traditional Mexican music alive

Sep 14, 2021

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Musical Nostalgia: Vinyl record sales boom at this shop New Jersey shop

Mar 3, 2021

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MARIACHI: The love of Mexico's traditional music unites cultures worldwide

Sep 16, 2020

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Chicago musicians mourn loss of folk star John Prine to coronavirus

Apr 8, 2020

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Chicago folk star John Prine dies of COVID-19, family says

Apr 8, 2020

Latest Stories

Tatyana Ali releases holiday music

Tatyana Ali is going back to her roots to create Christmas music with a twist.

Dec 15, 2023

Icons, pioneers, legends. 'Dear Mama' chronicles the legacies of Tupac Shakur and his mom Afeni

'Dear Mama' takes an in-depth look at the lives of Tupac Shakur and his mom Afeni.

Apr 21, 2023

John Prine, who died of COVID-19, named Honorary Illinois Poet Laureate by Gov. Pritzker

Governor JB Pritzker honored Maywood-born singer-songwriter John Prine Tuesday by naming him the state's first Honorary Poet Laureate.

Jul 1, 2020

Chicago musicians mourn loss of folk star John Prine to coronavirus

The Chicago music world is mourning the loss of folk music legend John Prine, who died from complications of coronavirus.

Apr 8, 2020

John Prine dead of coronavirus at 73, family says

Legendary Chicago singer-songwriter John Prine has lost his battle with COVID-19, according to his family.

Apr 8, 2020