Sounds

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Pop-country has made superstars out of acts such as Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have come to define it.

NEW YORK – Members of the band Gossip know precisely when they hit the big time.

NEW YORK – Michael Bublé recently received a cassette tape of his first performance ever, but it didn’t bring back pleasant memories.

Steve Martin is less known for playing with Earl Scruggs on a 2001 remake of Flatt & Scruggs’ “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” than he is for, say, “King Tut,” but that isn’t a slight.

NEW YORK – Jimmy Cobb could hardly imagine he would be making history when he arrived at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio 50 years ago for the first of two recording sessions with Miles Davis.

NEW YORK – Lee Daniels had so much faith in Mariah Carey's acting that when the director's first choice to play a dowdy, no-nonsense social worker – Oscar-winner Helen Mirren – backed out, he quickly asked Carey to step in.

NEW YORK – It’s the diversity of his roots that Mika says propelled him to a global audience.

NEW YORK – Nelly Furtado’s last record, the multiplatinum, dance-flavored “Loose” was mostly recorded at night. The CD showcased the party girl in Furtado, showcasing her vocals over Timbaland-produced beats designed for clubs.