"What would the music industry be like if Nirvana were still around?" It's a question many have asked since Kurt Cobain succumbed to the pressures of pop stardom on April 5, 1994 - the Day Alternative  …

At the peak of his '70s outlaw-country stardom, Waylon Jennings recorded a song called "Bob Wills Is Still the King," and its sentiments have echoed throughout the world of country music for decades. A …

In the end, it all comes down to the band. Even a man of Bob Wills' vision could never have altered the course of history without those Texas Playboys working wonders alongside him. The magic was there …

Glen Hansard was all of 13 when he decided to leave school and become a busker on the streets of his native Dublin, and music's been his life ever since. As frontman of the Frames, he's guided the band …

Glen Hansard does Justin on a scorching acoustic cover of the Timberlake rebuker "Cry Me a River," then goes from the work of a pop superstar to an indie fave as the Frames make a laid-back beauty out  …

Were singer/songwriter Nelly Furtado and iTunes made for each other? Shuffle through her solo tracks and collaborations, and you'll bounce into everything from melodic pop and positive hip-hop to Spani …

Nelly Furtado has said that being Portuguese-Canadian has made her comfortable traveling between social circles, and the same is true of her many musical partnerships. Whether connecting with crooners  …

Despite their arena-rock surroundings, Dire Straits were never ones for power chords and bombast. Songs such as the title tracks to Brothers In Arms and On Every Street start out in a vir …

Being rock gods is a calling of which few are worthy; staying on top of rock's Mount Olympus through the '80s, '90s, and '00s is a feat accomplished by only one band, U2. Between vocalist/vision …