AP Music Archives

King ready to close book on music

The voice behind dozens of standards like "It's Too Late," "You've Got a Friend" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" says her music-making days are likely over.

May 18, 2012 12:05 AM

B.o.B. teams up with music stars on latest album

B.o.B's 2010 debut launched hits that co-starred Bruno Mars, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo and Hayley Williams of Paramore. So for his second album, the rapper wanted to feature his many talents without assists from famous faces. Then he bumped into Chris Martin of Coldplay.

May 13, 2012 12:05 AM

Minaj tickled 'Pink' over her young fans

Nicki Minaj loves the kids, but she's not ready to completely clean up her image for her young fans.

April 22, 2012 12:05 AM

Rascal Flatts has 'Changed'

As a group, Rascal Flatts sold millions of albums, scored a string of hits and stood at the top of country music. But the truth was Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney weren't much of a team. It wasn't until December 2010, the end of a decade in which they dominated as country music's most successful and awarded band, that the three had their first face-to-face meeting to talk business.

April 6, 2012 12:05 AM

Rap a winner overall, except at Grammys

Since its beginnings in the 1970s, rap has transformed from an underground, street-based sound to a definitive part of pop culture, transcending race and becoming one of the strongest -- and most prolific -- voices of today's generation. But at the Grammy Awards, rap has had a long-lasting losing streak in the top categories.

January 27, 2012 12:05 AM