Music
Irish musician-actor Glen Hansard, Oscar winner for ‘Once,’ dies in Dublin motorcycle crash
Hansard, 56, played a member of a Dublin soul band in “The Commitments” and won an Oscar in 2008 for the song “Falling Slowly” from the film “Once,” in which he also starred.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive to perform at 2026 Alaska State Fair
The band was booked as a replacement for The Beach Boys, who last week canceled their scheduled state fair appearance.
Beach Boys cancel concert planned for Alaska State Fair
The band also canceled a scheduled performance at the 2025 fair.
Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ has died at 75
Tyler died unexpectedly in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday.
The U.S. team’s adopted anthem is hokey, heartfelt and somehow perfect
“Country Roads,” the John Denver classic written more than a half-century ago, has become the soundtrack of the Americans’ World Cup journey.
How Taylor Swift pulled off the wedding she wants us to see
News of the closest thing America has to a royal wedding was both everywhere and unknowable.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married in elaborate Madison Square Garden ceremony
Fans gathered outside MSG in the heat, eager to witness the occasion, though it was mostly hidden.
Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People and co-wrote ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ dies at 74
Willis was a musician-actor who, among other things, had appeared on Broadway in “The Wiz” when he decided to cash in on the disco craze in 1977 by joining the Village People.
New restrictions are coming to concerts in Hope after years of pushback from residents
The owner of Creekbend Co. has agreed to rules for parking, sound limits and non-music weekends, part of a compromise in a yearslong saga for Hope residents.
Decades after his death, this Woody Guthrie album will finally be played live
UK singer Billy Bragg and American band Wilco got their hands on a trove of unpublished Guthrie works. The result was magic.
Wait, is Taylor Swift’s wedding really going to be at Madison Square Garden?
While weeks of online rumors have left fans intrigued yet skeptical, one wedding planner told The Post that the choice would be “logistically brilliant.”
Clive Davis, music industry starmaker, has died at 94
Davis was a record company lawyer who became one of the music industry’s most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars as Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana and Alicia Keys.
Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36
Swift has brought new eyes to this year’s ceremony and undeniably shaped contemporary pop music trends with her songwriting.
Reggae legend Ziggy Marley set to perform at 2026 Alaska State Fair
Marley, a nine-time Grammy winner, is the 13th act announced by fair officials so far this year.
Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dies at 95
He was one of the last living greats of the bebop era and — along with John Coltrane and Charlie Parker — one of the most influential saxophonists of his time.
Beach Boys return to the Alaska State Fair after canceling last year
The band, which includes original and founding member Mike Love, is scheduled to perform on Aug. 31.
Anchorage Concert Association announces 2026-27 season
Season subscriptions will be available starting on May 19 and individual shows will be on sale in August.
Pop and Christian artist Amy Grant to perform at 2026 Alaska State Fair
Grant is scheduled to hit the stage at the Borealis Theatre on Aug. 24 at 7 p.m.
After decades of dormancy, bygone Anchorage band Modern Colour is finding an audience
The band broke up more than 35 years ago, but European collectors and fans have been listening to and sharing the band’s two singles.
Tony Award nominations: Snubs, surprises and full list of nominees
“Schmigadoon!,” “The Lost Boys” and “Ragtime” rack up the nods, while Lea Michele and Adrien Brody get snubbed on Tony nominations morning.
Country star Lyle Lovett set to perform at Alaska State Fair
Lovett will perform on Labor Day with tickets set to go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m.
Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs
The 44-year-old pop star, who has since entered substance abuse treatment, was arrested last month after she was pulled over for driving fast and erratically on U.S. 101 near her home.
David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’ and other country hits, dies at 86
He was the first country singer to record “Tennessee Whiskey,” penned by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove, which has since become a genre standard and a hit for both George Jones and Chris Stapleton.
Singer D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old girl found dismembered in his car
The charges revealed key details in a horrific case that had been under a largely secret investigation in the seven months since the body of Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found.
Former Migos rapper Offset is stable after being shot outside a Florida casino, spokesperson says
Offset, who was once married to Cardi B, was being treated at a hospital after Monday night’s shooting, the spokesperson said in a statement, although his exact condition was unknown.
Wireless Festival canceled after UK bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarks
The British government has blocked the rapper formerly known as Kanye West from entering the U.K.
Megadeth to perform at Alaska State Fair
The Grammy-winning thrash metal band, active since the 1980s, released a studio album in January that it says will be its last.
Modest Mouse scheduled to perform at Alaska State Fair
Tickets for the Aug. 28 show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
‘Country’ Joe McDonald, ’60s protest icon and a star of Woodstock, dies at 84
He was a longtime presence in the Bay Area music scene, where peers included the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane and his onetime girlfriend, Janis Joplin.
Britney Spears arrested for alleged DUI in California
The singer, 44, has been released from custody, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office’s online records.