Why Mavericks' Raul Malo Is Excited About Cuban Band Sweet Lizzy Project
Mavericks frontman Raul Malo reflects on his first encounter with the Cuban band Sweet Lizzy Project and what drew him to its music.
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Sweet Lizzy Project Brings The Sounds Of Havana To Nashville
The Havana seven-piece is a passion project of Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks and son of Cuban exiles. Malo brought the band to Nashville in hopes they'll launch a career and build a bridge.
First Listen: Now, Now, 'Saved'
On its first album in six years, Now, Now perfectly captures pop music's ability to transmute desire and despair into easily hummable enlightenment.
Protesters Gather Outside R. Kelly Concert In Greensboro Friday
Activists campaigned to have Friday's R. Kelly show at the Greensboro Coliseum canceled as part of the #MuteRKelly movement.
André 3000 Returns With New Music In Memory Of His Parents
The reclusive half of OutKast dropped two new soul-baring solo songs — and jumped into social media — to celebrate and mourn his mom and dad.
Israel's Netta Wins Eurovision
The finals of the annual Eurovision Song Contest was held Saturday night in Lisbon.
Eurovision Returns To Glitz, Politics And Censorship
Israel's Netta, crowned for the song, "Toy," marked a return to the competition's hallmarks. Although she played into the over-the-top style, the singer thanked the audience "for choosing different."
'Something Develops Onstage Called Love': Baltimore Symphony's Bernstein Centennial
Recorded live on stage at the Meyerhoff, Scott Simon joins BSO music director Marin Alsop and Leonard Bernstein's daughter Jamie for a conversation and musical celebration.
Labor Of Love: Songs For The Delivery Room
Parents Ali Dilworth and Jaron Olevsky tuned out the beeping sounds of the hospital with music by Stevie Wonder, Emily King, Ethan Gruska and more.
Rapper Cardi B Expands Her Musical Range On 'Invasion Of Privacy'
Though Cardi B's instinctive pose is that of a tough realist, her debut album allows for more vulnerable moments. Critic Ken Tucker calls Invasion of Privacy a "statement of principles."