Music and Concerts – Page 79

FILE – Duane Davis, right, and his attorney Michael Sanft sit in a courtroom, after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center on Aug. 31, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur

By Jessica Hill

October 13, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for...

Olivia Rodrigo performs at the United Center on Oct. 11, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Review: Olivia Rodrigo, in a sea of flowers, kicking her way towards what’s next

By Christopher Borrelli

October 12, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

In Chicago at the United Center on her "Unraveled Tour," Olivia Rodrigo leans into the...

Baritone Thomas Hampson in a performance of William Walton’s "Belshazzar's Feast" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, led by Klaus Mäkelä. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: Mäkelä and CSO bring back a delicious ‘Feast’

By Hannah Edgar

October 9, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

Fifty years have passed since the Chicago Symphony last played “Belshazzar’s Feast” by English composer...

Independent streaming service AccuRadio CEO Kurt Hanson in Chicago in 2007. (Bonnie Trafelet/baiduhai)

Pioneering Chicago music streaming service AccuRadio files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

By Robert Channick

May 14, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

AccuRadio, which launched its free music streaming service in 2000, has filed for Chapter 11...

Cassie Ventura wipes tears from her eye while testifying in Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Cassie testifies that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her and threatened to release sex videos

By Michael R. Sisak

May 14, 2025 at 4:52 p.m.

The R&B singer Cassie testified Wednesday that her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs kept her in a cycle of abuse...

Sean Diddy Combs, left, stands as his defense attorney, Teny Geragos, gives her opening statement to the jury on the first day of trial in Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 12, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie testifies at his trial about abuse and ‘freak offs’

By Larry Neumeister

May 13, 2025 at 5:03 p.m.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, took the witness stand in his sex...

Beyonce, center left, and her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, center right, perform during halftime of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

‘Gary is my biggest community’: Gary native designs outfit for Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter tour

By Maya Wilkins

May 13, 2025 at 8:36 p.m.

Sankara McCain is creating clothes for celebrities, most recently an all gold ensemble for Blue...

Violin soloist Christian Tetzlaff performs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center on June 1, 2017. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

German violinist cancels Chicago concert as part of a boycott of the US

By Doug George

May 14, 2025 at 11:20 a.m.

German violinist Christian Tetzlaff will no longer perform at Symphony Center next fall, according to...

Kourtney Stallings, from left, her sister Kelly Stallings, Dominique Shelton, and third sibling Elizabeth Stallings, fan themselves outside Soldier Field before the first Chicago night of Beyoncé’s "Cowboy Carter" tour, May 15, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Photos: Beyoncé fans get ready for the ‘Cowboy Carter’ concerts at Soldier Field

By Chris Sweda

May 16, 2025 at 8:05 a.m.

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour gallops into Chicago this weekend, May 15th, for a performance-packed three...

Beyoncé fans, from left, Ivan Adorno, Pedro Guerrero, Jo Caynon, Ronda Joubert, and Matthew Serafin outside of Soldier Field in Chicago, on May 8, 2025. All have tickets and are planning on attending one of the Beyoncé concerts during her Cowboy Carter tour stop at Soldier Field May 15-18. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour arrives at Soldier Field, inspiring Western-themed fan outfits and deep album dives

By Tiffani Arnold

May 14, 2025 at 5:10 p.m.

Fans are gearing up with Western looks inspired by the album and say they're learning...

FILE – An advertisement for Ticketmaster is viewed along an area reserved for special guests on the sideline of the field before an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, file)

As Biden-era ‘junk fee’ rule takes effect, Ticketmaster says it will display fees more clearly

By Dee-Ann Durbin

May 12, 2025 at 5:22 p.m.

As a Biden administration ban on so-called “junk fees” took effect Monday, Ticketmaster said it...

FILE – Cassie Ventura, left, and Sean “Diddy” Combs appear at the premiere of “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story” on June 21, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Defense concedes Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had violent outbursts, but say no federal crimes occurred

By Larry Neumeister

May 12, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

The public knew Sean “Diddy” Combs as a larger-than-life music and business mogul, but in private he...

Jamaican Reggae singer Bob Marley performs on stage during a concert in Bourget, Paris, on July 3, 1980. (AP Photo/Jacques Langevin)

Today in History: Bob Marley dies

By Associated Press

May 11, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On May 11, 1981, reggae artist Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital at age 36...