Music

Beyoncé in Paris. Springsteen in Ferrara. How far will fans travel to see their favorite performers, and how much will they spend to do it?

Few stars traveled so far — she was born Anna Mae Bullock in a segregated Tennessee hospital and spent her latter years on a 260,000-square-foot estate on Lake Zurich — and overcame so much.

Freese, 50, is a veteran session musician who has played drums for the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Sting, Weezer and other major artists.

Brandy Clark has lived in Nashville so long that most people outside her home state of Washington don’t realize the decorated singer-songwriter hails from the Pacific Northwest. But that’s about to change, thanks to her perfectly unvarnished new album, produced by another Washington star.

The emotions of an epic copyright fight that stretched across most of the last decade spilled out as soon as the seven-person New York jury revealed its verdict.

Though the song builds on the idea of feeling emotionally unresolved, its lyrics embrace a spirit of acceptance and renewal.

Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael have all been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Kate Bush also finally reaching the top of that hill.

Along with Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, Lightfoot is regarded as one of the most important Canadian pop musicians of the ‘60s and ‘70s, best known in the U.S. for his mournful hits “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

His trial included testimony ranging from actor Leonardo DiCaprio to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Belafonte was one of the first Black performers to gain a wide following on film and to sell a million records as a singer.

Other artists with new releases this year include Bethlehem Shalom, SunDog, Glaves and Chad Reynvaan.

“Son of a Sinner” singer Jelly Roll was the big winner at the CMT Music Awards, as the rapper-turned-country singer took home three awards on Sunday as an outsider who won over fans with his confessional songs.

Pras Michél has been accused of money laundering, campaign-finance violations and other charges in a sprawling criminal case arising from one of the world’s biggest financial scandals.

Other recently announced Alaska concerts include Limp Bizkit, Train and the lineup for the second annual Sundown Festival.

Parents in the district say the decision was made because “Rainbowland” encourages LGBTQ acceptance.

Swift’s kickoff show on her sold-out, 52-date Eras Tour rolled out like fan service of the most thorough and elaborate kind.

Gordon played on classic records by Eric Clapton, George Harrison and The Beach Boys but suffered from growing mental health problems and spent the second half of his life in prison.

Rossington survived the 1977 plane crash that killed singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines.

The band, which has performed in the other 49 states, plans shows in Homer, Talkeetna, Fairbanks and Anchorage.

His complex harmonies and lyrical melodies made him one of the most influential saxophonists of the past half-century.

The singer was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex but will serve all but one of those simultaneously with a 30-year sentence on racketeering and sex trafficking convictions.

Also included in the 2023 entertainment lineup so far are Christian pop duo For King & Country, country rockers Turnpike Troubadours and Grammy-nominated artist Noah Cyrus.

The performance delivered on fan expectations but it included a major surprise — the singer is pregnant with her second child.