Dukes of September gigs will deliver “a real band, not some TV thing like ‘American Idol’ “ By Andy Greene Jun 17, 2010 2:40 PM EDT Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs are hitting…

Dutch conductor and violinist Andr Rieu is the king of ‘crossover’ classical music, reviled by purists but beloved by graying fans the world over. Can his balloon-filled spectacles make it in the U.S.? By JOHN…

By ERIC R. DANTONApril 18, 2010 Although it’s true that the members of Kicking Daisies are kids in a band, they are not content to be just a kid band. “We’re so much more real…

Susan Boyle’s ‘Dream’ awoke the music industry in 2009 By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream didn’t have enough fuel to become 2009’s top-selling album, but being runner-up hasn’t undercut the…

By Steve Jones, USA TODAY September 14, 2009 When Miley Cyrus hit the road two years ago, many of her young fans’ parents were outraged that they couldn’t get tickets without paying exorbitant prices to…