August Brown covers pop music, the music industry and nightlife policy at the Los Angeles Times.
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In January 1974, Jimmy Carter — then the governor of Georgia — hosted a post-concert reception for Bob Dylan at the Governor’s Mansion in Atlanta.
Mary Koons, known professionally as Scarlett Burke, has sued the Audio Up and Jingle Punks founder Jared Gutstadt, alleging sexual assault.
The ruling in Los Angeles Superior Court resolves a contentious fight over one of SoCal’s most iconic music venues, a rustic roadhouse on a former movie set
The Greenwich Village club — long regarded as one of New York’s elite spaces for jazz — will open a new venue in Hollywood in March, with 200- and 100-capacity performance rooms and a full restaurant.
On Friday, Snoop releases “Missionary,” a much-anticipated spiritual successor to his 1993 debut “Doggystyle,” and a decades-in-the-making reunion with producer and mogul Dr. Dre.
With striking appearances on Wizkid’s “Essence” and “Wait For U” with Future and Drake, Tems became one of the most important voices in modern African music.
Listen to a playlist of the best songs of the year as selected by The Times’ August Brown and Mikael Wood.
The singer’s new “Leash” plays over the closing credits of “Babygirl.” In an interview with The Times, she talks about making music and her fight with her longtime record label.
A few months ago, the Compton rapper Siete7x was up in the Bay Area shooting a music video.
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