DEATHS

Gustavo Noguera, Beethoven devotee, dies

Gustavo Alberto Noguera Delgado believed he was prenatally programmed to love Ludwig van Beethoven.

Natalie Cole makes Spanish singing debut at Latin Songwriters gala on Miami Beach

Natalie Cole looked and sang like a diva at the inaugural Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame gala at the New Wo...

Billboard Latin Music Awards

Billboard Latin Music Awards reveal industry’s struggle to find new stars

Viewers of Thursday night’s Billboard Latin Music Awards, broadcast live from Coral Gables on Telemu...

Gift for a king: 5-disc set commemorates Tito Puente’s 90th birthday

Jazz had Dukes and Counts. Latin music had one King. And hype aside, by the time of his death in 2000 at ag...

Latin music

Band’s ‘El Hielo (ICE)’ becomes anthem of immigration-reform movement

Stand-up Comedy

Miami has stand-up comedy — if you know where to look

Performing arts

New World Symphony, Miami City Ballet collaborate on evening of new works

Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor

Rapper Chief Keef arrested at hotel near Atlanta

Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged...

Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize

Carole King isn't done with music - not yet anyway.

Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter's suicide

Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional - not because of his never-heard backstage tales or...

Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is 'resilient'

Tornadoes are a part of life in Moore, Okla., something country star Toby Keith was reminded of when a dead...

Eminem publisher sues Facebook

DETROIT - Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and its ad agency, claiming they infringed the rapper's...

Vampire Weekend poised to swoop into the big time with new beats

LOS ANGELES - Ezra Koenig wanted to be clear about this: The frontman of Vampire Weekend was not comparing ...