Robin Gibb, one of the Bee Gees, loses his battle with pneumonia and dies at age 62 in England.

Pop’s most successful female songwriter finally opens up about her past.

Donna Summer, whose many hits included the Oscar-winning ‘Last Dance,’ died of cancer in Naples, Fla.

<span class="bold">Adam Lambert</span>, <span class="italic">Trespassing</span> (RCA) ★&nbsp;★&nbsp;1/2

A catchy Brazilian pop song by heartthrob Michel Telo is a worldwide hit that has generated nearly half a billion YouTube hits. Now ‘Ai Se Eu Te Pego’ is beginning to wash over this country.

Not many bands even make it to one decade. But Tabou Combo, the Rolling Stones of Haitian <span class="italic">konpa</span>, have been rocking a deep Caribbean groove for 44 years. They’ve adapted disco, funk and hip-hop to their now-classic <span class="italic">konpa</span> sound, sung out on AIDS, the travails of immigration, the earthquake — and the perpetual appeal of dance and the opposite sex.

The string quartet is a Western music institution. Compact but with broad sonic and expressive range, it has inspired some of the greatest works in the European classical canon.

‘Cafe Brasil’ celebrates 10 years of samba, bossa nova and much more

Van Halen’s new album is called <span class="italic">A Different Kind of Truth,</span> but the inescapable truth is this: Once again, Van Halen has trouble with its lead singer.

The pop-music hit maker revisits his remarkable five-decade career in a Miami concert on Friday.

Her mother may have been born in a trunk, but since Day 1, <a href ="http://www.facebook.com/OfficialLiza" target="_blank">Liza Minnelli</a> has lived life in the glare of a spotlight.

Paco de Lucía’s will be at the the Fillmore Miami Beach on Thursday, as part of his first U.S. tour in five years.

Barely a year and a half has passed since the release of <span class="italic">Pink Friday</span>, the platinum debut album by Nicki Minaj, but her style is well honed. She’s a sparkling rapper with a gift for comic accents and unexpected turns of phrase. She’s a walking exaggeration, outsize in sound, personality and look. And she’s a rapid evolver, discarding old modes as easily as adopting new ones. This hard and complex work has paid off: when she releases her second album, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded,” this week, it will be as the most influential female rapper of all time.

<span class="bold">&bull;&nbsp;</span>  <span class="bold">DANCE</span>

Ultra, the world’s biggest dance-music festival, is expected to draw 165,000 people to Downtown Miami. The dress code: Neon.

A Chilean actress turned alternative musician brings her mystical act to Miami Thursday

Lady Gaga canceled her sold-out show in Indonesia after Islamist hard-liners threatened violence, claiming her sexy clothes and provocative dance moves would corrupt the youth.

Michelle Obama was with the single ladies this weekend, joining 5,500 fans at a Beyonce concert in Atlantic City.

Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery this past week.

Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery this week.

Sweden's Loreen clinched the top spot at this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her dance hit "Euphoria," pushing aside competition from a sextet of Russian grannies and a Serbian balladeer.

Morocco's glittering Mawazine international music festival wraps up this weekend with performances by Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz, after nine days of showcasing the North African kingdom's cool factor - even as dissident Moroccan musicians are imprisoned for their anti-establishment lyrics.