2016 News Archives
December 2016
November 2016
- Punk rock items burn in London (Billboard, November 26)
- Kanye cancels tour, hospitalized (People, November 21)
- Dylan: too busy to attend Nobel Prize ceremony (Rolling Stone, November 17)
- Jazz, blues pianist Mose Allison passes away (New York Times, November 15)
- Leon Russell dies at 74 (Standard Time, November 14)
- Leonard Cohen dies at 82 (New York Times, November 10)
October 2016
- Two Prince releases coming (Standard Time, October 21)
- Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize (New York Times, October 13)
- New music drops from Mars (Standard Time, October 6)
- Gaga starts dive bar tour in Nashville (Billboard, October 5)
- Gray plans short tour (Standard Time, October 5)
September 2016
- Buckwheat Zyedeco dies at 68 of cancer (New York Times, September 24)
- Gaga is coming with new CD (Standard Time, September 15)
- Jerry Heller, early NWA manager, dies at 75 (Los Angeles Times, September 3)
August 2016
- Chris Brown arrested, allegedly pointed gun at woman (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-chris-, August 30)
- Mexican star Juan Gabriel dies (New York Times, August 28)
- Lou Pearlman, nurtured careers of Backstreet Boys, 'NSync, dies (New York Times, August 23)
- Jazz man Toots Thielemans dies (NPR, August 22)
- McCartney goes home (Standard Time, August 17)
- Kesha drops Cali lawsuit againstDr. Luke (Billboard, August 1)
July 2016
- Sandy Pearlman, producer, lyricist and more, dies (New York Times, July 27)
- Alan Vega of Suicide dies at 78 (New York Times, July 17)
- Joe Perry collapses at Hollywood Vampires show (Page Six, July 10)
- AC/DC's Cliff Williams to retire (Billboard, July 8)
June 2016
- Clarkson changes labels (Standard Time, June 24)
- P-Funker Bernie Worrell dies (Standard Time, June 24)
- Led Zep wins "Stairway to Heaven" case (New York Times, June 23)
- Wayne Jackson of Memphis Horns dies at 74 (New York Times, June 22)
- Meat Loaf collapses on stage in Canada (CBC, June 16)
- Page testifies at "Stairway to Heaven" trial (New York Times, June 15)
- The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie killed after show (Entertainment Weekly, June 11)
- Prince died from opoid overdose (Star Tribune, June 2)
- Splitsville for Swift, Harris (People, June 1)
May 2016
April 2016
- Billy Paul, Philly soul singer of "Me and Mrs. Jones," dies (New York Times, April 25)
- The Sonics, Woogles, Whitfield tour gets canceled (Standard Time, April 22)
- Prince dead at 57 (Fox 9, April 21)
- Flying V guitarist Lonnie Mack dies at 74 (Standard Time, April 21)
- AC/DC's Johnson still plans to record (Billboard, April 19)
- Axl Rose steps in to tour with AC/DC (Billboard, April 16)
- Jazz great Gato Barbieri dies at 83 (New York Times, April 2)
March 2016
February 2016
- Dr. Luke denies raping, having sex with Kesha (Rolling Stone, February 22)
- Taylor Swift donates $250K to help Kesha following court decision (Billboard, February 21)
- Kesha denied injunction against Dr. Luke, must record for Sony (Rolling Stone, February 19)
- Rihanna postpones Anti tour dates (Los Angeles Times, February 18)
- A recap of the Grammys (New York Times, February 16)
- Singer Vanity, of Vanity 6, dies at 57 (New York Times, February 15)
- The 2016 Grammys (Los Angeles Times, February 15)
- Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin tour together (Standard Time, February 9)
- Phish announce summer tour (Pollstar, February 7)
- Earth, Wind & Fire co-founder dies (Rolling Stone, February 4)
- Jefferson Airplane singer Signe Anderson dies at 74 (New York Times, February 2)
January 2016
- Coldplay announces stadium tour (Standard Time, January 28)
- Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kantner dies at 74 (SF Gate, January 28)
- Don McLean arrested for assault (WCSH, January 18)
- Glenn Frey of the Eagles dies at 67 (Standard Time, January 18)
- Husband of Celine Dion dies of cancer (Entertainment Weekly, January 14)
- Soul, R&B singer Otis Clay dies at 73 (New York Times, January 12)
- David Bowie dies of cancer (New York Times, January 11)
- Beyonce to perform with Coldplay at Super Bowl (AP, January 7)
- Nicholas Caldwell of The Whispers dies (New York Times, January 7)
- Natalie Cole dies at 65 (Rolling Stone, January 1)