From gold records to gold coins. George Michael is now honored with a commemorative minting

You gotta have more than “Faith” to pocket the new George Michael coin

Songs by Taylor Swift, Drake and more starting to disappear from TikTok. Here's why

Songs getting pulled from TikTok are those licensed by Universal Music Group.

Why you can't get 'Planet of the Bass,' the playful '90s Eurodance parody, out of your head

The year is 2023, but it might as well be 1997

Springsteen has mortality on his mind but celebration in his songs at London show

Bruce Springsteen has avoided a repeat of having his microphone unplugged at Hyde Park by easily beating a late-night curfew at a London show

Maria Sherman appointed AP's music writer, based in Los Angeles

Maria Sherman has been named The Associated Press’ music writer, a key position responsible for delivering news on a beat of global significance for the news cooperative

Maria Sherman appointed AP's music writer, based in Los Angeles

Maria Sherman has been named The Associated Press’ music writer, a key position responsible for delivering news on a beat of global significance for the news cooperative

Senegal's Baaba Maal returns after years with new album

Amid a changing, modernizing world with climate change threatening his home, Senegalese singer-songwriter and activist Baaba Maal is releasing his first album in seven years

Outrage in South Africa as charges dropped in gang rape case

Women’s rights groups in South Africa have expressed outrage at the withdrawing of charges against 14 suspects accused of gang raping and robbing female members of a film crew at an abandoned mine near Johannesburg