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Steven Spielberg is awed by Francis Ford Coppola's iconic gangster movie, 'The Godfather', and it's a great take.

In the 1960s and ’70s, Frank Lucas was one of the biggest names in the New York drug scene. He ruled the city’s heroin market, but he wasn’t infallible. In 1976, he was convicted of drug trafficking, ...

The church of Goldie Boutilier is a broad one. At her concert March 26 at Vancouver’s Hollywood Theatre — the perfect venue for a chanteuse whose various pop-star personas are often inspired by old ...

“Who’s Madeline?” is still the year’s preeminent pop-music question. But coming up close behind that: “Where the eff is Randy Newman on the New York Times’ list of the 30 greatest living American ...

"American Idol" narrowed its contestants down to the Top 5 after "Taylor Swift Night." Daniel Stallworth and Brooks Rosser were the two contestants eliminated from the competition. Pensacola native ...

The New York Times Magazine named the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. Here are more contenders, including Billy Joel, Frank Ocean and Neko Case. By Lindsay Zoladz The New York Times Magazine ...

American Idol has officially revealed the Taylor Swiftsongs that will be featured on the hit reality competition show’s Monday, April 27, ode to the legendary pop star. “We’re in our Top 7 era!” the ...

The New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli met with Taylor Swift in Los Angeles to talk about the craft of songwriting. The New York Times Magazine polled more than 250 music insiders and gathered six ...