Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Kanye West were among those who headed to a Hollywood studio Monday to help record a remake the song "We Are the World." Also gathered at the Jim Henson Studios were Julianne Hough, will.i.am, Wyclef Jean, T-Pain, Randy Jackson, Gladys Knight, Brandy, Keri Hilson, Faith Evans, Rob Thomas, Nancy Wilson, Nicole ...

Thanks, music lovers, for your enthusiastic response to my all-time top 15 male pop singers column Jan.

Who needs Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson when you have homegrown sisters-in-arms Lisa and Selena Wilson of She's Busy? Impeccable, three and four-part vocal harmonies, inspired songwriting and infectious funk-folk style have always been synonymous with She's Busy.

Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson are the creative spark behind Heart, a hard rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later.

STORYBOOK CLASSICS When a boxed set of 16 DVDs came my way from Scholastic, bearing the title "Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics," I did not stop to verify that number.

Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson are the creative spark behind Heart, a hard rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later.

Long, straight hair versus short, kinky hair has long been an issue in the African American community, as evidenced by Chris Rock's recent documentary, "Good Hair." According to Rock, African American women spend billions of dollars every year trying to achieve the Eurocentric standard of beauty through weaves, hair extensions and chemical ...

Mark Stover was the Pacific Northwest's dog-trainer-to-the-stars. He taught obedience to the pets of Pearl Jam and Nirvana, Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz and Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.

All great music duos have one thing in common - chemistry. The earlier they discover this chemistry, the sooner they start creating great music.

Southern University at New Orleans will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its opening at BASH IV on Friday, September 18, 2009 at the Hilton Riverside from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom.

The sisters who front Heart proved they could rock with the best of them 30 years ago with hits like Crazy on You, Magic Man and Barracuda .

Not since I took over this here pop music beat a few years back has there been a bigger month for Northwest rock.

By Michael Eck Special to The Times Union SARATOGA SPRINGS - Neal Schon and Nancy Wilson were both born in 1954, seemingly with guitars already in their little balled up baby fists.

Necie grew up singing at her Baptist church in Austin, Texas, studied on a scholarship at The Juilliard School, performed in Broadway plays for years and then, based in Berlin, toured Europe as a vocalist and performer for another 12.

You know him best for the hits, including "Copacabana" and "Mandy," and Barry Manilow is grateful, particularly because he never aspired to be a performer.