Saturday Night Live Opens With Children's Choir

NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” made a rare departure from its comedic opening to pay tribute to the children and adults killed at a Connecticut elementary school.

Not known for treating anything seriously or tenderly, the show made a fitting exception during the first moments of its show Saturday…

Trinidad James Signs With Def Jam

Trinidad James has been the talk of the music industry since his hit, “All Gold Everything,” arrived months ago. The Atlanta rapper has chosen to sign with Def Jam Recordings, the label’s president, Joie Manda, tells Billboard exclusively.

“Def Jam, thank you for believing,” says Trinidad James. The signing…

Hurricane Sandy Concert Rocks New York

Call the “12-12-12” benefit show “The Concert for New York City” 2.0. Eleven years after the benefit concert in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was held at Madison Square Garden, many of the same top musicians came together to raise money for those suffering from…

Indian Sitar Musician Ravi Shankar Dies at 92

NEW DELHI — With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso mentored a Beatle, became a hippie musical icon and spearheaded the first rock benefit concert as he introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over nearly a century.

From George…

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2013

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year’s inductees: Rush, Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Heart, Donna Summer and Albert King will all join the class of 2013, with Summer, who passed away this May, and King, who died in 1992, earning the honor posthumously. Lou…