California doesn't just host the biggest concerts — we spend more on live music than any other state in the nation, a total ...

Southern California might soak up the headlines with Coachella and Lightning in a Bottle, but you'd be a fool to overlook the music festivals in Northern California. From genre-focused showcases ...

Ariana Grande’s “Eternal Sunshine Tour” is rolling into California this summer, marking a major milestone for fans and music lovers alike. Delightfully timed with the buzz around her role in “Wicked: ...

If all goes according to plan, live music will return in earnest to California this summer. In June, the state aims to join others in fully reopening their economies after a year spent weathering the ...

On Friday, Sol Blume announced that it was, for all intents and purposes, canceling its 2024 festival. Technically, the festival, which was also delayed in 2023, said it was postponing until 2025. The ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by On the eve of a sprawling new festival, John Adams, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel and others recount how the state reinvigorated classical music.

Proposition 28 on the Nov. 8 ballot would require California to set aside an annual source of funding from its general fund for K-12 public schools for arts and music education equal to at least 1 ...

The birth of contemporary Christian rock and pop music in America can in part be traced to a vision received by a 17-year-old runaway from Costa Mesa named Lonnie Frisbee. After stripping naked and ...

An illustration of the fungus Coccidioides immitis. An outbreak of Valley fever among attendees and workers at an outdoor music festival in California’s Central Valley highlights the fungal ...

A favorite song, a beloved musician, our go-to group, the album we'd take to a desert island: The beautiful ballads and rocking anthems of our lives have bolstered us when we required bolstering and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the business and law of music. California has some of the most artist-friendly laws in the land, which may get ...