Abstract: Ornamentations, embellishments, or microtonal inflections are essential to melodic expression across many musical traditions, adding depth, nuance, and emotional impact to performances.

On this day (January 13) in 2015, Garth Brooks became the best-selling solo artist on the planet, pulling ahead of Elvis Presley with the help of the sales of his album Man Against Machine. While the ...

GraceArts Live will present All Shook Up, School Edition over two weekends beginning Jan. 16, featuring six performances packed with Elvis Presley hits and a story loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s ...

Outstanding Actress in a Musical: Cynthia Erivo won. Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical: Danielle Brooks was nominated but did not win. 2016 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actress in a ...

We’ve reached the finale of this year’s #1 hits ranking series, and we’re ending on one of the strongest Top 5s of the whole event. It helps that I lived through all of these songs dominating radio ...

An admitted “choir nerd” at the time, Moses Snow received the greatest Christmas present at age 13. That’s when the singer, who will perform at “The Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular” on Jan. 8 at ...

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — The St. Charles County judge who admitted to dressing up like Elvis and making political statements during court proceedings was removed from office Monday. 11th Circuit ...