Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl James & songwriter Diane Warren also attended the organization’s 17th annual Women Behind the Music event.

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 31, 2009... "The People's DJ," DJ AM, was found dead in a New York apartment on Friday. He led a troubled life, battling food and drug ...

July 23 (UPI) --Jessica Simpson performed on Today as part of the show's Citi Concert Series Wednesday. The singer, 45, released an EP, Nashville Canyon, Pt.1 in March, and dropped the single "Fade" ...

In 1989, "Smoke on the Water," an all-star update of "Deep Purple's" early '70s hit, was released. All proceeds from the sale of the single went to aid victims of the 1988 earthquake in Soviet Armenia ...

The Who peaked at number nine; Nike Drake died at age 26, The Bodyguard opened nation-wide; and The Band made their final ...

Former Bon Jovi manager Doc McGhee doesn't think the band would succeed if they were starting out in today's music business.

In 2014, Rolling Stones' saxophone player Bobby Keys, who also performed on recordings with John Lennon and Eric Clapton, died after a lengthy illness at his home in Franklin, Tenn. He was 70.