The music star discusses her new music and reveals her “larger than life” idol in Robin Roberts’ special, “Countdown to the CMA Awards: Country’s Greatest Crossover Hits.”

The news was announced Monday at the Music Industry Trusts Award gala in London.

One Direction, Leona Lewis and others came out for the annual Music Industry Trusts Award gala, with Harvey Weinstein, Oprah, Kevin Spacey, James Corden and Sony’s Michael Lynton appearing in a video tribute.

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Music streaming was supposed to have come of age with the public listing of Deezer, but the French company's postponement of its stock offer demonstrated investors still have concerns about its economic model. Deezer hit the pause button on the first initial public offering of a music streaming firm at the last minute on Tuesday, citing "market conditions", sending a bad signal for companies in the sector which have so far been dependent on venture funding. Despite a number of major investors being interested, Deezer was unable to fill the order book for the operation which would have valued it at over $1 billion.

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Bocelli's new album "Cinema," a collection of songs from movies, is the culmination of a longtime dream.

Ariana Grande released the music video for her new single "Focus" late Thursday night. And though Grande is one of the biggest and most talented pop stars out there right now, her first single of her forthcoming album is … not great. The music video for "Focus," which finds Grande once again … Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Ariana Grande This article, Ariana Grande Releases "Focus" Music Video, originally appeared on TVGuide.com.

If you’ve got a particular personality type, you might be predisposed to be musically skilled.  If you’ve ever taken music lessons, you’ve had it drilled into your head that “practice makes perfect.” But is that really all there is to it? According to a new study in the Journal of Research in Personality, your musical ability could also be hinged on something a little more engrained: your personality. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Goldsmiths, University of London, in the U.K., in conjunction with the BBC, put more than 7,000 people through a series of musical tests, including melodic memory and rhythmic perception tests. These were then linked to their scores on a Big Five personality trait test, which examined people’s scores on the traits of openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.  Among the findings: The trait of openness is a key predictor of musical ability.

“Or if you criticize yourself for making a mistake —either way, you will never have enough confidence to try anything new or expand your repertoire.” She adds that the key to opening yourself creatively — whether it’s doing something different on-the-job or taking a chance on the dance floor — is learning to take in constructive criticism, not destructive criticism. “Constructive criticism is when we see we’re awkward, so we can identify the problem and find a solution,” says Plumez.

TOPANGA, Calif. (AP) — Although he wrote the classic Americana songbook, it took John Fogerty more than 30 years to come to terms with the realization he really was one of rock music's fortunate sons.

‘Star’ will be told from the artist’s point of view.

Legend’s Get Lifted banner has boarded the Sony Pictures Television drama and will also executive produce.