I am not a great singer. I mean, I’m okay, but I don’t have the natural ease and flow of someone born with innate talent. But when I step on stage for karaoke, it doesn’t matter. Karaoke isn’t about ...

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Nov. 14, and I’m Ada Tseng, assistant editor of the Utility Journalism Team — “news you can use” — and, as of Sunday, ...

"They talked me into getting up there, and that kind of sparked the whole thing..." With his latest single, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina,” Cole Swindell has earned the longest-reigning Country ...