Guardian Music — The music world was stunned by the tragic death of Whitney Houston on Saturday. In our latest visit to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – Bud Scoppa charts the singer's rise in a 1986 feature for Billboar... more info

Dlisted — Charlie Day (36) David Gallagher (27) Tom Hiddleston (31) Ziyi Zhang (33) A.J. Buckley (35) Amber Valletta (38) Colin Egglesfield (39) Travis Tritt (49) Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood (52) Jim J. Bullock (57) Charles Shaughnessy (57) Ciar... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- As a special web only treat for her Late Night with Jimmy Fallon performance this week, Carole King (and The Roots) performed an old song of hers that Blood Sweat & Tears made famous years ago, "Hi De... more info

Popdose — So it's come to this for Carole King more info

Guardian Music — In 1961, a 14-year-old boy didn't realise what the Shirelles' greatest song was aboutWill You Love Me Tomorrow by the Shirelles was released in 1960 and went to the top of the US charts (No 4 in the UK) early in 1961. It was the first girl group No 1... more info

Guardian Music — What stuff are dreams made of? The toll of the Battle of Towton; The Flying Kursaals, Gershwin and more duff pop rhymesAre dreams significant?Dreams often lead people to take (or not take) actions in waking life, and sometimes even yield up answers t... more info

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Altsounds — Carole King unveiled the video for "New Year's Day"—the closing track from her first-ever holiday album, 'A Holiday Carole' (Hear Music/Concord Music Group)—today on AARP.com (http://concordmusicgroup.us1.list-manage.com/track/c... more info

Guardian Music — Sometimes you think you know a song – only to hear a version that makes you reconsider everything you previously feltIf you had asked me, just a couple of months ago, what was the definitive version of Carole King's song I Wasn't Born to Follow, I ... more info

NME — Artists offer condolences after death of rock n roll pioneer more info