Randy Newman at home in Pacific Palisades in 2017. The musician and songwriter is the subject of a new biography by former Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) In ...

It seems that there’s a Randy Newman for all sorts of music listeners. Like acerbic/satirical/edgy/intelligent pop songs? He’s the guy who wrote tunes from the ...

Randy Newman returned to late-night television with a performance of his 1972 song “Political Science” on Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney. The legendary singer-songwriter also played a rendition of ...

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We can all agree that music is a subjective enterprise, with personal taste determining what’s good and what’s not for each listener. As it turns out, that theory can also apply to an artist who is ...

Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes perform during Sunday's Grammy Awards with Sheryl Crow, from left, Brittany Howard, St. Vincent, Brad Paisley and John Legend. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Once again, New Orleans area native Jon Batiste has a special ace up his sleeve. On Thursday (July 31), the recording artist teased an upcoming collaboration with songwriter Randy ...

"Randy Newman is our great master of American song and storytelling."--Bruce Springsteen "At last, the biography that Randy Newman has long deserved. The emotional precision, the humor and sweep, the ...

"Let me guess, " says Randy Newman, having discovered that his local performance tonight coincides with the Louisiana gubernatorial primary. "It’s someone from one of two families: Morial or Landrieu.

Also, get reviews of the latest from Dan Wilson and others. — -- In this week’s reviews, Randy Newman returns with his twelfth proper studio album, former Semisonic leader Dan Wilson records ...

The last three and a half weeks have convinced Griffin Goldsmith that he might, as he puts it, be “living in a simulation.” On Jan. 8, the drummer of the rootsy Los Angeles rock band Dawes lost his ...