Grammy recognition and commercial success don’t always go hand in hand. There are at least 25 musical acts that have sold more than 22 million records but have never won a Grammy. These performers represent various rock ‘n’ roll subgenres as well as rap, country, and pop. Some may well have released some of the 100 best-selling albums of all time.)

As a high school senior in 2010, Jonathon Heyward wrote that his “huge overall dream is to become music director of a major symphony orchestra.” That dream becomes real in September with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

The Eagles will play through their 1976 album, “Hotel California,” at CFG Bank Arena in April, adding to a list of major performances at the newly renovated venue.

“You all came out tonight!” Wes Moore told the packed crowd inside the cavernous main hall of the Baltimore Convention Center at the “People’s Ball.” “I’ve done a fair bit of speaking today,” he said, adding that now was the time to celebrate.

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks will perform at M&T Bank Stadium, part of a push to bring more big concert acts to the downtown Baltimore venue that is home to the Ravens.

At one time, at least in theory, the music industry offered the chance for anyone to be a star. That was the premise for the movie "That Thing You Do," about a fictional American band in the 1960s that records what turns out to be its only hit. The group's name, fittingly, is The Wonders. Then there are the real one-hit wonders.

The global superstar's 33-city North American tour kicks off in April.

See the stars of the music industry gather for the American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Calif.