The moment Brazilian pop sensation Liniker walked into Amoeba Music in Hollywood, the crowd roared. Fans lifted their phones, ...

The bandleader and musician, who died on Thursday at 83, was a bridge from Brazilian music to the world — and back. By Jon Pareles Sergio Mendes earned a lasting place in international pop as a ...

The musician's 2015 song 'Million Years Ago' is claimed to have copied Brazilian singer-songwriter Toninho Geraes' 1996 classic 'Mulheres' Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She ...

I’ve noticed over the years that Brazilian artists often sing songs in praise of the musical heroes who paved the way for them. In doing so, they both pay tribute to their personal heroes and extend ...

A&M STUDIOS Photo of Sergio MENDES, posed, studio, behind piano - Credit: Jim McCrary/Redferns Sérgio Mendes, the pianist who gifted the world with the most famous version of the Brazilian classic ...

A tanned, beautiful young woman in a skimpy bikini walks through the lapping sea waters on the edge of a sun-soaked beach. Soft music plays, its shifting beat following her footsteps. It's a cliché, ...

A judge in Brazil has ordered Adele’s 2015 song Million Years Ago to be removed globally, including from streaming services, due to a plagiarism claim by Brazilian composer Toninho Geraes. Geraes, 62, ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The official World Cup song is definitely striking a chord — the wrong one with many in host country Brazil. Since the recent release of FIFA’s “We Are One (Ole Ola),” hordes of ...

Since the recent release of FIFA’s We Are One (Ole Ola), hordes of fans in Brazil have been slamming the official 2014 Cup theme. Many expressed their frustration on Twitter under the tag ...

As COVID-19 wears on, Southern Californians have become painfully aware of the things they can no longer do. Simple pleasures like a dine-in meal at a favorite restaurant, a day at Disneyland, a night ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after ...