I think by now we've established that "American Idol" is NOT just a singing competition. It's also a popularity contest. From Deseret News More…

Few high school orchestras get the thrill of commissioning a work by a renowned local composer. From Deseret News More…

Radio and Records last month named KSL Radio (AM-1160/FM-102.7) the "Station of the Year" among news/talk/sports radio stations. Nominations and votes were made by subscribers to the weekly newspaper. From Deseret News More… More…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Filmmaker Spike Lee has linked up with Nokia to direct a movie made with cell phone footage from everyday people in what he calls the democratization of film. From Reuters More…

While home teaching the other day, I got into a discussion of how single LDS Church members passed on apartments from member to member, so that some apartments have been held by Church members for a decade or more. As an example of this, I was able to cite the case of Keene Curtis and [...]

Recently I went to the Church Cultural Arts Department, doing research for my new BYU Studies article on the Arts and the Church. I asked all the hard questions, such as this one: Is Spencer Kimball’s Gospel Vision of the Arts no longer valid? (Ensign, July 1977). From Positive Music and Arts More…

One of the great events in 1997 was the reenactment of the Mormon trek west as part of the sesquicentennial celebration of the Saints' migration to the Great Basin 150 years before. From Meridian Magazine More…

"American Idol" contestant David Archuleta has not only attracted attention for his stunning vocals. From US Magazine More…

A dramatic proposal from Karen Ashton, representing the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, caused a bit of a stir in the second round of the 2008 Cultural Arts and Recreation Enrichment grant work sessions Tuesday in Orem. From The Daily Herald More…

A musical species we humans are, with music occupying more areas of the brain than language does, says Oliver Sacks in "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain." From Deseret News More…

O.C. Tanner Co. has donated another $1 million to The Leonardo, bringing its total gifts to the planned science and art center to $2 million. From Deseret News More…

PROVO — A new bookstore and art gallery seeks to bring high-end literature and art to complement the culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From Deseret News More…

LDS finalists David Archuleta and Brooke White both survived another "elimination show" and are now in the top five on Fox TV's "American Idol." From Mormon Times More…

Q: How did you get started in art? A: My father was an artist. He taught at BYU-Idaho (then Ricks College) in the art department for twenty five years, so I grew up around art all of my life. Then, when I was attending Ricks, my father encouraged me to take some art classes. From [...]

Last week we had the opportunity as a family to take ten days and drive out to visit church historical sites like Independence, Missouri and Nauvoo Illinois. So my husband packed his pregnant wife (me) and our six children into a mini-van and away we went. (I think he is an incredibly brave man, don’t [...]

Yoko Ono has sued the producers and the Utah-based distributor of TV personality Ben Stein's documentary that supports teaching the theory of "intelligent design" to children, saying the film uses John Lennon's song "Imagine" without permission. From Deseret News More… More…

If you are a member of the Church, what is your responsibility during this period of unusual attention and debate?Interest has continued at a high level and probably will for some time. If a national conversation is going on about the Church, are you going to be an active participant or a silent observer? From The LDS Newsroom [...]

WASHINGTON D.C. – Elder M. Russell Ballard, a senior leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told the Brigham Young University Management Society in Washington, D.C., Saturday that the Church has embraced the increased media attention brought about by the recent political campaigns. From The LDS Newsroom More…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elder M. Russell Ballard accepted the 2008 Distinguished Public Service Award from the Washington, DC chapter of the BYU Management Society in a gala dinner at the Georgetown University Conference Center on Saturday night. From Meridian Magazine More…

WASHINGTON — The news storm created by Mitt Romney's presidential bid was a plus for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. From The Salt Lake Tribune More…

Jenny Oaks Baker is one of America's most accomplished classical violinists. She began playing the violin at age four, and made her solo debut in 1983 when she was only eight years old. She received her Master of Music degree from the renowned Juilliard School in New York City and her bachelor's degree in violin [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday his agency has all the authority it needs to prevent Internet service providers from discriminating against Web surfers and that new legislation is unnecessary. From Breitbart More…

Alex Sharpe still loves the feeling she gets when singing LDS hymns. Sharpe, an Irish singer who's on a three-month tour of the United States with the group Celtic Woman, was 1 year old when her mother was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So Sharpe got her musical [...]

A new song produced as a free download on www.LDSTunesNow.com, serves as an excellent startup career model for emerging artists. It’s called When Thou Carries Me, written by Sara Lyn Baril, and sung by Jenn Ehlert. Both are residents of Raymond, Alberta, Canada. From Positive Music and Arts More…

Salt Lake audiences know Gerald Elias as the Utah Symphony's longtime associate concertmaster. But Saturday, he showed another side of his musical personality when he guest-conducted the Salt Lake Symphony in Libby Gardner Concert Hall. From Deseret News More…

NEW YORK – When the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles was seeking to finance the purchase of art works, it did what cultural institutions often do to raise money: It issued bonds. From Yahoo News More…

CLINTON — Starting today, fans of Katelyn Jolley, the Clinton girl who won CMT.com's "Music City Madness" contest in December, can see Jolley's performance on the country music Web site's online performance series. From Deseret News More…

It can't be easy to be an "American Idol" finalist. Attention from the legitimate media is hard enough to accept; gossip on the Internet rises to an entirely different level. From Deseret News More…

The objective of Earth Day is to inspire all of us to show greater appreciation for the environment and do what we can to help sustain it. From KSL More…