How beloved is Randy Newman by his peers? When noted journalist, longtime L.A. Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn wrote his new biography, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country, on Newman ...

An all-star lineup of musicians opened the 2025 Grammys with a rendition of Randy Newman’s classic tune “I Love L.A.” The ...

As a boy growing up in Beverly Hills, Calif., Randy Newman received an upright piano for his fifth birthday. It was also ...

Two Academy Awards, six Grammys, 200,000 (by his own, admittedly shaky, estimation) devoted fans, Randy Newman thoroughly deserves the title of musical legend. Combining biting wit with his own ...

The L.A. band Dawes, whose members were seriously impacted by the Eaton fire, on what it meant to perform Newman's early-'80s ...

The telecast began with a powerful opening performance of Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." by Dawes - whose members were directly affected by the Eaton fire - backed by John Legend, Brad Paisley ...

And to cap it off? Dawes opened Sunday night’s Grammy Awards ceremony with a rowdy rendition of Randy Newman’s classic “I Love L.A.” that featured Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley, John Legend ...