Recording at an almost impossible pace, Gucci Mane reinvented himself in 2009 as the ultimate mixtape rapper, releasing more than a half dozen mixtapes that year, including several essential ones that made a case for him as one of the most inventive lyricists of his time. When the quality of his output began to dip in the following years, it didn’t seem so much like a decline as an inevitability...

R&B singer Miguel put out one of the most exciting soul albums of the year with his Kaleidoscope Dream, but Milwaukee will have to wait at least a while longer to see him live: His planned concert with Trey Songz and Elle Varner at the Milwaukee Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 2 has been canceled "due to technical circumstances beyond our control," according to the venue's website. Speculate away as t...

Sorry, Shelby Lynn fans: Lynn canceled her planned concert tonight at the Turner Hall Ballroom. So far no make-up date has been scheduled.