Composer and singer Randy Newman at his home in the Pacific Palisades, Calif., on July 18. His new album “Dark Matter” arrives Aug. 4. ... And with the arrangements, ...

AT A TIME when Newman’s work feels more relevant than ever, he’s largely been absent. His most recent album came out in 2017, his last score in 2019, and since the Covid-19 pandemic he’s ...

From 'Toy Story' to 'Monsters Inc' and beyond, Randy Newman has been responsible for some of Disney's best songs.

Randy Newman returned to late-night television with a performance of his 1972 song “Political Science” on Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney.. The legendary singer-songwriter also played a ...

Randy Newman talks about rethinking some of his best-known songs for his newest "Songbook" album, ... “Add a complicated arrangement, which is what I do, ...

Randy Newman is a songwriter who has never been afraid to write from the perspective of those who are hard to admire and even harder to trust. This kind of protagonist is the one doing the lovey ...

Randy Newman’s scathing satire of America is his life’s work – and never more relevant than now. ... won him his seventh Grammy for Best Arrangement, Instrumentals and Vocals.

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

Randy Newman returned to late-night television with a performance of his 1972 song "Political Science" on 'Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney.' ...

In 1974, Randy Newman opened his album “Good Old Boys” with “Rednecks,” a song about American racism so honest and shocking — not least because Newman brandishes the N-word in the voice ...

As a boy growing up in Beverly Hills, Calif., Randy Newman received an upright piano for his fifth birthday. It was also around this time that his life started to slide sideways. He suffered from ...

Randy Newman is the subject of a new biography, 'A Few Words in Defense of Our Country,' from longtime Los Angeles Times music critic Robert Hilburn.