Busking is a street performance, defined as "the act or practice of entertaining by dancing, singing, juggling, etc., on the street or in a public place," according to Dictionary.com. Some musicians ...

NPR's A Martinez talks with Cary Baker, author of "Down on the Corner: Adventures in Busking and Street Music." JEWEL: (Singing) These foolish games are... MARTÍNEZ: B.B. King, Tracy Chapman, Ed ...

For centuries, street singing was considered the lowest form of a musical career. Street musicians—buskers—were looked on as glorified beggars. But cities that once outlawed busking have come to ...

Billy Strings and Sierra Ferrell, 2023 and 2024's Americana Honors & Awards-winning Artists of the Year, share a background as street-busking musicians who played for tens to hundreds of dollars daily ...

Subway performers have become the thing of New York City folklore. But as a result of many recent crackdowns and arrests around NYC, a lot of musicians are opting to audition for an affiliation with ...

From circus acts to street theatre and comedy, performers from 12 countries are converging on the city's streets for ten days ...

Busking in central London is "slowly becoming non-existent", a musician has said, amid a warning that the loss of established performance pitches is forcing some some to give up their careers and is ...