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News Articles: Music

Fans with a photo of Selena during a ceremony honoring her in 2017. Over the decades since her death, Selena's legacy has become even more profound than writer Deborah Paredez ever anticipated.

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  • Music Features

Selena At 50: Preserving And Protecting A Precious Legacy

This week marks what would have been the 50th birthday of Selena, who died in 1995. Now, she's experiencing a remarkable revival. But has she ever really been that far from our thoughts or playlists?

April 16, 2021
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  • Deborah Paredez

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  • Music Features

I Grew Up Afraid. Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Is The Lesson I Needed

For all the fuss around the viral hit "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," its true message is a tender one: Hell hath no fury like what young queer people go through every day.

April 14, 2021
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By:
  • Ashon Crawley
Joshua Schultz, a Nashville-based tour lighting designer who was already in recovery from a painkiller addiction at the time the pandemic began, shares his struggles with mental health.

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  • Music Features

Mental Health Takes Center Stage As Pandemic Devastates Nashville's Live Music Scene

WPLN News reports on surmounting mental health concerns in Nashville's live music community.

April 14, 2021
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By:
  • Blake Farmer
Ishibashi was born to post-war immigrants from Japan, which, albeit slowly, the artist has conceptually embraced more in his music.

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  • Music Interviews

On 'For Every Voice That Never Sang,' Kishi Bashi Is Confident For A Changing World

Kishi Bashi reflects on the Asian American experience and the pain of pursuing acceptance in his Morning Edition Song Project entry, "For Every Voice That Never Sang."

April 14, 2021
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  • Rachel Martin,
  • Taylor Haney,
  • and 1 more

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  • Obituaries

Sonny Simmons, Fiercely Independent Alto Saxophonist, Dies At 87

The musician spent a decade homeless in San Francisco before making records, but left a much longer legacy by bringing his knowledge of bebop and blues, and an innate soulfulness into jazz music.

April 14, 2021
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  • Martin Johnson
Laurie Anderson, an artist and performer whose work spans disciplines, channels her emotional past into transformative art.

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  • Music Features

Catching Up With Laurie Anderson, An Artist Always Ahead Of Her Time

The versatile, eclectic multimedia artist and musician Laurie Anderson has taken stock of her life's work, pursuing reissues and retrospectives while always forging ahead.

April 14, 2021
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  • Allyson McCabe
Aaron Lee Tasjan

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  • Music

Aaron Lee Tasjan's New Album Touches On Health, Being Alone, And Money

Though these songs may sound like they were inspired by the pandemic, Aaron Lee Tasjan's had an anxious mind since before the lockdown.

April 13, 2021
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By:
  • Raina Douris and
  • John Myers
Taylor Swift, onstage during the Fearless Tour at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 27, 2009 in New York. Swift released a re-recorded version of her 2008 album <em>Fearless </em>on April 9, 2021.

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  • Music Features

The Rhymes And Reasons Behind Re-Recording Your Own Classics

Taylor Swift is far from the first to revisit her old catalog for reasons of business as much as art – but even if it's often a managerial decision, the process can't help but be heartfelt.

April 12, 2021
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  • Annie Zaleski

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  • Music

Still 'Fearless': Re-Recording The Past On Taylor's Version

On the re-recorded Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift – and her fans – reconnect with the past; we asked writers and musicians to share how they hear these songs now.

April 12, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Rhiannon Giddens recorded her new album, <em>They're Calling Me Home, </em>with her collaborator Francesco Turrisi, in quarantine in Ireland during 2020.

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  • Music Interviews

Rhiannon Giddens On The Many Meanings of 'Home'

While Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi made her new album in their new home of Ireland during 2020, they felt called by the places that had given them life and drawn to the mysteries of death.

April 12, 2021
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  • Bob Boilen
Sharon Van Etten.

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  • Music News

Sharon Van Etten Will Join NPR Music's Listening Party For 'Epic Ten'

NPR Music will host an online listening party for the anniversary of Sharon Van Etten's breakthrough album, featuring a live conversation with Van Etten herself along with Shamir.

April 12, 2021
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  • Lars Gotrich
In <em>Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice, 1967-1975</em>, Thompson looks back on difficult memories that turned into familiar songs.

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  • Music

In 'Beeswing,' Richard Thompson Revisits A Big Life Just Shy Of The Mainstream

Richard Thompson, a British musician who somehow avoided pop stardom throughout his career, has just written about his early days in a new memoir called Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice.

April 11, 2021
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  • Peter Breslow
Live music venues such as The Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles were among the first businesses to close during the pandemic. The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant was supposed to be a lifeline for owners.

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  • Arts & Life

Help Was On The Way For Shuttered Venues. Then The Website Crashed

The Small Business Administration launched an application portal for its $16 billion relief program for shuttered venues yesterday, but technical problems prompted deactivation for repair.

April 10, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong

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  • Music Interviews

A Melting Pot Of Traditions: Regina Carter Talks With Lara Downes

The genre-disrupting violinist talks about the problem with labeling music and the importance of being a role model for young women.

April 10, 2021
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By:
  • Lara Downes
DMX performs at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in 2001 in Miami Beach, Fla. The rapper died Friday at age 50.

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  • Obituaries

Rapper And Actor DMX Dead At 50

The rapper died Friday at White Plains, N.Y., Hospital after being on life support.

April 09, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong
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