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Shane MacGowan live onstage in 1988, courtesy of the documentary film <em>Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan</em>.

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Shane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65

Shane MacGowan was a famously hard-drinking but brilliant musician who shot to fame in the 1980s with the folk punk band The Pogues.

November 30, 2023
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  • Neda Ulaby
For Beyoncé's Renaissance tour Es Devlin designed a spherical portal — a 50-foot wide aperture — from which the star, her dancers and musicians could emerge and withdraw between songs.

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  • Arts & Life

When stars are on stage, this designer makes it personal for each fan in the stadium

Es Devlin says that stadiums are designed for competition and combat. So her job, whether she's designing for Beyoncé, Super Bowl Halftime, or The Olympics, is to achieve intimacy on a massive scale.

November 30, 2023
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  • Bilal Qureshi
Members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus conducted by Director of Choruses, Norman Mackenzie at the service honoring Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta on Nov. 28, 2023..

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  • News

'Music was so important': Rosalynn Carter honored at song-filled celebration of life in Atlanta

Tuesday's service celebrated the former first lady's accomplishments and humanity with songs, scripture and poetry. Members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus and country stars Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks performed some of Mrs. Carter's favorite compositions.

November 29, 2023
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Jon Batiste unveiled his first symphonic composition, <em><a href="https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2022/09/22/Jon-Batiste-0800PM">American Symphony</a></em>, at New York's Carnegie Hall on September 22, 2022. An eponymous documentary by Matthew Heineman follows his life with his wife.

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Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad share journey of 'two extremes' in American Symphony

The same day musician Jon Batiste got 11 Grammy nominations, his partner, writer Suleika Jaouad, began chemotherapy. The new documentary American Symphony recounts their journey.

November 29, 2023
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  • Olivia Hampton and
  • Claire Murashima
In this Dec. 4, 2008 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs during the 85th annual Christmas tree lighting at the New York Stock Exchange in New York.

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  • Arts & Life

A judge awards Aretha Franklin's properties to her sons, citing a handwritten will

The decision Monday came four months after a Detroit-area jury said the document was a valid will under Michigan law, despite scribbles and many hard-to-read passages.

November 29, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs temporarily steps aside as chairman of Revolt TV network

Combs temporarily stepped down as chairman of the TV network he co-founded in 2013, a spokesperson for the record executive confirmed. The move follows lawsuits against Combs alleging sexual abuse.

November 29, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
John Cale says hip-hop is the avant-garde of today.

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John Cale, ever restless, keeps moving out of his comfort zone

With a legendary musical career that spans decades, John Cale is still restlessly creating and collaborating on new music.

November 28, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
A scene from <em>Florencia en el Amazonas. </em>

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  • Arts & Life

Finding a place at the Met, this opera sings in a language of its own

Florencia gives star Ailyn Pérez a rare chance to sing in Spanish. As the bilingual daughter of Mexican immigrants, she learned early on that language had the power to shape her experience and voice.

November 27, 2023
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  • Luis Trelles
Tomorrow X Together perform for Tiny Desk Korea.

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Tomorrow X Together: Tiny Desk Concert

The standout group of K-pop's fourth generation is in their element in this Tiny Desk Korea performance.

November 27, 2023
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  • Sheldon Pearce
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of sexual abuse by two more women

Two more women have come forward to accuse Combs of sexual abuse, a week after the music mogul settled a separate lawsuit with the singer Cassie that contained allegations of rape and physical abuse.

November 27, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Taylor Swift reacts during a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 22.

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  • Pop Culture

A Thanksgiving guest's guide to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Don't be the only one at the table who's behind on the season's hottest romance plot.

November 25, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Micky Dolenz and Michael Stipe joke inside inside Wuxtry Records on Nov. 3, 2023. Dolenz was in town to promote is new EP, Micky Dolenz Sings R.E.M.

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  • Music Interviews

Micky Dolenz reflects on 'wonderful' Georgia visit and storied career in music, television and film

Earlier this month, The Monkees' Micky Dolenz visited Athens, Ga., where members of R.E.M., mayor Kelly Girtz and the town itself gave him an enthusiastic reception. Hundreds of fans gathered outside historic Wuxtry Records on Nov. 3, 2023 for selfies and signed copies of Dolenz Sings R.E.M.. Now back in Los Angeles, Dolenz is reflecting on how this 'Georgia moment' fits into his storied career as a Monkee, musician, director and producer.

November 22, 2023
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Members of the Bengaluru Solidarity Group in Support of the Bhopal Struggle take part in a candlelight vigil to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster in Bangalore on December 2, 2014.

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  • Global Health

The world's worst industrial disaster harmed people even before they were born

The 1984 gas leak in Bhopal, India, killed thousands. New research finds babies born to mothers who were pregnant at the time have suffered long-term impacts worse than those directly exposed.

November 22, 2023
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  • Rhitu Chatterjee
William Prince performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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  • Concerts

William Prince: Tiny Desk Concert

The singer-songwriter performs songs that swoon at the wonders of love, but also deep partnership.

November 22, 2023
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  • Lars Gotrich
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein and and Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre in <em>Maestro.</em>

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  • Arts & Life

'Maestro' chronicles the brilliant Bernstein — and his disorderly conduct

Actors Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan give warm, deeply sympathetic performances as wide-ranging musician Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre Cohn, in a biopic directed by Cooper.

November 22, 2023
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
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