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News Articles: Music

Live Nation issued a statement saying the verdict "is not the last word on this matter."

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  • Music News

Artists respond to the Live Nation monopoly verdict

Artists and organizers NPR spoke with say they don't expect to see any immediate changes in the live music industry following the Live Nation decision — but they see this is a first step in the right direction.

April 18, 2026
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
D4vd arrives at Variety's Power of Young Hollywood on Aug. 8, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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  • Music News

Singer D4vd is arrested months after a teen's remains were found in his car

The 21-year-old Houston-born singer, whose real name is David Burke, had been under a secret investigation by an LA County grand jury after a 14-year-old girl's decomposed body was found in his car.

April 16, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
"I'm not really preaching to the musicians and the other artists," Martin says. "I do music for the person that's nine months late on their rent [and] ain't got no job but got two kids."

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  • Music Interviews

The transformation of Terrace Martin

After years spent as the go-to guy for a cross-pollinating L.A. music scene, the multi-hyphenate follows his spiritual mission inward for the sprawling series Love Is Louder Than The Algorithms.

April 16, 2026
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  • Rodney Carmichael
A federal jury found that Live Nation and Ticketmaster, which merged in 2010, have been stifling competition and overcharging consumers when it comes to live events.

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  • National

A jury declared Live Nation a monopoly. But ticket prices won't drop just yet

D.C. and 33 states now have to argue in favor of specific remedies and fines, which could be paused if Live Nation appeals. Experts say the long-term impact on ticket prices isn't clear either.

April 16, 2026
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  • Rachel Treisman
Live Nation, which owns the ticketing company Ticketmaster and owns or operates hundreds of venues, was accused in the antitrust lawsuit of unfairly wielding its power over the live music industry.

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  • Music

Jury finds that Live Nation acted as a monopoly and overcharged ticket buyers

An antitrust suit alleged that the company unfairly controlled too much of the live music industry at the expense of venues, artists and fans. The decision could reshape the industry.

April 16, 2026
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti performs at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan, in 1986. In the past year, the late musician has received two historic honors: the first African artist to receive a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and to be named for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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  • Global Health

Fela Kuti is the first African artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

In December, the late Nigerian superstar became the first African musician to get a Grammy lifetime achievement award. Now he's making history as well at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

April 15, 2026
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  • Ian Brennan
From right, Rolling Stones touring keyboardist Chuck Leavell, violinist Robert McDuffie, former R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills, drummer Patrick Ferguson and guitarist William Tonks, in 2019, rehearsing "A Night Of Georgia Music" in the Macon home of the Mercer University string conservatory that bears McDuffie's name.

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  • Music

Georgia lawmakers pass bill to create Georgia Music Office to promote local music

Georgia lawmakers gave advocates for the state’s music industry one of their high-priority wishes in this year’s General Assembly. 

April 14, 2026
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  • Orlando Montoya
Phil Collins, who is already in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the prog rock group Genesis, had a string of hits in the 1980s that turned him into one of the most successful acts of the decade. This fall, he will be inducted into the Rock Hall for his solo career.

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  • Music

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2026 includes Phil Collins, Oasis and Sade

The Rock Hall's inductees will include eight acts who have all been eligible for at least a decade. In its "musical influence" category, the hall nods to Latin and African pop for the first time.

April 14, 2026
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman (left), SZA and Kendrick Lamar

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  • Music

Why your favorite artists keep pairing up for co-headlining tours

From SZA and Kendrick Lamar, to MJ Lenderman and Waxahatchee, there's been an uptick in recent years of prominent artists joining forces for a co-headlining tour.

April 12, 2026
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
A portrait of singer Asha Bhosle, taken in Sydney, Australia in 2007.

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  • Obituaries

Asha Bhosle, the voice of Bollywood, has died aged 92

The Bollywood legend was one of the world's most recorded artists — who, by her own reckoning, made more than 12,000 songs.

April 12, 2026
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
The headliners for the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival are Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G. But with more than 130 other acts, almost all of them streaming live, the festival offers many different experiences.

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  • Music

Coachella 2026: A hand-picked guide to the best of the fest

With well over 100 acts on eight stages, almost all of them streaming live, Coachella can be overwhelming. Here's a day-by-day guide to the can't-miss music at the season's biggest musical gathering.

April 10, 2026
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  • Dora Levite,
  • Sheldon Pearce,
  • and 1 more
FILE - Hip hop DJ pioneer Afrika Bambaataa speaks at a news conference in New York on Feb. 28, 2006.

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  • Music

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer.

April 10, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
BTS's album <em>Arirang</em> has now posted the longest run at No. 1 of any album in the boy band's career.

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  • Music

BTS stays at No. 1 on the charts — and thwarts Ye in the process

This week, no album can unseat last week's champion: BTS's Arirang, which holds on to the top spot thanks to another flood of sales.

April 09, 2026
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  • Stephen Thompson

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  • Book Reviews

'After the Flood' argues Bob Dylan's late career is just as potent as his early years

Much of our image of Dylan derives from his early protest music, but Robert Polito's book makes the argument that the most recent 30 years of Dylan's career have been just as creative as the first 30.

April 09, 2026
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  • Ken Tucker
MIKE (second from left) and Earl Sweatshirt (third from left) with the members of Surf Gang, the New York-based collective who produced the rappers' new double album, <em>Pompeii // Utility</em>.

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  • Music

Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE put a ring on indie rap's favorite friendship

A much-hyped double album finds the two reveling in a mutual influence that has bloomed for a decade, shaping a scene in the process.

April 09, 2026
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By:
  • Sheldon Pearce
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