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News Articles: Music News

Tabla player Zakir Hussain (left) accompanies sarod player Ali Akbar Khan and his wife and collaborator Mary Khan.

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  • Music News

When The Giants Of Indian Classical Music Collided With Psychedelic San Francisco

The new live album That Which Colors the Mind, recorded in 1970 by Grateful Dead sound man Owsley Stanley, captures a riveting performance by Ali Akbar Khan, Zakir Hussain and Indranil Bhattacharya.

January 23, 2021
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  • Bilal Qureshi
Lady Gaga will perform the national anthem for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Jan. 20.

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  • Music

John Legend, Garth Brooks, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake And More To Perform

Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will co-headline the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday. The day features a variety of performances from other musical artists.

January 20, 2021
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  • LaTesha Harris
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  • Music News

12-Year-Old Trumpeter From Georgia Will Play In Virtual Inauguration Parade

For 100 straight days, Jason Zgonc played his trumpet outside Emory Decatur Hospital near Atlanta to cheer up exhausted health care workers, who were caring for COVID-19 patients.

January 20, 2021
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Steve Bannon leaves federal court on Aug. 20 after pleading not guilty to charges he defrauded donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall.

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  • Politics

Trump Pardons Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne In Final Clemency Flurry

Bannon and Lil Wayne were two of dozens of people granted clemency by Trump just hours before his terms comes to a close.

January 20, 2021
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  • Ryan Lucas and
  • Ayesha Rascoe
Phil Spector in the studio in an undated photo.

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  • Music

Phil Spector, Legendary Record Producer And Convicted Murderer, Has Died At 81

The famous — even infamous — producer, known for his "wall of sound," died Saturday. He produced records for The Ronettes, Ike and Tina Turner as well as The Beatles, among many others.

January 17, 2021
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  • Neda Ulaby
Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls, shown here performing in 2007, has died at the age of 69.

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  • Obituaries

Sylvain Sylvain, New York Dolls Guitarist, Dies At 69

Sylvain's rhythm guitar playing was the foundation for the raw, hard-driving sound of the New York Dolls, who presaged punk and new wave and influenced generations of musicians.

January 15, 2021
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  • Marissa Lorusso
Jennifer Lopez, as well as Lady Gaga, will perform at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden next week.

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  • Politics

Lady Gaga, J-Lo To Headline Biden Inauguration

The entertainers will be joined by a Georgia firefighter and a Jesuit priest at the Capitol ceremony.

January 14, 2021
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  • Brian Naylor
Clockwise from upper left: Debbie Allen, Garth Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, Joan Baez and Midori Goto.

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  • Performing Arts

After Missing Last Year, 2021 Kennedy Center Honors Are Announced

COVID cancelled the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2020. Today the Center announced that the show will go on in May 2021, honoring five extraordinary performers.

January 14, 2021
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  • Elizabeth Blair

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  • Arts & Life

'Artists, Weirdos, Hellriders And Homies:' Thrasher Magazine Turns 40

Thrasher magazine was founded 40 years ago in San Francisco to cover skateboarding. Over the next four decades, the black-and-white newsprint magazine grew into a full color cultural arbiter.

January 14, 2021
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  • Milton Guevara
Tim Shantz conducts Luminous Voices' first car concert on Oct. 4, 2020.

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  • Arts & Life

Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform

This car choir solution is one that accomplished baritone David Newman came up with so that ensembles could sing "together." The method uses microphones, a mixer, an FM transmitter and car radios.

January 11, 2021
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  • Nina Kravinsky
Baritone Will Liverman's upcoming album is devoted to Black composers past and present.

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  • Music News

NPR's Classical Music Editor Previews 2 Albums You'll Want To Hear

NPR's resident classical music specialist Tom Huizenga previews two of the albums he's looking forward to spending time with in 2021.

January 11, 2021
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  • Tom Huizenga
Singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman performs in Carhaix-Plouguer, France, in 2006.

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  • Music News

Tracy Chapman Wins Lawsuit Against Nicki Minaj

According to the suit, Minaj rerecorded the lyrics and vocal melody of Chapman's song "Baby Can I Hold You" without permission. Minaj will pay the singer-songwriter $450,000 in an order of judgment.

January 10, 2021
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Lil Nas X, the Grammy-winner behind "Old Town Road," has written and released his first children's book, <em>C Is for Country</em>.

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  • Music News

Lil Nas X Says Children Are His Core Audience Right Now, And That's OK

The Grammy-winning chart-topping rapper behind "Old Town Road," has just released C Is for Country, a children's book that's emblematic of his efforts to reach a younger audience.

January 06, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong
The 2021 Grammy Awards ceremony is being postponed, due to coronavirus concerns.

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  • Music News

2021 Grammy Awards Postponed Due To Coronavirus Concerns

As Los Angeles experiences a significant increase in new COVID-19 infections, the Recording Academy and CBS have decided to postpone the annual music awards until March 14.

January 05, 2021
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Justin Lansing (left) and Joe Mailander of the Okee Dokee Brothers have declined their 2021 Grammy Award nomination for best children's album. The duo won the honor in 2013 for their album <em>Can You Canoe?</em> and have amassed five total nominations.

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  • Music Interviews

3 Grammy Contenders Share Outrage At All-White Category, Decline Nominations

The Okee Dokee Brothers, Alastair Moock and Dog on Fleas — three of five acts nominated in the best children's album category — share their equity-based rationalizations for declining the ballot.

January 04, 2021
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  • Mandalit del Barco
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