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Remembering Miles Hoffman with a 'Musical Turkeys' commentary from 2004

Morning Edition remembers Classical Music Commentator Miles Hoffman by replaying one of his Thanksgiving commentaries. Hoffman died earlier this year of leukemia. He was 71.

November 23, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Taylor Swift fans wait for the doors of Nilton Santos Olympic stadium to open for her Eras Tour concert amid a heat wave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. A 23-year-old Taylor Swift fan died Friday night after suffering from cardiac arrest due to heat at the concert, according to a statement from the show's organizers in Brazil.

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  • Climate

A fan died of heat at a Taylor Swift concert. It's a rising risk with climate change

The concert in Rio de Janeiro took place during one of the worst heat waves ever in Brazil. The country is in the middle of a record-breaking six months of extreme weather.

November 21, 2023
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  • Alejandra Borunda
Colombian performer Shakira leaves court in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. The global pop star struck a deal with prosecutors as her trial on tax fraud charges was scheduled to begin.

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  • World

Shakira reaches a deal with Spanish prosecutors on the first day of tax fraud trial

After maintaining innocence for nearly five years, the pop star acknowledged failing to pay about $15.8 million in taxes. She will receive a suspended three-year sentence and a fine of $7.6 million.

November 20, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Billy Porter

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  • Music

'I've been trying to do this for over 30 years' — Billy Porter sings on his terms

Following star-making roles in Broadway's Kinky Boots and FX's Pose, Billy Porter has released an original album that plays out like mini-autobiographies: Black Mona Lisa.

November 20, 2023
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  • Phil Harrell
Street vendors sell bottled water to Taylor Swift fans amid a heat wave before her Eras Tour concert outside the Nilton Santos Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023.

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  • Music

Taylor Swift postpones Brazil show due to heat, day after fan dies during concert

Taylor Swift postponed an Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Saturday after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show, according to a message posted on the singer's Instagram.

November 20, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
According to a new federal lawsuit, Sean Combs is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking his former partner Casandra Ventura.

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  • Music News

Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs and singer Cassie settle abuse lawsuit

The development comes a day after Combs' former partner, the singer Cassie, filed the federal lawsuit in Manhattan alleging she was drugged, raped and forced to perform sexual acts.

November 18, 2023
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong and
  • Chloe Veltman
GPB  NPR

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  • Law

Lawsuit accuses Sean 'Diddy' Combs of trafficking, sexual assault and abuse

R&B Singer Cassie Ventura has filed a civil lawsuit against hip-hop mogul Sean Combs, alleging she suffered physical and sexual abuse for more than a decade.

November 17, 2023
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By:
  • Michel Martin and
  • Sidney Madden
GPB  NPR

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  • Music

Google's latest AI music tool creates tracks using famous singers' voice clones

Nine artists including T-Pain, Demi Lovato and Charlie Puth have granted Google permission to use their singing voices for the new tool, Dream Track.

November 17, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
GPB  NPR

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  • Music News

Shirt once worn by Prince is expected to sell at auction for thousands of dollars

While bidders might not find a raspberry beret from a secondhand store, there will be the white, ruffled silk shirt he wore at the 1985 American Music Awards performing "Purple Rain."

November 16, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Yo-Yo Ma, Pattie Gonia and Quinn Christopherson made the music video for "Won't Give Up" at Kenai Fjords National Park.

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  • Climate

This trio hopes 'Won't Give Up' will become an anthem for the climate movement

NPR Tiny Desk contest winner Quinn Christopherson, drag queen Pattie Gonia and world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma would like "Won't Give Up" to be sung at climate change rallies and in concert halls.

November 14, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
GPB  NPR

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  • Music News

A spot along the Chicago River has become a favorite for concertgoers

The venue is a circular, concrete pillar on the river — near a bridge. It became home to the "Secret River" concert series. The shows are the brain child of musician Ben Kinsinger.

November 13, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

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  • Music News

Cat Power put out a song-by-song re-creation of Bob Dylan's Royal Albert Hall concert

Music reviewer Will Hermes examines how singer/songwriter Cat Power re-created the legendary 1966 Bob Dylan concert during which the folk icon played an electric guitar and got jeered.

November 13, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
SZA, seen here at The Webby Awards, was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, including album, record and song of the year.

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  • Music News

2024 Grammy nominations led by SZA, Billie Eilish and Phoebe Bridgers

The R&B star led all artists with nine nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards. She'll compete with Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste in album, song and record of the year.

November 10, 2023
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Tracy Chapman became the first Black person to win Song of the Year at the 57th annual Country Music Awards in Nashville on Wednesday. Above, Chapman performs on NBC's "Today" show in 2005.

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  • Music

Tracy Chapman becomes the first Black person to win Song of the Year at the CMAs

Chapman won the award for her 1988 hit "Fast Car," which got renewed attention after singer Luke Combs released a cover of the song earlier this year.

November 10, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
The Beatles, pictured here in 1969, just released what's been billed as the band's final song.

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  • Music

The Beatles' 'Now and Then' is a wistful curiosity, 45 years in the making

The Beatles' final song could never live up to the body of work that precedes it. But it could never diminish it, either.

November 02, 2023
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  • Stephen Thompson
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