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News Articles: Music News

The king of R&B? It depends who you ask.

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  • Music

Usher will soon have Super Bowl halftime validation. But can he top Rihanna?

In the immortalized-by-meme words of Usher: Watch this.

September 26, 2023
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  • Mallory Yu
Cellist Katie Tertell (front right) performs at the <a href="https://www.appalachianchamber.org/">Appalachian Chamber Music Festival</a>, which featured what's believed to be the U.S. premiere of Cassadó's String Quartet No. 1 this year.

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  • Music Features

American cellist hunts for Gaspar Cassadó's nearly lost treasures

American cellist Katie Tertell is seeking to recover from Japan forgotten manuscripts by Spanish composer Gaspar Cassadó.

September 25, 2023
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  • Olivia Hampton
Usher performs at the 51st annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in New York.

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  • Music

Usher will headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas

"It's an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list," the music megastar said of his appearance at the Feb. 11, 2024 game.

September 24, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Taylor Swift on the first night of her Eras tour, pictured earlier this year. The artist has often encouraged her fans to register to vote.

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  • Politics

A Taylor Swift Instagram post helped drive a surge in voter registration

More than 35,000 new voters registered at Vote.org after the singer posted a link on her Instagram Stories. "I've heard you raise your voices, and I know how powerful they are," Swift wrote.

September 22, 2023
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  • Becky Sullivan
Jon Hetherington, 34, from Oregon, originally planned to attend the Seattle show of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour, but couldn't fly because his wheelchair exceeded the plane's cargo dimensions. He posted about the saga on TikTok and a representative for Beyoncé arranged for him to attend her Dallas show.

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  • Arts & Life

A Beyoncé fan couldn't fly to a show due to his wheelchair size, so he told TikTok

Jon Hetherington, 34, couldn't fly to Seattle to see Beyoncé on her Renaissance World Tour because his wheelchair was too tall. However, he was invited to see her Dallas show.

September 22, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
The Consumer Product Safety Commission's new album features some of its iconic mascots on the cover and seven safety-focused tracks.

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  • Music News

A federal agency wants to give safety tips to young adults. So it's dropping an album

The Consumer Product Safety Commission's album addresses the most common hazards among those 13-24, through a variety of genres. It's called We're Safety Now Haven't We, and you'll want to hear it.

September 20, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera poses at the 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas in 2021. Barrera has earned another 13 Latin Grammy nominations in 2023.

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  • Music

Hitmaker Edgar Barrera leads the 2023 Latin Grammy nominations

The Mexican American songwriter and producer earned nearly twice as many nods as his closest competitors, which include three of his collaborators: Colombian artists Camilo, Karol G and Shakira.

September 20, 2023
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
GPB  NPR

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  • Music

Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner under fire for comments on female, Black rockers

The notable music journalist has been removed from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, the organization announced.

September 19, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Mitski says love ties together the narratives on her new album. "Sometimes the love is not good for you, and sometimes it's a respite from a dark situation."

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  • Music Interviews

Mitski's 'most American' album is 'united by love'

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mitski about her new album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.

September 19, 2023
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  • Taylor Haney and
  • Leila Fadel
The saxophonist Charles Gayle would often perform in clown makeup as Streets, a character who served not only as social commentary but also as a reflection on "things that are in your heart."

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  • Obituaries

Charles Gayle, the fierce saxophonist who created his own path, has died at 84

In his horn, subway cars rumbled, buses hissed, traffic screeched and sirens howled. Homeless for more than a decade, Gayle was forever in conversation with the streets of New York.

September 08, 2023
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  • Lars Gotrich
Bruce Springsteen cited symptoms of peptic ulcer disease in taking a break from his international tour. The singer, who says he'll make up the concert dates, is seen here performing in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July.

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  • Music News

Bruce Springsteen cancels a slate of concerts, citing peptic ulcer disease

For decades, conventional wisdom held that peptic ulcers were caused by stress and unhealthy eating habits. But the vast majority are caused by bacteria.

September 07, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
GPB  NPR

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  • Music News

Laufey's new album of love songs is called 'Bewitched'

NPR's A Martinez speaks with singer Laufey about making jazz more accessible to younger generations. She has a new album called Bewitched.

September 07, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

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  • Music

The Rolling Stones announce 'Hackney Diamonds,' their first album in 18 years

The rock 'n' roll band last released an album of original music in 2005, with A Bigger Bang. Hackney Diamonds will be their 24th album and their first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts.

September 07, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth seen at KAABOO 2017 at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in San Diego, Calif.

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  • Obituaries

Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of Smash Mouth, has died at 56

The singer of such hits as "Walking on the Sun" and "All Star" died of acute liver failure in his home in Boise, Idaho.

September 05, 2023
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  • Jackie Northam
Musician Jimmy Buffett performs onstage at Jimmy Buffett & Friends: Live from the Gulf Coast, a concert presented by CMT at on the beach on July 11, 2010 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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  • Music News

Jimmy Buffett died of a rare skin cancer

Merkel cell carcinoma has a high risk of recurring and metastasizing, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. About 3,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.

September 05, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
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