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News Articles: Music News

A portrait of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith (left) in 1981 and 16 silk-screened images Andy Warhol later created using the photo as a reference.

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  • Arts & Life

Supreme Court sides against Andy Warhol Foundation in copyright infringement case

In its 7-2 ruling Thursday, the Supreme Court said the late artist infringed on a photographer's copyright when he created a series of works based on an image of the pop star Prince.

May 19, 2023
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
And the winner is...

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  • Music

Announcing the winner of the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest

Nearly 6,000 independent artists submitted to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Meet the Utah band that rose to the top.

May 16, 2023
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By:
  • Bobby Carter
Loreen of Sweden performs during the Grand Final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, on Saturday.

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  • Television

Loreen of Sweden wins the Eurovision Song Contest

The Swedish singer belted her way to her second Eurovision win with the pop ballad "Tattoo."

May 13, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Inmate/students practice blues harmonica during a classroom session of the Blues Tradition in American Literature course inside Parchman Prison in Mississippi.

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  • National

The blues returns to Mississippi's Parchman Prison Farm

Mississippi's Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates education - including the blues.

May 13, 2023
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By:
  • John Burnett
GPB  NPR

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  • Obituaries

Brazil's Queen of Rock, Rita Lee, has died

Rita Lee, the Brazilian singer, musician and composer, has died at 75.

May 12, 2023
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
GPB  NPR

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  • Music News

Rapper and TV host Dee Barnes looks back on 50 years of hip-hop

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Dee Barnes, who chronicled the rise of hip-hop in the 1990s on the influential TV show Pump It Up!

May 12, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Andrii Hutsuliak (L) and Jeffrey Kenny (R) pose for a portrait in Ukraine's Central Kyiv Railway Station on April 28.

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  • Music Interviews

This duo rehearsed between air raid alarms. Now they're repping Ukraine at Eurovision

Dozens of countries will compete in the Eurovision grand final on Saturday. Electronic duo Tvorchi is representing Ukraine, which won last year. They spoke to NPR about their journey to Liverpool.

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
MTV news correspondent Sway Calloway and Hillary Clinton speak to Iraq War veterans during a taping of MTV's "Choose or Lose" on March 18, 2008 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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  • Pop Culture

After nearly four decades, MTV News is no more

Mr. President, the world is dying to know. Is it boxers or briefs?

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Lainey Wilson performs "Grease" at the 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.

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  • Music News

Lainey Wilson and Chris Stapleton triumph at Academy of Country Music Awards

Lainey Wilson won album of the year for Bell Bottom Country and Chris Stapleton was named entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

May 12, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A sign advertises Yeezy shoes made by Adidas at a store in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022. After cutting ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, Adidas now plans to sell its stock of unsold Yeezy shoes and donate the proceeds to charity.

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  • Business

Adidas finally has a plan for its stockpile of Yeezy shoes

One of the options Adidas considered was to destroy the Ye-designed shoes, but the company ultimately decided against it, the CEO said. Instead it will sell them and donate the proceeds to charity.

May 11, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
GPB  NPR

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  • Music

Members of the band Sum 41 say they are breaking up after 27 years together

Sum 41 is behind 2000s hits such as "Fat Lip" and "In Too Deep." The band said it will finish a U.S. and international tour and release an album before officially disbanding.

May 09, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Grace Bumbry, in a 1963 portrait.

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  • Obituaries

Trailblazing opera star Grace Bumbry dies at age 86

The celebrated singer, who led an illustrious, jet-setting career, broke the color barrier as the first Black artist to perform at Germany's Bayreuth Festival.

May 09, 2023
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By:
  • Brandon Gates
Voyager's Daniel Estrin rehearses "Promise" for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

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  • Music Interviews

Rooting for a Eurovision singer of the same name

NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with Daniel Estrin, lead singer of the band representing Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest, and Daniel Estrin, lead guitarist of the Grammy-nominated band Hoobastank.

May 08, 2023
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
Drummer Dave Lombardo shows off just a few of the instruments he played on his debut solo album <em>Rites of Percussion</em>.

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  • Music

From Slayer to Tito Puente, drummer Dave Lombardo changes tempo

Dave Lombardo of Slayer breaks out gongs, timbales, djembes, congas and cajóns (plus anything else he can bang on) for the album Rites of Percussion.

May 05, 2023
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By:
  • Phil Harrell and
  • A Martínez
Recording artist Ed Sheeran prepares to speak to the media outside New York Federal Court after wining his copyright infringement trial on Thursday in New York. A

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  • Music News

Jury finds that Ed Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic 'Let's Get It On'

A federal jury in New York concluded Thursday that the British singer didn't steal key components of Marvin Gaye's 1970s classic "Let's Get It On" when he created his hit song "Thinking Out Loud."

May 04, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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