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News Articles: Music News

<em>Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song </em>premieres tonight on PBS.

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  • Music

Watch Joni Mitchell perform 'Summertime' at Gershwin Prize concert

James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox and Angélique Kidjo are among the artists performing on Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, airing on PBS this evening.

March 31, 2023
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
Prakazrel "Pras" Michel, left, a member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, accompanied by defense lawyer David Kenner, right, arrives at federal court for his trial on March 30.

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  • Law

Prosecutors say Pras Michel broke the law 'to get paid'

Prosecutors said musician Pras Michel collected exorbitant sums of money from a billioniare desperate to win access to two separate U.S. presidents.

March 31, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson

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  • Music News

Kate Davis searches for home on her new album 'Fish Bowl'

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Kate Davis about her new album Fish Bowl, which is told from the perspective of a dimension-hopping protagonist named FiBo.

March 30, 2023
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By:
  • Leila Fadel,
  • Milton Guevara,
  • and 1 more
Fall Out Boy have released their first album in five years.

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  • Music

Fall Out Boy on returning to the basics and making the 'darkest party song'

Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the bands' familiar sound and style of writing. Two of the group's band members detail the journey they took to this moment.

March 29, 2023
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By:
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse
6Lack performs at #YouTubeBlackFanFest at Morehouse College on October 21, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. He joined Morning Edition to talk about his newest album, <em>Since I Have a Lover.</em>

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  • Music News

6LACK is in a happier place. He wants to show his fans how to get there too

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Grammy-nominated artist 6LACK about his newest album: Since I Have a Lover.

March 29, 2023
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By:
  • Ziad Buchh
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Wisconsin school bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet from class concert

Administrators at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha stopped a class from performing a Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song "could be perceived as controversial."

March 29, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Musician Pras Michel in a 2015 portrait taken in Los Angeles.

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  • Law

Pras Michel stands trial in Washington, D.C., for conspiracy and other charges

Hip-hop musician Pras Michel of Fugees faces criminal trial in Washington, D.C., for allegedly conspiring to violate election law and influence American policymakers on behalf of China.

March 27, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson and
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Afroman, pictured performing in 2018, made music videos featuring home video footage of a police raid of his house last year. Now some of the officers are suing him, and he plans to countersue.

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  • Music News

Afroman put home footage of a police raid in music videos. Now the cops are suing him

A police search of the rapper's Ohio home didn't lead to charges, but spawned music videos, merchandise, theft accusations and an invasion of privacy lawsuit. Afroman tells NPR he plans to countersue.

March 24, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Beethoven is considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.

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  • Science

Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Daniel

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  • Music Features

After allegations against Win Butler, an existential crisis lingers for Montréal

Ever since frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct by several people in 2022, Arcade Fire's hometown scene has struggled with how to respond.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • Yara El-Soueidi
Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins, an original member of the influential musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic, has died. He was 81.

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  • Obituaries

Parliament-Funkadelic singer Clarence 'Fuzzy' Haskins dies at 81

The influential vocalist played a key role in shaping the funk and R&B sound of the 1970s.

March 20, 2023
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
Fito Olivares performs during the Cinco de Mayo celebration held at Rosedale Park on May 5, 2002 in San Antonio, Texas. Olivares, known for songs that were wedding and quinceañera mainstays including the hit "Juana La Cubana," died Friday. He was 75.

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  • Obituaries

Tejano musician Fito Olivares dies at 75

The noted saxophonist, known for songs that were wedding and quinceañera mainstays including the hit "Juana La Cubana," died in Houston. He started playing professionally in his teens.

March 18, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Robert Smith of The Cure performs in Glastonbury, England, in 2019. This week, he shared his frustrations with Ticketmaster, and announced Thursday that the company would lower fees and offer partial refunds to The Cure's ticket purchasers.

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  • Music News

Robert Smith of The Cure convinces Ticketmaster to give partial refunds, lower fees

The announcement came a day after Smith shared his frustrations with Ticketmaster, saying he was "sickened" by the company's fees. Fans who bought Cure tickets will get a $5-$10 refund.

March 18, 2023
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By:
  • Kaitlyn Radde
GPB  NPR

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  • Music News

Bands at SXSW are calling for better pay

Bands that play South By Southwest in Austin get paid $250 while organizers make profits. Musicians are speaking out about needing more money as exposure at the festival is no longer as lucrative.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Andrew Weber
GPB  NPR

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  • Music News

Jim Gordon, a famed session drummer who was convicted of killing his mother, dies

Jim Gordon, the famed session drummer who backed Eric Clapton and The Beach Boys before being diagnosed with schizophrenia and going to prison for killing his mother, has died. He was 77.

March 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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