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Ramsey Lewis, seen here performing at the Ontario Jazz Festival in 1981, died Monday at his home in Chicago.

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Ramsey Lewis, the pop chart's favorite jazz pianist, dies at 87

The Grammy-winning Chicago pianist, composer and radio host died peacefully in his home on Monday morning.

September 12, 2022
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  • Gene Seymour
Pianist and conductor Lars Vogt has died at age 51. He had cancer.

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Renowned classical pianist and conductor Lars Vogt has died at 51

Vogt died "surrounded by his family after a battle with cancer," according to a statement from his representatives.

September 06, 2022
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic (from left) Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain pose after receiving the award for best alternative video for "In Bloom" at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 2, 1993, in Universal City, Calif.

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A lawsuit over Nirvana's 'Nevermind' naked baby album cover is dismissed (again)

Spencer Elden accuses the band of profiting from "the lascivious nature of his image" in the photo taken when he was a baby. Now 31, he is appealing the judge's dismissal.

September 06, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
Musician Taylor Hawkins attends the Open Road's premiere of "Studio 666" in February. Hawkins died in March at the age of 50.

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Foo Fighters perform an emotional tribute concert for drummer Taylor Hawkins

The rock group played the first of two tribute concerts for their late drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died in March at the age of 50.

September 06, 2022
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  • Juliana Kim
Scott Kelly (left) performs at the High Voltage Festival with the metal band Neurosis in 2011.

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Neurosis' Scott Kelly admits to abusing wife and children

The metal musician posts of the "emotional, financial, verbal and physical abuse of my wife and younger children," prompting Neurosis' remaining members to reveal they parted ways in 2019.

August 29, 2022
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  • Lars Gotrich

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New Selena album 'Moonchild Mixes' sparks voice-aging debate

Some fans of the late singer have taken to social media to denounce the use of digital technology to make her sound older.

August 27, 2022
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  • Chloe Veltman
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The autopsy for Naomi Judd confirms details of her death that her family released

Judd died the day before she and Wynonna were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

August 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Britney Spears collaborated with Elton John on her first new song since her conservatorship ended.

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She's back! Britney Spears releases her first song since her conservatorship ended

Spears collaborated with Elton John on the club-ready single "Hold Me Closer."

August 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Joey DeFrancesco performs at the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis in 2021.

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Joey DeFrancesco, driving force on the Hammond organ, dies at 51

DeFrancesco played in Miles Davis's band as a teenager, brought the sound of the Hammond B-3 organ roaring back to the jazz mainstream in the 1990s and remained the instrument's most visible champion.

August 26, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
Creed Taylor sits for an interview, set to be included in a forthcoming documentary on the producer's life.

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Creed Taylor, legendary producer who guided and expanded jazz, dead at 93

Beginning in the early '50s, Taylor treated his projects and artists with lush care and extensive support, eventually creating a Grammy-winning, cross-genre artistic hub with his label, CTI.

August 25, 2022
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  • James Gavin
This image provided by A2H Engineers, Architects, Planners on Aug. 18, 2022, shows digital rendering of the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame in Marks, Miss.

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Why the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is headed to this small Mississippi Delta town

Marks, Mississippi, is where Martin Luther King Jr. chose in 1968 as the starting point for his Poor People's Campaign, which demanded economic justice for poor Americans of all backgrounds.

August 24, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
jaimie branch, who died on Monday, August 22 at 39, performs with her group FLY or DIE in New York in 2020.

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Lauded trumpeter and composer jaimie branch dies at 39

A rising star in the world of improvised music with her group FLY or DIE, branch died on Monday at her home in Brooklyn, N.Y.

August 24, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
Musician Kid Cudi recently revealed he had a stroke in 2016. The artist said it took weeks to recover from slowed speech and movements.

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Kid Cudi says he had a stroke at 32. Hailey Bieber was 25. How common are they?

Strokes in adults under 45 are on the rise. Now artist Kid Cudi — long considered an ambassador for mental health issues — and model Hailey Bieber have opened up about their experiences.

August 22, 2022
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  • Vanessa Romo
Opera star Plácido Domingo, performing at a concert in Marbella, Spain on July 11.

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  • Arts & Life

Plácido Domingo linked to criminal ring in Argentina, prosecutors say

Media in Argentina have broadcast audio recordings of police wiretaps that prosecutors say includes the voice of the famed singer making plans for a sexual encounter arranged by the crime ring.

August 20, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Opera star Plácido Domingo at a press conference in Moscow in Oct. 2019.

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  • Arts & Life

Classical musicians with ties to Plácido Domingo arrested in Buenos Aires

Musicians who have been publicly linked to Plácido Domingo and other major artists have been arrested in connection to an alleged Argentine crime ring, or are still wanted by police.

August 19, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
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