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News Articles: Music

Pianist and composer Chad Lawson hopes his music can heal people struggling with mental health challenges.

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Pianist Chad Lawson seeks to heal in new album

Pianist and composer Chad Lawson releases a double album recorded at Abbey Road, joined on some tracks by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, violinist Esther Yoo and cellist/composer Peter Gregson.

September 23, 2022
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  • Olivia Hampton
Dirk Meyer, Augusta Symphony Orchestra (photo: Hillary Odom)

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From a smashed baton to music therapy for vets: Catching up with the Augusta Symphony’s Dirk Meyer

Augusta Symphony conductor Dirk Meyer sits down with GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw to chat about everything from the renovated movie palace the orchestra now calls home and to its music therapy program that changes lives to the difference between German and American conductor training and his own secret musical past.

September 23, 2022
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Clara Waidley performs at Forsyth Park in Savannah, both before an online following on TikTok and an audience of passersby at the farmers' market.

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  • Music

Savannah singer-songwriter takes TikTok by storm with her live streams from Forsyth Park

Clara Waidley shares her music with thousands of live online viewers, all the while basking beneath the hot Savannah sun.

September 22, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
GPB News NPR

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At age 22, Samara Joy is a classic jazz singer from a new generation

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with 22-year-old jazz singer Samara Joy, who recently took to the stage of legendary club Blues Alley in Washington, D.C. Her album, Linger Awhile, is out now.

September 21, 2022
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  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Kat Lonsdorf,
  • and 2 more
Girl Ultra performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Girl Ultra: Tiny Desk Concert

The music of Mariana de Miguel is always changing — and her intimate, simmering El Tiny performance is an effortless flash of all she's capable of.

September 21, 2022
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  • Stefanie Fernández
Mariah Carey performs on stage at the Wembley Arena in London in 1996.

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  • Music News

Mariah Carey says we should finally hear her secret 1995 grunge album

Carey has shared that recordings of the alternative album with her lead vocals have been found. And she hinted that the elusive project will finally be released.

September 20, 2022
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  • Merrit Kennedy
Musician Nick Cave (from left), artist Thomas Houseago and with actor Brad Pitt pose prior to the opening of their joint exhibition, in Tampere, Finland, on Saturday.

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  • Arts & Life

Brad Pitt and Nick Cave make a surprise art debut in Finland

Art works by the American actor and Australian musician are featured in an exhibition of sculptures and ceramics. Both acknowledged being excited and nervous about presenting their art in public.

September 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Elton John attends the photocall for the movie "Rocketman" during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2019 in Cannes, France.

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Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road. Hello, White House. Biden invites Elton John to perform

President Biden will host Elton John for a performance on the South Lawn of the White House Friday for an event called "A Night When Hope and History Rhyme."

September 20, 2022
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  • Eric McDaniel
MUNA

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MUNA's latest album is more confident, more focused than anything they've done before

In this session, all three members of the band join World Cafe to talk about how they went from "almost ending" to getting a brand new start.

September 20, 2022
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  • Raina Douris and
  • Miguel Perez
Following the <em>Frigid Stars LP, </em>slowcore trio Codeine went to Harold Dessau Recording studio in New York City in 1992. Pictured here, left to right: Stephen Immerwahr, Chris Brokaw and John Engle.

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  • Music Reviews

Codeine's lost album 'Dessau' feels like a ghost

Scrapped and shelved until now, Dessau mirrors a particularly fraught moment for the slowcore band.

September 20, 2022
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  • Sarah Hennies
"For me art is the blood of everyday life," Carin León tells NPR Music.

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  • Music

The 'El Tiny' Questionnaire: Carin León

The Mexican artist answers our "El Tiny" questionnaire, and tells us about why he thinks art is the "blood of everyday life."

September 19, 2022
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  • Fi O'Reilly
The Oakland artist Spellling is one of countless musicians this year to have tours disrupted by a band member catching COVID-19, with costly and draining consequences.

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  • Music Features

Musicians are back on the road, but every day is a gamble

For bands on tour, one positive COVID test can spell disaster. With audiences increasingly unmasked and institutional support drying up, safety is left mostly to the artists themselves.

September 19, 2022
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By:
  • Nastia Voynovskaya
On <em>Hideous Bastard, </em>Sim uses horror tropes in songs about celebrating what makes us monstrous.

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  • Music Reviews

On 'Hideous Bastard,' Oliver Sim mines horror tropes to embrace queer identity

On his debut solo album, Sim — best known as a member of The xx — takes inspiration from horror movie villains on songs that look for humanity in the aspects of our identity that society rejects.

September 17, 2022
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  • Cyrena Touros
Sheryl Lee Ralph accepts the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series for <em>Abbott Elementary</em> onstage during the 74th Emmy Awards.

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kenan & Kel, and more.

September 16, 2022
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  • Cate Young,
  • Marc Rivers,
  • and 3 more
The songs on Quinn Christopherson's debut album, <em>Write Your Name In Pink</em>, try to make peace with the hand life has dealt.

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  • Music Reviews

On Quinn Christopherson's debut album, stories of growth emerge in monumental details

On Write Your Name In Pink, the Alaskan singer-songwriter turns a compassionate eye towards his memories, threading together small moments to reveal moving stories about love, addiction and growth.

September 16, 2022
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  • Marissa Lorusso
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