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In his new album, <em>Amours Interdites</em>, French pianist David Kadouch highlights music by gay composers whose concealed their sexuality because it wasn't accepted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Pianist David Kadouch probes gay composers' hidden loves, through music

In his album Amours Interdites (Forbidden Love) French pianist David Kadouch explores music by gay composers who concealed their sexuality in societies that wouldn't otherwise accept them.

January 24, 2025
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  • Olivia Hampton
British singer Petula Clark's single "Downtown" hit the number one spot on the U.S. billboard charts in 1965. At 92, she's planning a concert in London.

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Petula Clark teases London show 60 years after 'Downtown' made her a star in the U.S.

Petula Clark's single "Downtown" hit the number one spot on the US billboard charts 60 years ago, on January 23, 1965, and stayed there for two weeks. At 92, she's planning a concert in London.

January 23, 2025
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  • Olivia Hampton
Ichiro Suzuki looks on before a game between the Seattle Mariners and the St. Louis Cardinals on April 21, 2023 in Seattle, Wash. Suzuki was elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame Tuesday following his stellar career.

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When Ichiro retired, his records felt 'small' compared to the emotional moments

Ichiro Suzuki's career was full of hitting streaks, All-Star Games and Gold Glove awards. But all that paled compared to moments with fans like his farewell at the Tokyo Dome in 2019, he said.

January 23, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
San Diego firefighters knock down a small brush along a hillside over the Mission Valley Shopping Mall in San Diego on Tuesday.

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Fire risk and strong winds continue in Southern California with rain on the horizon

Southern California was forecast to face more dangerous winds on Wednesday, but could get some badly needed rain this weekend, which could create new challenges like toxic ash runoff.

January 22, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with then-President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

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Trump offers long-promised pardons to some 1,500 January 6 rioters

On the campaign trail, Trump regularly featured the stories of Jan. 6 defendants he labeled "hostages" and "patriots."

January 21, 2025
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  • Carrie Johnson
David Lynch at his studio in 2005. The director, whose death at 78 was announced Thursday, made musical curation and interpretation a pivotal part of his storytelling.

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  • Music

The musical universe of David Lynch

From Twin Peaks to his films to his own recording career, the director understood how much sound mattered — not only to the audience, but to the characters in his stories.

January 18, 2025
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  • Hazel Cills
Dave Matthews (from left), Joni Mitchell and Billie Eilish are just some of the musicians performing at the Jan. 30 FireAid benefit concert in Los Angeles in support of those impacted by the Southern California wildfires.

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Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Lil Baby and more will play FireAid benefit concert in LA

The Jan. 30 event will stream live and raise money for those impacted by the wildfires.

January 17, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
On his new album, <em>Dreamcatcher</em>, James McVinnie offers a fresh take on the venerable, and often misunderstood, pipe organ.

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Can James McVinnie change your mind about the pipe organ?

On his new album, the British keyboardist offers both engaging and entertaining contemporary works for the misunderstood instrument.


January 17, 2025
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  • Tom Huizenga
Conductor Jonathan Taylor Rush is pictured during the King Celebration Concert at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Jan.4, 2025

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The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's King Celebration Concert is back. Here's how to watch it on MLK Day

After a long hiatus, the King Celebration Concert is back, featuring the Ebenezer Baptist Church Choir and Band along with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus, prominent composers and jazz singer Gregory Porter. 

January 17, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Carrie Underwood is set to perform "America the Beautiful" during President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony Monday.

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Here's everyone performing at the presidential inauguration

Unlike Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration, which reportedly struggled to book high-profile performers, several well-known artists will partake in this year's inaugural events.

January 16, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
An urban search and rescue team from Mexico combs through the ruins of a beachfront house searching for victims in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in Malibu, Calif., on Tuesday.

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LA fires are still raging, but forecasters expect calmer winds in the coming days

It was another day of fierce winds gusting to 65 mph in mountainous areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, but weather more conducive to firefighting operations is expected soon.

January 15, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Drake performs during Wicked (Spelhouse Homecoming Concert) Featuring 21 Savage at Forbes Arena at Morehouse College on October 19, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • Music

New Drake lawsuit claims his label pushed 'Not Like Us' diss to defame him

The Toronto rapper is suing Universal Music Group for defamation, alleging that the release and promotion of Kendrick Lamar's 2024 hit threatened his life and career.

January 15, 2025
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  • Sidney Madden
Martin Luther King waves to supporters on August 28, 1963 on the Mall in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington for Jobs and freedom, where King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Many musicians, including Marian Anderson, Mahalia Jackson, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Odetta and The Freedom Singers were also at the march.

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  • Music

Daring to Dream: A reflection on America

In celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 96th birthday, pianist Lara Downes examines how musicians have followed in his footsteps, and faced the cost of taking a stand.

January 15, 2025
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  • Lara Downes
Lil Baby and his team pulled out all the stops to make sure the artist's <em>WHAM</em> rap would make it to the edge of heaven on this week's <em>Billboard</em> charts.

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Lil Baby and Bad Bunny have fantastic chart debuts

Two debuts claim the top two spots on Billboard's main album's chart: Lil Baby and Bad Bunny.

January 14, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson

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The Tiny Desk Contest is back for 2025

The Tiny Desk Contest is NPR Music's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist.

January 14, 2025
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