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News Articles: Music

Bob Dylan at a press conference in London in 1966.

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  • Music

Bid on the bard: Auction features historic items from Bob Dylan's life

The lot includes about 50 items and features early handwritten drafts for Dylan's hit "Mr. Tambourine Man" as well as photographs, posters and a signed harmonica.

January 14, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Starflyer 59's new album is a collection of lullabies titled <em>Déjame Dormir</em>, which means "let me sleep."

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  • Music

Starflyer 59 reimagines three decades of music as lullabies

Starflyer 59's Déjame Dormir strips away layers of distortion and feedback for something soft and sleepy.

January 13, 2025
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By:
  • Lars Gotrich and
  • Scott Detrow
July 21, 1978: President Jimmy Carter greets Willie Nelson, left, after watching the star country and western music singer perform in a concert at the Merriweather Post Pavillion at Columbia, Md.

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  • National

How Jimmy Carter's love of music helped launch his presidential campaign

Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.

January 11, 2025
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  • Abi Inman
The duet by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars spent four weeks at No. 2 on the Hot 100 in November before being swept out of the top 10 by the annual rush of holiday songs. This week, it finally rises to the top of the chart.

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  • Music

With the holidays over, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and more stars flood the pop charts

Now that most Christmas songs and albums have been packed away into the proverbial attic, the pop landscape of the new year is coming into focus.

January 11, 2025
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson
Singer Sam Moore performs during the Memphis Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Cannon Center on October 17, 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee.

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  • Obituaries

Sam Moore, who sang 'Soul Man' in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89

Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery, his publicist said.

January 11, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Emily Saliers visits the flower memorial at the Carter Center to pay her respects to former President Jimmy Carter on Jan. 8, 2025. Carter died on Dec. 29, 2024 at age 100.

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  • News

WATCH: Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers on Jimmy Carter's influence: 'He was a glorious human being'

The Atlanta singer and songwriter visited the Carter Center to pay her respects to president who influenced her music and activism with his "vision for equality."

January 10, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Bad Bunny's sixth album <em>DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS </em>is steeped in mentions of political reality in Puerto Rico.

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  • Music

Unpacking Bad Bunny's personal and political 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS'

Time and time again Bad Bunny has proven that he's strongest creatively when he anchors himself to the island and if DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS is to be believed, home is where he's insistent on staying.

January 10, 2025
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  • Anamaria Artemisa Sayre,
  • Felix Contreras,
  • and 1 more
Peter Yarrow (left) in the early 1960s with his Peter, Paul and Mary bandmates, Mary Travers and Noel Paul Stookey.

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  • Obituaries

Peter Yarrow of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary has died at 86

Yarrow wrote or co-wrote some of the group's biggest 1960s hits, including "Puff, the Magic Dragon" and "Day Is Done."

January 07, 2025
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  • Jeff Lunden
SZA accepts a Grammy Award for best R&B song for "Snooze" on February 4, 2024. At that point, the album on which "Snooze" appears, <em>SOS</em>, was already 14 months old. This week, nearly 11 months after the Grammys, <em>SOS</em> has returned to the top of the <em>Billboard</em> album chart thanks to the release of a deluxe version.

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  • Music

After nearly two years, SZA's 'SOS' rockets back to the top of the album chart

No album in the history of the Billboard album chart has ever had a longer gap between stints at No. 1. Elsewhere, Christmas music dominates for one last week.

January 02, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/g-s1-27259/dua-lipa-tiny-desk-concert"target="_blank"   >Dua Lipa</a>

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  • Music

NPR photographers share their favorite Tiny Desk Concert pictures from 2024

We asked NPR photographers to share their favorite pictures and their thoughts about photographing Tiny Desk concerts in 2024.

January 01, 2025
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  • Michael Zamora,
  • Zayrha Rodriguez,
  • and 7 more
GloRilla, performing in Los Angeles in June, was one of three Southern women who conquered hip-hop in 2024.

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  • Music

Southern women are shaping the sound of hip-hop's future

In 2024, GloRilla, Latto and Doechii all delivered landmark rap albums. Not just because they had the best bars, but because each trusted themself enough to make an artistic and commercial leap.

December 31, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden
Liam Payne performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" at Rumsey Playfield/SummerStage in New York,  Aug. 4, 2015.

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  • Arts & Life

5 people have been charged in the death of Liam Payne

An Argentine judge ordered pretrial detention for two of the charged for suppling Payne with drugs. Prosecutors had filed initial charges against three people in November but didn't reveal their names.

December 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Beyoncé performed live at halftime during the NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Dec. 25, 2024.<br>

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  • Television

The 'Beyoncé Bowl' halftime show was a massive hit for Netflix. The football was too

Netflix says more than 200 countries tuned into the "Beyoncé Bowl" and its two NFL games. We may just be starting to learn what that ultimately means for the future of television and sports media.

December 29, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
On the albums chart, the K-pop group Stray Kids debuts at No. 1 with <em>HOP</em>; the group has debuted atop the <em>Billboard</em> 200 with its first six charting albums, which is a new record to kick off a career.

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  • Music

Mariah Carey and K-pop group Stray Kids rule this week's charts

Holiday music rules the pop charts once again this week, as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" scores its 17th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 — the third longest run of all time.

December 27, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
Sir Elton John lived in Atlanta for more than 30 years. After moving away from the city in 2023, he donated his photography book collection to Emory University in 2024.

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  • Arts & Life

How does one measure Elton John's impact on Atlanta? By the books, say Emory University librarians

Emory University recently acquired a collection of books from Sir Elton John after the singer moved away from Atlanta. GPB's Kristi York Wooten has more on the special gift.

December 27, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
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