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News Articles: Music

Candles, flowers and letters were placed at a memorial outside the canceled Astroworld music festival at NRG Park in Houston on Sunday.

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  • Arts & Life

Live Nation, a company behind Astroworld, has a long history of safety violations

Live Nation is the biggest live-events company in the world. Court records and federal citations show that the company was already linked to 200 other deaths and 750 injuries before Friday's tragedy.

November 08, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Santigold's self-titled debut combines "look what <em>I</em> can do" attitude with a galvanizing magic.

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  • Music Features

How Santigold Helped Me Claim And Keep My New York Dreams

Santigold's debut album captures the New York dream of being a singular sensation above the masses. It inspired writer Dawnie Walton when she first moved there — and again when she needed a new start.

November 08, 2021
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By:
  • Dawnie Walton
Astro, founding member of UB40, in 1987.

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  • Music News

Astro, a founding member of the reggae group UB40, has died at age 64

The artist, born Terence Wilson, sang about issues of racism and poverty in the music of the pioneering reggae band.

November 08, 2021
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  • Hazel Cills
GPB News NPR

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  • Concerts

8 people were killed at Houston's Astroworld Festival after crowd rushed the stage

Authorities in Houston said the victims range in age from 14 to 27, with one unknown. A criminal homicide and narcotics investigation is now underway.

November 07, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Deepa Shivaram
Flowers rest outside of the canceled Astroworld festival at NRG Park in Houston on Saturday. The crowd surge that killed eight people calls to mind other concerts and music festivals that turned deadly in recent decades.

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  • History

Astroworld Festival joins a list of historical concert tragedies

Astroworld Festival calls to mind other rare but traumatic incidents at concerts and festivals throughout the last half-century. Here's a timeline of those tragedies.

November 06, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Snail Mail's new album, <em>Valentine</em> is out now.

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  • Music Interviews

Snail Mail talks 'emphasizing the opposite' for new album 'Valentine'

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Lindsey Jordan, whose 2018 debut turned out to be a breakout success, about her newest album, "Valentine."

November 06, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
GPB News NPR

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  • National

8 people dead and several are injured at a music festival in Houston

Officials described a surge of the crowd at the Astroworld Festival Friday night while rapper Travis Scott was performing. An estimated 50,000 people were in attendance.

November 06, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Bassist, songwriter and rapper Divinity Roxx has a new children's album & book project.

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  • Arts & Life

After touring with Beyoncé, Divinity Roxx brings positive vibes to children's music

Beyoncé's former music director and bassist has a new children's album and book project, which she hopes will instill positivity in young listeners.

November 05, 2021
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Snail Mail's sophomore album is called <em>Valentine.</em>

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  • Music Reviews

Snail Mail knows young love is a risk. On 'Valentine,' she dives in anyway

Lindsey Jordan's debut, which earned her the title "the future of indie rock," documented the bliss of first loves. Her sophomore album finds her just as devoted to honesty, even when the truth hurts.

November 05, 2021
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  • Abby Jones
ABBA, on stage at Paramount Theater in Portland. The group's new album, <em>Voyage</em> is out Nov. 5.

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  • Music News

ABBA is back with new music and plans for a high-tech stage show

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson about the first album of new songs in 40 years, and the show that will bring their avatars to the stage.

November 05, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Martin and
  • Vince Pearson

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  • New Music

Charli XCX (feat. Caroline Polachek & Christine and the Queens), 'New Shapes'

The new song with Caroline Polachek & Christine and the Queens twists its bubbly, side-pony pastiche into something more mournful.

November 04, 2021
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By:
  • Hazel Cills
Tems performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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  • Music

Tems: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Adorning hues that recall the title of her latest EP, If Orange Was a Place, the Nigerian singer performs a Tiny Desk home concert from an elegant performance space in Lagos.

November 04, 2021
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By:
  • Bobby Carter
The Gap Band's Ronnie Wilson (center) with brothers Charlie and Robert Wilson, circa 1980.

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  • Music News

Ronnie Wilson, co-founder of R&B group The Gap Band, has died at 73

With his brothers Charlie and Robert, the multi-instrumentalist helped define R&B's sound in the 1970s and '80s, bringing a distinct flavor of synth-heavy electro-funk.

November 03, 2021
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By:
  • Hazel Cills
Paul McCartney, shown here in 1963, says the initial rush of Beatlemania "was the fulfillment of all our dreams."

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  • Music Interviews

Paul McCartney knew he'd never top The Beatles — and that's just fine with him

The forthcoming documentary Get Back revisits The Beatles' final days together. McCartney says he took the band's breakup hard: "It was quite difficult, because I didn't know what to do at all."

November 03, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Members of the Swedish group ABBA are seen on a display during a Voyage event at Grona Lund, Stockholm, on September 2. The band is delaying the release of a promotional video after two people died and one was injured at a tribute concert near Stockholm on Tuesday.

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  • Europe

ABBA delayed promotion of their new show after 2 people died at a tribute concert

Two people died and one was injured at an ABBA tribute show near Stockholm on Tuesday. The pop group has postponed the release of a promotional video for their upcoming concert, citing the tragedy.

November 03, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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