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Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who have been married for over a decade, are the face of a new Tiffany & Co. campaign called ABOUT LOVE.

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  • Pop Culture

Beyoncé Just Became The First Black Woman To Wear The Iconic Tiffany Diamond

Beyoncé and Jay-Z's new Tiffany & Co. campaign marks several milestones: the couple's first joint campaign, a never-before-seen Basquiat painting and just the fourth woman to wear the Tiffany Diamond.

August 23, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago in September 2019.

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  • Television

R. Kelly And Britney TV Docs Tap Into 'Consequence Culture,' Not Cancel Culture

Surviving R. Kelly and Framing Britney Spears are among a growing list of documentary projects challenging audiences to reconsider old controversies with fresh eyes.

August 23, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans

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  • New Music

Kacey Musgraves, 'star-crossed'

How do you follow up the domestic bliss of Golden Hour when real life doesn't go according to the narrative? Musgraves offers an answer in the form of "star-crossed," the title track of her new album.

August 23, 2021
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By:
  • Lyndsey McKenna
Students practice the cello during class at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music on Sept. 26, 2010 in Kabul.

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  • Arts & Life

Afghanistan's Music School Falls Silent, Its Future Is Uncertain Under The Taliban

The Afghanistan National Institute of Music was a thriving school in Kabul. But the last time the Taliban was in control of the country, all music related activities were strictly forbidden.

August 23, 2021
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
The Everly Brothers, Don (right) and Phil, perform on July 31, 1964.

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  • Music

Don Everly, Half Of The Quintessential Harmonic Duo The Everly Brothers, Dies At 84

With hits like, "All I Have To Do Is Dream" and "Wake Up Little Susie," The Everly Brothers were a sensation in the late 1950s and early '60s as rock and roll became a cultural phenomenon.

August 23, 2021
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  • Dave Mistich
GPB News NPR

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  • Obituaries

Country Singer Tom T. Hall, Writer Of 'Harper Valley PTA,' Dies At 85

He was known as "The Storyteller" for his unadorned yet incisive lyrics. Hall composed hundreds of songs and sang about life's simple joys as country music's consummate blue-collar bard.

August 21, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Singer, rapper, songwriter,  actress and — as of recently – podcast host Ivy Queen, photographed at SBS Studios on April 14, 2017 in Miami.

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  • Music

'It's Not Just Twerk Music': Podcast Traces The Complex History Of Reggaeton

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Marlon Bishop and Julio A. Pabón, the creators of the podcast LOUD, about the history of the popular musical genre Reggaeton.

August 20, 2021
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  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Sarah Handel,
  • and 1 more
Larry Harlow at the 2008 Latin Grammy awards in Houston, Texas.

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  • Obituaries

Larry Harlow, Iconic Salsa Musician And Producer, Has Died At 82

Known affectionately as El Judio Maravilloso, "the marvelous Jew," the Brooklyn-born pianist, arranger, producer and activist helped to popularize the music that would become known as salsa.

August 20, 2021
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  • Felix Contreras
GPB News NPR

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  • Music Interviews

Tony Bennett Retires From Performing: Listen Back To His 'Fresh Air' Interviews

Bennett continued performing even after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016. Now, at 95, he will retire, following doctor's orders. Bennett spoke with Terry Gross in 1982, 1991 and 1998.

August 20, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
BTS performing on <em>Good Morning America</em> in 2019.

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  • Concerts

BTS And Garth Brooks Are Among The Latest To Cancel Tour Dates Due To COVID

Live music's return continues to take hits due to rising COVID-19 rates around the world. K-pop superstars BTS, Garth Brooks and Nine Inch Nails are among the latest acts to cancel their tours.

August 20, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong
Lorde, whose new album <em>Solar Power</em> was released Aug. 20, 2021.

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  • Music

Lorde, Now Fully Adulting, Embraces A Folksy Analog On 'Solar Power'

The pop star has spent the four years growing up and slowing down – she speaks to Morning Edition about her new album and sound, including using her synesthesia like a creative scythe.

August 20, 2021
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  • A Martínez,
  • Phil Harrell,
  • and 1 more
Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton's persona has taken on an almost saint-like manifestation in recent years, writes Amanda Marie Martinez.

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  • Music Features

Why Do We Need Dolly To Be A Saint?

Media outlets have become so quick to feed the public feel-good stories about the singer that routine fact-checking seems to be getting overlooked, as a recently viral story shows.

August 20, 2021
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  • Amanda Marie Martinez
Chucky Thompson speaks at a Recording Academy event in January 2009. The late producer created some of the most celebrated hits of the '90s "hip-hop soul" era.

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  • Music Features

In Chucky Thompson, Black Music Found A Borderless, Million-Selling Sound

The producer, who died this month at 53, crafted career-defining records by Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans and The Notorious B.I.G., armed with a desire to understand his artists as people first.

August 19, 2021
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  • Christopher A. Daniel
Country artist George Birge heard Erynn Chambers' TikTok satirizing the stereotypical country songs written by men versus women and turned it into a radio hit.

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  • Pop Culture

How A Joke TikTok About Country Music Stereotypes Hit The Radio

Country artist George Birge saw a popular TikTok skewering the way men in his genre write music and decided to issue himself a songwriting challenge. The result? "Beer Beer, Truck Truck."

August 19, 2021
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By:
  • Brandon Shillingford and
  • Mia Venkat
Singer R. Kelly appears in a Chicago courtroom in March 2019. The charges that R. Kelly faces in New York include racketeering "to prey upon young women and teenagers," and sexually trafficking these girls and women between states.

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  • Law

R. Kelly's Trial Has Begun. The Singer Faces Decades Of Sex Abuse Charges

The charges that R. Kelly faces in New York include racketeering "to prey upon young women and teenagers" and sexually trafficking these girls and women between states.

August 18, 2021
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas and
  • Andrew Limbong
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