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Joey Jordison, the founding drummer of the band Slipknot, has died at age 46. Jordison's family says he died peacefully in his sleep Monday, July 26, 2021.

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  • Obituaries

Joey Jordison, A Founding Member Of The Band Slipknot, Has Died At Age 46

Jordison drummed for the influential metal band in its most popular period and helped write many of its best-known songs.

July 28, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Lace up and hit play.

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  • Music Lists

Sipping And Sprinting: 24 Songs For Your Roséwave Fun Run

Fun! Friends! Spandex! Here's a playlist to pump you up on race day and beyond.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Marissa Lorusso and
  • Lyndsey McKenna
Young Thug performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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  • Music Videos

Young Thug: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

From the lush gardens of The Houdini estate in Los Angeles, the influential Atlanta rapper premiers songs from his forthcoming album, Punk.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Sidney Madden
The crowd at a 2011 concert at Central Park's Great Lawn.

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  • Music News

NYC 'Homecoming' Show Will Star Bruce Springsteen And More, But You Have To Be Vaxxed

The concert is being billed by New York City government as a reopening of the city — and most of the tickets will be free, but you can only get in if you provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
#FreeBritney activists outside of a Los Angeles court hearing regarding the Britney Spears conservatorship on July 14.

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  • Music News

Britney Spears' Lawyer Files To Have Her Father Removed From Controlling Her Finances

In a blistering 120-page document submitted to Los Angeles Superior Court, Mathew Rosengart claims that Jamie Spears appears to be responsible for the "dissipation" of the singer's fortune.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Recorded in 2010, Prince's <em>Welcome 2 America</em> is a previously unreleased, 12-track album.

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  • Music Interviews

A Prismatic Prince Shines Again On 'Welcome 2 America'

Keyboardist Morris Hayes, a longtime collaborator and friend of Prince, speaks with NPR's Noel King about his experience co-producing Prince's latest posthumous album Welcome 2 America.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Noel King,
  • Phil Harrell,
  • and 1 more
#FreeBritney protesters gather outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles. Similar rallies have been taking place around the world in recent weeks.

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  • Arts & Life

They Were Laughed At For Their #FreeBritney Activism. Not Anymore

The #FreeBritney movement has spent years trying to draw attention to Britney Spears' fight against her conservatorship. Now, it's beginning to have a serious impact on guardianship law.

July 27, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong
Britney Spears' recently hired lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, speaking to reporters outside the Los Angeles County Courthouse on July 19.

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  • Music News

Britney Spears' Lawyer Files Request For New Conservator Of Her Money

Attorney Mathew Rosengart, who began representing the pop singer a week and a half ago, wants someone new to look after Spears' estate. For the past 13 years, it's been controlled by her father.

July 26, 2021
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas

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  • New Music

Lil Nas X, 'INDUSTRY BABY'

As Lil Nas X becomes bolder in his lyrics and creative vision, he transcends confines of "The Gay Rapper" stereotype, carving out space as an unapologetic messiah for today's queer generation.

July 26, 2021
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  • Reanna Cruz
R. Kelly, appearing at a hearing in his federal trial in Illinois in Sept. 2019. Kelly currently faces 22 federal charges in two separate indictments: one in New York and one in Illinois.

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  • Music

Prosecutors Say They Have Evidence Of More Abuse And Bribery In The R. Kelly Case

Federal prosecutors in New York filed a request on Friday that they be allowed to enter more evidence of uncharged crimes allegedly committed by the R&B singer in his trial next month.

July 23, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Eric Clapton performs in London in March 2020, shortly before the coronavirus lockdown.

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  • Arts & Life

Eric Clapton Says He Won't Play Venues That Require COVID Vaccines

On social media late Wednesday, the musician wrote: "I wish to say that I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present."

July 22, 2021
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Funkadelic is the result of George Clinton flirting with psychedelic music, a style he describes as "loud R&B."

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  • Music Features

Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain' At 50: R&B, Psychedelic Rock And A Black Guitarist's Cry

Aiming to make a record that fans would still listen to decades later, George Clinton and Funkadelic mixed R&B, psychedelic rock and a Black guitar hero's cry.

July 22, 2021
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
"I want to give girls like me that confidence and that feeling of power and beauty," WILLOW tells NPR Music. "And that's the only reason why I do anything."

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  • Music Interviews

Willow Smith On Healing, Punk's Black Origins And 'Lately I Feel Everything'

Willow Smith has gone pop punk. Smith speaks with NPR about unpacking racism and sexism, alternative rock's Black origins and creating her new album, lately I feel EVERYTHING.

July 22, 2021
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By:
  • LaTesha Harris
Questlove, here at the Grammys in January 2020, says the pandemic has changed him.

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  • Music Interviews

For Questlove, The Pandemic Meant Embracing Quiet — And Buying A Farm

The Tonight Show music director has been branching out: In addition to buying a farm, he's making his directorial debut with Summer of Soul, a documentary about a 1969 concert series in Harlem.

July 21, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Bette Midler performs during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 24, 2019, in Hollywood, Calif.

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  • Performing Arts

Bette Midler And Joni Mitchell Are Among The Newest Kennedy Center Honorees

The 44th Kennedy Center Honorees announced today include Motown founder Berry Gordy, folk icon Joni Mitchell, entertainer Bette Midler, TV impresario Lorne Michaels and opera star Justino Díaz.

July 21, 2021
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  • Neda Ulaby
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