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News Articles: Music

English guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream.

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  • Obituaries

Julian Bream, The Classical Guitar Giant With The Soul Of A Jazz Player

Guitarist Julian Bream, who died Friday at the age of 87, was as important to the history of classical guitar as Andres Segovia.

August 17, 2020
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  • Tom Cole
Norah Jones plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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  • Music Videos

Norah Jones: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The platinum-selling, low-key superstar performs a solo set at her piano for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

August 17, 2020
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  • Bob Boilen
GPB News NPR

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  • Music Interviews

Wutang Clan's RZA On The Racist History Of A Popular Ice Cream Jingle

Scott Simon talks with rapper and producer RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan about his new ice cream jingle to replace "Turkey in the Straw," which has links to minstrel shows.

August 16, 2020
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"I've deliberately taken a lot of time to do things on my own terms and in my own time," Jacob Collier says. "I've almost deliberately crafted a space where I can keep on changing things musically and keep on experimenting."

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  • Music Interviews

Jacob Collier On Creating The Negative Space Of 'Djesse Vol. 3'

Twenty-six-year old Grammy-winning multi-instrumental composer and prodigy Jacob Collier talks about his new album, Djesse Vol. 3., which features collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign and T-Pain.

August 15, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Simon and
  • Ned Wharton
Journalist Gretchen Carlson addresses the crowd before the planned screening of <em>Surviving R. Kelly</em> in New York on Dec. 4, 2018. The room was evacuated after a gun threat was called in.

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  • Music News

R. Kelly's Former Manager Charged With Gun Threat To 'Surviving R. Kelly' Screening

Federal prosecutors in New York say that Donnell Russell placed a phone call threatening gun violence in order to stop an advance screening of the Lifetime docuseries in December 2018.

August 14, 2020
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Dolly Parton expressed her support for Black Lives Matter in an interview with Billboard.

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  • Race

'Of Course Black Lives Matter,' Dolly Parton Tells Billboard

"Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!" the singer, songwriter, philanthropist and businesswoman told the music magazine.

August 14, 2020
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  • Camila Domonoske
Kanye West is working to get his name on the ballot in several states for the November presidential election.

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  • Elections

Here's How Republicans Are Boosting Kanye West's Presidential Campaign

A number of Republican figures have helped the rapper file paperwork to appear on the ballot in several states as a third-party candidate in November.

August 14, 2020
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  • Barbara Sprunt
An attorney for R. Kelly, seen in May 2019, said his client "had nothing to do with any of these alleged acts by those charged."

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  • Music News

R. Kelly Associates Charged With Trying To Bribe, Intimidate His Accusers

Federal prosecutors say that one of the three men offered $500,000 to keep one woman from testifying. Another allegedly burned an SUV leased by an accuser's father.

August 14, 2020
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Mark Kozelek, performing as  Sun Kil Moon on Sept. 30, 2018 in Long Beach, Calif.

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  • Music News

Mark Kozelek, Of Sun Kil Moon And Red House Painters, Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

The established indie singer and songwriter was accused in a report published by Pitchfork on Thursday.

August 13, 2020
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  • Marissa Lorusso
Nashville star Ruston Kelly surprised fans with the 2019 release <em>Dirt Emo Vol. 1</em>, which puts his own spin on the cult hit "Teenage Dirtbag." His second studio album, <em>Shape & Destroy</em>, is out Aug. 28.

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  • Music Features

Listen To 'Teenage Dirtbag' With Me: Ruston Kelly On The Loser Anthem

The Nashville star helps us break down the beloved 2000 single by Wheatus, a truly strange cult hit that has stood the test of time.

August 13, 2020
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  • Daoud Tyler-Ameen
GPB News NPR

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  • Music News

Trying To Fund, And Found, A Venue For 'Radical Freedom Of Expression' In Minneapolis

Three longtime members of the Minneapolis music scene are trying to start a new venue aimed at fostering art from marginalized communities there.

August 13, 2020
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  • Jeyca Maldonado
A drive-in concert, held on April 24, in Aarhus, Denmark.

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  • Music Features

How Live Music Is Coping, And What The Near Future Will Bring

The damage done to independent live music by the pandemic has been catastrophic – and a future where it thrives will, regardless and inevitably, arrive.

August 13, 2020
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  • John Paul Titlow
Ants on a Log members Julie Be and Anya Rose helped curate a new album that affirms the experiences of transgender and nonbinary kids.

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  • Music

A New Children's Album Celebrates Kids Who Are Transgender And Nonbinary

Noel King speaks to music therapist and musician Julie Be of the group Ants on a Log about a new all-star children's album that celebrates trans and nonbinary kids.

August 13, 2020
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  • Noel King and
  • Barry Gordemer
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers contemplate their place as queer artists in country on their latest album, <em>Look Long</em>, released in May.

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  • Music Interviews

Play It Forward: Indigo Girls' Amy Ray And Emily Saliers On Their 45-Year Kinship

A new season Ari Shapiro's musical chain of gratitude, Play It Forward, begins with Indigo Girls' Amy Ray and Emily Saliers talking about their lifelong bond and the poetic flair of Kae Tempest.

August 12, 2020
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro and
  • Mano Sundaresan
New York Philharmonic first violinist Kuan Cheng Lu, playing for a socially distanced audience of two at Lincoln Center on July 31.

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  • Music

During A Lonely New York Summer, Lincoln Center Brings Music To Essential Workers

America's biggest arts complex hasn't been able to present its regular programming due to the pandemic. Watch one of the private outdoor concerts organized for healthcare professionals and teachers.

August 12, 2020
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
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