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News Articles: Music

Brothers Alex (top) and Eddie Van Halen in an undated photo.

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Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir

Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: "[Ed] made that instrument sing." Alex's new memoir is Brothers.

October 29, 2024
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  • Tonya Mosley
Sean "Diddy" Combs speaks at press conference, 24 October 2007, announcing an alliance with Ciroc Vodka in New York. Sean Combs Enterprises will make branding decisions for Ciroc and will share in future profits from the vodka made by Diageo.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting minors in two new lawsuits

Two more lawsuits have been filed against the hip-hop mogul, alleging that, in separate incidents, he groomed and coerced 10- and 17-year-old boys.

October 29, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden
Jelly Roll wears a hat emblazoned with the Apalachee Wildcat mascot and the phrase "Love will prevail" at Jug Tavern Park on Oct. 26, 2024.

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Jelly Roll performs private concert for Apalachee High School students

The Grammy-nominated country star, famous for hits “Need a Favor,” “Son of a Sinner,” and “I Am Not Okay,” played at a Winder, Ga., park for students and families of the school, where a 14-year-old shooter killed two students and two faculty members on Sept. 4, 2024.

October 28, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Ka performs during the 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival at Chicago's Union Park on July 19, 2014.

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  • Obituaries

The book of Ka

The Brooklyn MC, who died this month at 52, rapped from an intense commitment to writing as a form, and a DIY ethic that put him in charge of every aspect of his business.

October 28, 2024
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  • Sheldon Pearce
Lil Durk poses in the press room with the award for best melodic rap performance for "All My Life" by Lil Durk featuring J. Cole during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles.

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Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk is charged in murder-for-hire conspiracy

The Grammy Award-winning rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, was arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a gas station.

October 26, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Phil Lesh of The Grateful Dead, seen here in 2005, died Friday at the age of 84.

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  • Obituaries

The Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh dies at 84

Lesh, an original member of America's preeminent jam band, died Friday morning.

October 25, 2024
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Jack Jones, left, appears with former cast members of <em>The Love Boat</em> in 2015.

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  • Obituaries

Grammy-winning crooner Jack Jones, known for singing 'The Love Boat' theme, dies at 86

Jones, who began his singing career in the 1950s and was a frequent guest on the popular romantic comedy TV show, died after a battle with leukemia.

October 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Beyoncé accepts an award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024.

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BeyHive meets KHive: Beyoncé set to perform at Houston rally for Harris

Vice President Harris will have a special guest at her rally in Houston on Friday: Beyoncé.

October 25, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Sting performs at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Oct. 22, 2024.

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  • Elections

Sting's night at the concert hall provides respite from election stress

Taking the temperature of voters at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in suburban Atlanta Tuesday proved their mood to be ecstatic — but not for political reasons.

October 24, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Jelly Roll, seen here performing in Central Park in New York on September 28, collects his first No. 1 album with his new <em>Beautifully Broken</em>.

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  • Music News

Jelly Roll leads a wave of new artists to the top of the album chart

Powerhouse names lingered around the top of Billboard’s albums chart all summer: Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen -- crowding out new entries. But this week brings an embarrassment of riches.

October 24, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
Cher, left, and Dua Lipa perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

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  • Arts & Life

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Cher, Foreigner, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy and more

Inductees this year also included A Tribe Called Quest and Dave Matthews Band, and posthumous recognition for Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Norman Whitfield and Big Mama Thornton.

October 20, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Eisa Davis and Lin-Manuel Miranda have created a musical based on the cult classic <em>The Warriors</em>.

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  • Music Features

Lin-Manuel Miranda's new musical is based on a cult movie — and is for your ears only

A new concept album from the creator of Hamilton sets a cult classic film to a starry hiphop, rock and Broadway soundtrack.

October 19, 2024
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  • Jennifer Vanasco
Coldplay performs during the Glastonbury Festival 2024 on June 29, 2024. This week, the band's 10th album, <em>Moon Music</em>, became its fifth to hit No. 1 on the <em>Billboard </em>200 album chart.

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  • Music

Coldplay tops album chart, thanks to old-fashioned sales and modern tricks

The British band hasn't had a chart-topping album in a decade, but it pulled out all the stops to promote its latest, Moon Music, including selling more than a dozen different versions of the album.

October 19, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
An undated photograph of composer Charles Ives (1874-1954). Pianist Jeremy Denk says "The crusty American composer had no shortage of utopian visions."

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  • Music Reviews

Charles Ives’ vision of America still strikes an unsettling chord

To mark the 150th anniversary of the maverick American composer’s birth, pianist Jeremy Denk releases an Ives tribute album that educates, delights and confounds.

October 18, 2024
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  • Tom Huizenga
Louis Posen founded Hopeless Records 30 years ago and has seen emo music evolve.

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  • Music

Emo music not only still exists — it's thriving

If you had any doubts, we can clear them up now. Emo music not only still exists — it's thriving.

October 18, 2024
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