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News Articles: Music

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale (Courtesy Center for Puppetry Arts)

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Atlanta celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with events and festivities

National Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated now through Oct. 15 with events happening around metro Atlanta. 

September 20, 2024
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  • Lola McGuire
George Benson says that at the height of his commercial success in the 1970s, he faced a backlash from the jazz community. "[If] it appealed to too many people ... something's got to be wrong with it."

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George Benson on success, critics and staying true to himself

Vocalist, guitarist, and jazz icon George Benson joins Christian McBride for a conversation about his early years on the jazz scene, fame and his new “lost” album.

September 19, 2024
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  • Sarah Geledi and
  • Trevor Smith
Shaboozey, seen here at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York, has spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the pop chart with his first hit, the smash "A Bar Song (Tipsy)."

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Shaboozey's hit 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' is No. 1 again, and joins an elite club

A 10th week at the top of the Billboard pop chart is quite an accomplishment. Before the 2000s, that was the rarest of feats. In the days of streaming though, it's become more common.

September 19, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
Inductee JD Souther and Alison Krauss attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame 44th annual induction and awards gala on June 13, 2013, in New York. Souther, who collaborated on some of the Eagles' biggest hits, such as “Best of My Love," “James Dean,” "New Kid in Town," and “Heartache Tonight,” died Tuesday.

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JD Souther, who collaborated on 'Heartache Tonight' and other Eagles hits, dies at 78

Souther was a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt.

September 19, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump dances to a song as he leaves a rally in Johnstown, Pa., on Aug. 30.

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More and more artists want Trump to stop using their music. They face a costly fight

The White Stripes are the latest musical act to take the former president to court over using their songs in his reelection campaign.

September 18, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
at “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song,” a 100th birthday tribute to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, held at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Tuesday, September 17. Photo by Rick Diamond/The Carter Center

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Star-studded performance in Atlanta honors former President Jimmy Carter

Musical artists paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday in celebration of his upcoming birthday. Artists and community leaders praised Carter’s legacy inside and outside of the White House as they walked the red carpet at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

September 18, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Four: Battle For Stardom" at the CBS Radford Studio Center on May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail after arrest for conspiracy and sex trafficking

The music mogul was arrested late Monday in New York, and now faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution after months of civil lawsuits.

September 18, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden
A crowd surfer celebrates Taking Back Sunday’s performance during the second and final day of the Warped Tour music festival in Atlantic City, N.J., on June 30, 2019.

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So many music festivals have been canceled this year. What's going on?

Music festivals are canceling their events like maybe never before. Call it the music festival recession.

September 17, 2024
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Edgar Barrera, the songwriter and producer who leads all nominees at the 25th annual Latin Grammy Awards, shown here attending an event celebrating producers, engineers, songwriters and composers at the Grammy museum on January 31, 2024.

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  • Music

Edgar Barrera leads the Latin Grammy nominations for the second year in a row

Superstars like Bad Bunny, Karol G and Juan Luis Guerra racked up Latin Grammy nominations. But producers and songwriters got plenty of love, too.

September 17, 2024
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Tito Jackson, pictured here attending the diamond birthday celebration for his late brother Michael Jackson on August 29, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  • Obituaries

Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5, dies at 70

The singer and guitarist was part of sibling quintet that took over the pop world in 1969 — it released four consecutive No. 1 hits — and launched a family entertainment dynasty that lasted decades.

September 16, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster and
  • Rachel Treisman
Pianist Daniela Santos, second from left, with the ensemble she was performing with when one of Puerto Rico's frequent power outages interrupted the Aug. 24 concert she'd worked six years to debut. Afterward, the musicians posed for a photo illuminated by cellphones from the audience.

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Her piano concert was six years in the making. Then Puerto Rico's power went out

Puerto Rico’s unstable electric grid affects every sector of society, including the island’s rich cultural scene. An outage abruptly ended an emerging pianist’s recent concert, touching a nerve.

September 16, 2024
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  • Adrian Florido
Taylor Swift arrives at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday night in Elmont, N.Y., a day after the singer-songwriter endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

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  • Politics

Trump says 'I hate Taylor Swift' after pop star endorses Harris

The Republican presidential nominee directed his vitriol at the pop star after Swift threw her support behind the Democratic presidential nominee.

September 16, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Jimmy Carter 100

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Jimmy Carter 100: Artists pay tribute ahead of star-studded birthday concert

Singers Angelique Kidjo and Carlene Carter reflect on their favorite Jimmy Carter moments and why music is the best way to celebrate the former president's life and legacy.

September 14, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Justin Timberlake (center) walks into court for a hearing Friday in Sag Harbor, N.Y.

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Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving, gets $500 fine and will make PSA

Justin Timberlake pleaded guilty to impaired driving, resolving the criminal case stemming from his arrest in the Hamptons. “I did not live up to the standards that I try to hold for myself," he said.

September 13, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Dawn Richard arrives at the Latin American Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.

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  • Music

Danity Kane's Dawn Richard sues Sean 'Diddy' Combs for sexual assault and battery

In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in a New York federal court, Richard alleges that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, deprived her of food and sleep and refused to pay her adequately.

September 12, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
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