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President Trump dismissed previous leadership and took over as chair of the Kennedy Center in February.

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  • Arts & Life

Worried artists reached out to Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell. His responses didn't help

Since President Trump took over leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year, some artists are trying to figure out how to proceed. One musician emailed the interim director, Richard Grenell. He responded.

April 10, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
When police came to the cul de sac road in Los Angeles where Jillian Lauren lives with her husband, Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, they were pursuing a suspect in a hit-and-run. But Lauren was shot after police say she pointed a gun at them. The couple are seen here in 2018.

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  • National

Jillian Lauren: What we know about police shooting of Weezer bassist's wife

Jillian Lauren suffered a non-life-threatening injury this week when police shot her in her yard after they say she pointed a gun at them. Details about the incident in Los Angeles are still emerging.

April 10, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
The Atlanta Dogwood Festival returns to Atlanta at Piedmont Park from Friday, April 11, to Sunday, April 13. Credit: The Atlanta Dogwood Festival

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  • News

The 89th Atlanta Dogwood Festival returns this weekend! Here's what to know

One of Georgia's biggest festivals, the Atlanta Dogwood Festival returns this weekend at Piedmont Park from April 11-13

April 09, 2025
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  • GPB News Staff
Members of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective in 1970.

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  • Movies

'You know it when you feel it': A new documentary explores the roots of funk

"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His new Independent Lens documentary is out now.

April 09, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
Thanks to a deluxe reissue containing five new songs, Ariana Grande's 2024 album <em>Eternal Sunshine</em> races from No. 87 all the way back to No. 1 on the <em>Billboard</em> chart.

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  • Music

Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine' takes a wicked leap to No. 1, a year after its release

Ariana Grande's deluxe edition of her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine catapults it from No. 87 all the way back to No. 1. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" sits in the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a seventh consecutive week, and Pat Boone makes his long-awaited move toward chart domination.

April 08, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
PlaqueBoyMax attends ComplexCon in Las Vegas in November 2024. Already an online celebrity for his livestreams, he released his debut EP, <em>LONDON</em>, on March 20.

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  • Music Features

The rise of the influencer as rap artist

The YouTube star PlaqueBoyMax built his following the usual way, livestreaming opinions on music and news. What's unusual is his latest move, which tests the modern meaning of the word "creator."

April 08, 2025
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  • Sheldon Pearce
"I've played this music to myself and often close friends for years now," Springsteen says. "I'm glad you'll get a chance to finally hear them. I hope you enjoy them."

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  • Music News

Bruce Springsteen to release seven new albums of unreleased material

In June, Bruce Springsteen will put out a collection of previously unreleased music that dates back as far as four decades.

April 07, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento and
  • Hazel Cills
Thought he spent time around the folk revival scene of the 1960s, Michael Hurley quickly cut a unique path for his career, with an extremely independent approach to recording and releasing music.

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  • Obituaries

Remembering Michael Hurley, a godfather of folk music's underground

Sometimes called the father of freak-folk, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter lived, worked and died on his own terms.

April 04, 2025
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  • Grayson Haver Currin
Chicago has toured since the 1960s and swings through Macon on April 9., 2025.

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  • Music Interviews

Rock Hall of Famers Chicago are heading to Macon. Check out the band's fun Georgia connection

Chicago's tour stops at the Macon City Auditorium April 9. Band co-founder and trumpeter Lee Loughnane gives GPB a preview.

April 04, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
US producer-musician Sean "Diddy" Combs poses with the Global Icon award in the press room during the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on September 12, 2023.

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  • Music

Sean Combs indicted on additional sex trafficking charges

The rap mogul, who awaits trial on sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges, faces two new counts expanding the timeline of his alleged crimes.

April 04, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Singer/songwriters Brandi Carlile and Elton John

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  • Music

Elton John and Brandi Carlile almost abandoned their new album

Elton John partnered with Brandi Carlile for a new album of duets, Who Believes in Angels? But the project almost fell apart during its first recording sessions.

April 04, 2025
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  • A Martínez and
  • Phil Harrell
Paul Butchart gives tours of musical landmarks all over Athens, Ga. In his hands is R.E.M.'s 1983 <em>Murmur</em> album, with the original trestle bridge photograph on the back cover. The bridge behind Butchart is a reconstruction, and now part of a walking and biking trail.

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  • Music

R.E.M.'s hometown of Athens, Ga., still welcomes fans 45 years after the band started there

R.E.M. played its first concert there in 1980 and still draws fans to its hometown. A visit to Athens can be like a pilgrimage of the band's music.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Melanie Peeples

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  • Music Interviews

Jason Isbell confronts the pain of divorce, and the possibility of new love

Jason Isbell sings about his split from musician Amanda Shires on his latest album Foxes in the Snow. "What I was attempting to do is document a very specific time where I was going through a lot of changes," he says.

April 03, 2025
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  • Terry Gross
In recent years, hardcore has transformed from an underground subculture into a mainstream phenomenon. Scowl is one of the unwitting torchbearers for this paradigm shift.

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  • Music

Hardcore has never been more visible. For Scowl, it's an opportunity to keep expanding it

Over the last few years, hardcore has transformed from an underground subculture into a mainstream phenomenon. Scowl is one of the unwitting torchbearers for this paradigm shift, but their success hasn't come without tension.

April 02, 2025
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  • Paula Mejía
Left: Playboi Carti's supersized blockbuster <em>MUSIC</em> holds at No. 1 on the album chart in its second week of release, but Morgan Wallen (right) breaks a record for songs.

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  • Music

Playboi Carti and Kendrick Lamar top the charts, but Morgan Wallen looms

Playboi Carti's supersized blockbuster MUSIC holds at No. 1 in its second week of release. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" holds at No. 1and Morgan Wallen charts a fifth top 10 hit from an album that isn't even out yet.

April 01, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
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