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News Articles: Music

Rick Rubin says he feels like there is some creative energy behind the universe.

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Rick Rubin on taking communion with Johnny Cash and not rushing creativity

Rick Rubin could have written about the music industry and insider stories. Instead, he spent eight years writing what is basically a spiritual text about making something meaningful.

December 11, 2023
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  • Rachel Martin
Olivia Rodrigo performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Olivia Rodrigo: Tiny Desk Concert

The singer-songwriter brings a handful of searing cuts from her sophomore album, GUTS, to the Tiny Desk.

December 11, 2023
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  • Hazel Cills
GPB News NPR

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  • Music Interviews

Brenda Lee is much bigger than her 1958 Christmas song that just hit No.1

65 years after it was released, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. NPR's Scott Detrow talks about it with singer Brenda Lee.

December 09, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
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Laufey used to feel 'a little off' about her voice. It became her secret power.

Hear the Grammy-nominated jazz musician performs songs from her latest album, Bewitched.

December 08, 2023
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  • Raina Douris and
  • Kimberly Junod
GPB News NPR

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  • Music

The LeeVees kick off Hanukkah with a special Tiny Desk performance

The LeeVees came to NPR's Tiny Desk for a special performance of songs from their holiday album Hanukkah Rocks.

December 07, 2023
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  • Emma Klein and
  • Kathryn Fox
Brenda Lee attends the CMA Awards at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 8. Her holiday hit "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has reached No. 1 on the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100, 65 years after its debut.

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  • Music News

'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' goes to No. 1 — after 65 years

Move over, Mariah Carey: Brenda Lee's reliable holiday hit, first released during the Eisenhower administration, is the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 — for the first time ever.

December 07, 2023
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
The LeeVees perform a Tiny Desk concert.

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The LeeVees: Tiny Desk Concert

Bob Boilen's favorite Hanukkah tradition graces the Tiny Desk for fun-filled songs about latkes and gelt.

December 07, 2023
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  • Bob Boilen
Georgia in Play with Leah Fleming

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Georgia in Play Preview: The little drummer boy picks up a flute

This Friday on Georgia in Play: Host Leah Fleming speaks with Ragan Whiteside, award-winning contemporary jazz artist, about her musical experience and what jazz means to her.

December 06, 2023
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Chase McGee
Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour in Nashville, Tenn. Swift is 'Time' magazine's Person of the Year.

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'Time' magazine names Taylor Swift its 2023 Person of the Year

The 33-year-old international pop star has been playing to massive crowds on her Eras Tour and has garnered attention for her budding romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

December 06, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
GPB News NPR

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  • Music News

Denny Laine, co-founder of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, dies at 79

Laine joined Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder to form the Moody Blues and sang lead on the group's first hit, "Go Now." His death comes 50 years after the release of McCartney's Band on the Run album.

December 06, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Music Interviews

Cher's Christmas album tops the charts

Cher recently spoke with NPR's Scott Simon about her first holiday music album. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" has since hit Number 1 on two Billboard charts.

December 04, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Taylor Swift celebrates a touchdown during the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers game at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 22 in Kansas City, Mo.

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  • Pop Culture

If Taylor Swift is living in Kansas City, here's what locals say she should know

Even if you don't know burnt ends from a short end, here's a (brief!) introduction for Taylor Swift and the rest of the world to understanding Kansas City and what makes it so enchanting.

December 04, 2023
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  • Gabe Rosenberg
The Kennedy Center Honorees, pictured L-R top row: Queen Latifah and Barry Gibb. L-R bottom row: Renée Fleming, Billy Crystal, and Dionne Warwick. The 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will air Dec. 27 on the CBS Television Network and stream on Paramount+.

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  • Arts & Life

Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and others celebrated at Kennedy Center Honors

Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, Renée Fleming and Queen Latifah were given the star treatment as they received their Kennedy Center Honors.

December 04, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Daniel Ek, CEO of Swedish music streaming service Spotify, in 2016. On Monday, Ek announced Spotify would layoff 17% of employees.

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Spotify to cut 17% of staff in the latest round of tech layoffs

In a memo addressed to staff, CEO Daniel Ek said it was necessary for the company to "rightsize" after hiring too many people during 2020 and 2021. Roughly 1,500 workers are likely to be let go.

December 04, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
GPB News NPR

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  • Music

Kiss performs its final concert. But has the band truly reached the 'End of the Road'?

The 50-year-old heavy rock group performs the final concert of its "End of the Road" tour Saturday in New York. But it's said farewell before.

December 04, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
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