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News Articles: Music

Taylor Swift at the Los Angeles premiere of the "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" concert film. The movie has already broken theatrical pre-sale records.

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  • Music

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert Film arrives a day early as reviews come in

In an Instagram post, the pop star announced that her highly anticipated concert film will be released today, earlier than expected.

October 12, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong
Composer Angélica Negrón, whose works are increasingly heard in concert halls across America, looks to her native Puerto Rico for inspiration.

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  • Music Interviews

In Angélica Negrón's music, childlike wonder meets the pull of Puerto Rico

The Brooklyn-based composer talks about the musical powers of her island homeland, writing music for America's top orchestras and making music with plants.

October 12, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Huizenga
(L-R) Marley Marl, Technician the DJ, Kid Capri, Swizz Beatz, DJ Spinderella, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Fat Joe, DJ Holiday, DJ Drama, Timbaland and Kool DJ Red Alert accept award onstage during the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2023 on October 03, 2023 in Atlanta, Ga.

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  • Music Features

Juking the stats, and the state of rap, at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards

The show has always been the biggest dedicated stage for hip-hop. In the year of its 50th anniversary, with chatter of its demise looming, how do those in the building see things?

October 11, 2023
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By:
  • Rodney Carmichael
Ivy Queen performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

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  • Concerts

Ivy Queen: Tiny Desk Concert

"La Caballota" herself gives a performance for the girls.

October 11, 2023
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  • Stefanie Fernández
From left, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, and Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC speak onstage the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center in September.

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  • Music News

NSYNC is back on the Billboard Hot 100 with its first new song in 2 decades

The last time NSYNC had a song on the Billboard Hot 100, George W. Bush was president and the iPhone was still years away. "Better Place," its first song in over two decades, just debuted at No. 25.

October 11, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Caroline Polachek performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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  • Concerts

Caroline Polachek: Tiny Desk Concert

Haters may say it's AutoTune, but when Caroline Polachek sings live, it's clear that the impressive range and control you're hearing is all her.

October 10, 2023
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  • Marissa Lorusso
Beyoncé performs onstage during the "RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR" at SoFi Stadium on September 01, 2023 in Inglewood, California.

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  • Movies

A concert film of Beyonce's Renaissance World Tour is coming to theaters

The film opens in theaters on Dec. 1. The Renaissance World Tour grossed $579 million and has become the highest-grossing tour by a female artist and the seventh highest-grossing tour of all time.

October 06, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
White Cube, the London-based gallery that helped shape the Young British Artist movement, has opened its first permanent U.S. branch in New York.

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  • Fine Art

London's White Cube shows 'fresh and new' art at first New York gallery

London's White Cube opens its first New York art gallery with a show focused on how contemporary art can reference and distort prior creations to resist established power and value systems.

October 06, 2023
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  • Olivia Hampton
In Pharoah Sanders' final years, Luaka Bop expressed interest in doing a proper reissue of <em>Harvest Time</em>. The label chose to release it as a box set alongside Sanders' final recorded album, <em>Promises.</em>

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  • Music Features

A shared resting place for Pharoah Sanders

A reissue of the 1977 album, Harvest Time, and a performance of the 2021 collaboration, Promises, collectively present the late saxophonist's music as a vessel to gather within.

October 05, 2023
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  • Harmony Holiday
People take part in a protest on Sept. 21 in Lagos, Nigeria, to demand justice following the death of Afrobeats star Mohbad.

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  • Africa

Nigerian police detain prominent musician for questioning after a young star's death

Naira Marley, a major Afrobeats star, is in police custody for questioning over the death of Mohbad, who died in a Lagos hospital last month at age 27. Marley has denied involvement in Mohbad's death.

October 04, 2023
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu, Olivia Ndubuisi
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney — aka Dan + Shay.

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  • Music

The speed of fame almost made Dan + Shay split up. This is how they made it through

Country music duo Dan + Shay have had a successful few years: Three Grammys, a hit song with Justin Bieber, and a highly anticipated new album, Bigger Houses. But the album almost didn't happen.

October 04, 2023
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  • Alejandra Marquez Janse and
  • Tinbete Ermyas
Stevie Nicks stands under an image of her new Barbie doll during a concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

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  • Music News

There's now a Stevie Nicks-themed Barbie. And wouldn't you love to love her?

Nicks introduced "Stevie Barbie" at a concert on Sunday night, and preorders sold out the next day. The doll resembles Nicks in her Rumours era, with her signature flowy sleeves and platform boots.

October 03, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
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A Nevada grand jury indicts witness in killing of Tupac Shakur

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Slate staff writer Joel Anderson about the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. This week, a suspect is due in court in Las Vegas, Nevada on a murder charge in the case.

October 02, 2023
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  • Ayesha Rascoe
TOKiMONSTA performs at the 2022 Coachella music festival.

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  • Music Interviews

Brain surgery left TOKiMONSTA unable to understand music. Now every song is precious

Electronic music producer and DJ Jennifer Lee — aka TOKiMONSTA — underwent two brain surgeries in 2016 that temporarily stripped her of her ability to understand words or music.

October 02, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
Alan Palomo is in his element at L.A.'s Vintage Synthesizer Museum.

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  • Music

Surrounded by synths, Alan Palomo is teasing out a new kind of sound

For much of his career, Alan Palomo has coaxed sounds from synthesizers and been at the forefront of the chillwave genre. With his fourth album — and his solo debut — he's changing it up.

October 02, 2023
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  • Christopher Intagliata
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