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News Articles: Music

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
Singer Taylor Swift and actor Ryan Reynolds are seen ahead of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.

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  • Business

Taylor Swift's stadium stop hikes up ticket prices for Chiefs-Jets game

Taylor Swift means business. The popstar brought an economic boost to the NFL after she was seen at a Chiefs game. Her appearance at MetLife Stadium gives the franchise another opportunity to cash in.

October 02, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Andrew Limbong
Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996. Las Vegas police said they have made an arrest, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, for the first time in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

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  • Law

Nevada grand jury indicts witness in killing of Tupac Shakur

A Nevada grand jury indicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis, one of the last living witnesses to the fatal drive-by shooting of the rapper in Las Vegas, prosecutors announced in court Friday

September 29, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Ryan McKinny and Joyce DiDonato star in the Metropolitan Opera's new production of <em>Dead Man Walking</em>, which opened Tuesday at the Met in New York.

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  • Arts & Life

North Carolina radio station plans to reject broadcasts of 'inappropriate' Met operas

WCPE says that six contemporary operas being presented this season by the Metropolitan Opera — including ones dealing with violence, race and LGBTQ issues — are "unsuitable" for broadcast.

September 29, 2023
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
This combination of images shows, from left, Jelly Roll, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA and Usher who will perform at iHeartRadio's 2023 Jingle Ball.

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  • Music News

Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Usher, Jelly Roll and more will hit the 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball stage

iHeartRadio has unveiled its star-studded 2023 Jingle Ball lineup, including performances by Olivia Rodrigo, Usher, Nicki Minaj, SZA, Niall Horan, and Jelly Roll. The 11-city tour will hit Tampa and the Miami area, the Dallas area, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia and Atlanta.

September 29, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Sam Smith performs a Tiny Desk concert Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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  • Music

Sam Smith: Tiny Desk Concert

The singer's Tiny Desk performance is a joy to behold.

September 29, 2023
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  • Stephen Thompson
On Doja Cat's fourth album, <em>Scarlet</em>, she delights in playing the "demon" her haters and fans accuse her of being.

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  • Music Reviews

On 'Scarlet,' Doja Cat finds power harnessing the darkness of online vitriol

The pop star has always loved out-trolling her trolls. But Doja Cat's fourth album and dramatic rollout pushes that persona further, interpreting her antics through a playfully demonic lens.

September 29, 2023
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  • Jason King
T.J. Mack — AKA Brian Jordan Alvarez.

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  • Pop Culture

T.J. Mack wants you to know it's OK to sit

Actor and comedian Brian Jordan Alvarez is a prolific poster online. Now, one of his latest videos has taken on a new life.

September 28, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
GPB  NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Brian Jordan Alvarez' internet ear worm says 'you deserve to sit'

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to actor and comedian Brian Jordan Alvarez about his silly video turned viral musical sensation: Sitting

September 28, 2023
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  • Mia Venkat,
  • Tinbete Ermyas,
  • and 1 more
DannyLux performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

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  • Concerts

DannyLux: Tiny Desk Concert

The Chicano singer brings a grounded sense of reflection to the Tiny Desk.

September 27, 2023
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  • Stefanie Fernández
Barry Manilow looks on at his concert in Las Vegas on September 21.

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  • Music

Barry Manilow just broke Elvis's Las Vegas record

Barry Manilow has just overtaken The King himself, Elvis Presley, for the most shows at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.

September 27, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Olivia Rodrigo's second album, the follow-up to her 2021 breakthrough <em>Sour</em>, is called <em>Guts.</em>

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  • Music Interviews

Olivia Rodrigo wants you to decide what her songs are about

On Guts, the 20-year-old pop phenom is a little louder and funnier than the teenager on her debut — and even more fascinated with what the best songwriters leave out of the picture.

September 26, 2023
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  • Ailsa Chang and
  • Kira Wakeam
The king of R&B? It depends who you ask.

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  • Music

Usher will soon have Super Bowl halftime validation. But can he top Rihanna?

In the immortalized-by-meme words of Usher: Watch this.

September 26, 2023
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  • Mallory Yu
Usher performs at the 51st annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in New York.

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  • Music

Usher will headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas

"It's an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list," the music megastar said of his appearance at the Feb. 11, 2024 game.

September 24, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
With all of this condemnation swirling, it's worth wondering what about enduring monuments like the Rock Hall keeps stirring people up.

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  • Music Features

Jann Wenner's Rock Hall is crumbling — is it worth fixing?

Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner was removed from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's board after sexist and racist comments. But he is, and always has been, an avatar for an exclusionary framework.

September 23, 2023
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  • Sheldon Pearce
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