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News Articles: Music

Musician Jimmy Buffett performs onstage at Jimmy Buffett & Friends: Live from the Gulf Coast, a concert presented by CMT at on the beach on July 11, 2010 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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Jimmy Buffett died of a rare skin cancer

Merkel cell carcinoma has a high risk of recurring and metastasizing, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. About 3,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.

September 05, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
In this image from video provided by Rebecca Barger, festival-goers are helped off a truck from the Burning Man festival site in Black Rock, Nev., on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.

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  • Arts & Life

Burning Man festival organizers lift driving ban and allow people to leave

Organizers of the Burning Man festival lifted a driving ban on Monday as muddy roads that had stranded thousands of attendees in the Nevada desert had dried up enough to allow people to begin leaving.

September 05, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Chloe Veltman
Jimmy Buffett performs in Gulf Shores, Ala., on June 30, 2010. The "Margaritaville" singer-songwriter has died at age 76.

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  • Obituaries

Jimmy Buffett, who sang of wastin' away in 'Margaritaville', dies at 76

The singer-songwriter, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist song and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died.

September 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Movies

From stage to screen: A concert film of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour heads to theaters

Swift's tour has bolstered economies and crashed the Ticketmaster website. AMC said it has increased its online ticket server by more than five times its normal capacity to accommodate for the demand.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Speedy Ortiz performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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  • Concerts

Speedy Ortiz: Tiny Desk Concert

The clever rock band delivers a performance 10 years in the making.

August 31, 2023
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  • Stephen Thompson
In his work with Stars of the Lid, Brian McBride helped transform listeners' understanding of the potential of ambient music.

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  • Obituaries

Stars of the Lid co-founder Brian McBride has died at 53

In his work alongside bandmate Adam Wiltzie, McBride warped and wondered at new pathways for ambient music.

August 30, 2023
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  • Lars Gotrich
Juan Lastra unabashedly stood up, sang and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@juanp_lastra/video/7272089604314975531">filmed himself</a> during one of Adele's concerts in Las Vegas. When security tried to get him to sit down, Adele told them to leave him alone.

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  • Arts & Life

Should you stand or sit at a concert? Adele fan ignites debate

When security told Juan Lastra to sit down, Adele told them to leave him alone. The incident sparked a debate about concert etiquette. Stand when others are sitting? Tell a fan to sit down?

August 30, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
GPB News NPR

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  • Music

How K-pop took over the world — as told by one fan who rode the wave

In a new podcast, Vivian Yoon dissects her personal stake in K-pop, and how her obscure childhood passion has evolved into a billion-dollar industry.

August 30, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Christian McBride's New Jawn performs a Tiny Desk.

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  • Music

Christian McBride's New Jawn: Tiny Desk Concert

This unpredictable, funky set showcases the distinctive creative interplay between each player's personality.

August 30, 2023
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By:
  • Suraya Mohamed
Before (left to right) Justin Vernon, Joe Westerlund, Phil Cook and Brad Cook started Bon Iver and Megafaun, they made music together as DeYarmond Edison.

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  • Music Reviews

Bon Iver wasn't born in a vacuum — it took an 'Epoch' to form

DeYarmond Edison's Epoch revels in the early alchemic triumphs of Bon Iver and Megafaun members. But the box set also reminds us that no moment of creative inspiration takes place spontaneously.

August 29, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson
Wayne Shorter performs during the Marciac Jazz festival in southern France in 2005. Two recent tribute projects each aim to capture the wandering spirit of the late saxophonist.

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  • Music Features

Wayne Shorter, From Here to Eternity

Nearly six months after his death, a tribute concert and a documentary attempt to capture the spirit of the perpetually exploring saxophonist and composer.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
Wayne Shorter performs during the Marciac Jazz festival in southern France in 2005. Two recent tribute projects each aim to capture the wandering spirit of the late saxophonist.

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  • Music Features

Wayne Shorter, From Here to Eternity

Nearly six months after his death, a tribute concert and a documentary attempt to capture the spirit of the perpetually exploring saxophonist and composer.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
<em>Sundial</em> is against sitting idle, and calls not just to hear its own voice, but to enter into conversation in the griot tradition of call and response.

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  • Music Reviews

Noname's 'Sundial' pursues a hip-hop revolution

The Chicago rapper and poet is among the greatest lyricists of her generation. In asking tough questions of the art she practices, her third album reveals a fearless and visionary performer.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Harmony Holiday
GPB News NPR

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  • Music

The Library of Congress' latest addition is a guide to African American banjo music

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with researcher Joe Johnson and musician Jake Blount about the new Library of Congress guide to African American banjo music resources in its collection.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe and
  • Ryan Benk
Nanna

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  • Music

On her solo debut, Nanna considers the gargantuan task of starting over

The Icelandic musician talks about her new album, How To Start A Garden.

August 28, 2023
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  • Stephen Kallao and
  • Miguel Perez
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