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News Articles: Music

Joe Armstrong, the owner of WJBE 99.7 FM/1040 AM — whose call letters pay tribute to the original WJBE's owner, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown — says the Federal Communications Commission is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his prior conviction for a tax crime, one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station.

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Black-owned radio station may lose license over FCC 'character qualifications' policy

Joe Armstrong, owner of WJBE 99.7 FM, says the FCC is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his conviction for a tax crime — one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station.

June 26, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Eddie Torres Jr. and Princess Serrano dance with two young salseros at the first pop-up of the International Salsa Museum

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  • Arts & Life

Oye como va: New York is getting a museum dedicated to salsa music

The International Salsa Museum is already making noteworthy moves in New York City. Its founders hope to have a permament space by 2029.

June 26, 2023
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  • Shelby Hawkins
Offset, left, and Quavo of Migos perform at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

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  • Arts & Life

BET Awards honor hip-hop as stars pay tribute to legends such as Tina Turner

Sunday's biggest surprise at the 2023 BET Awards came when Quavo and Offset, the surviving members of Migos, performed in front of an image of Takeoff, who died in a shooting last December.

June 26, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Crystal Rose's video for "Mad Black Woman" caught the eyes and ears of our Tiny Desk Contest judges.

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  • New Music

Crystal Rose came 'Mad' close to winning the Tiny Desk Contest

"Mad Black Woman" was one of Tiny Desk Contest judge Sharon Van Etten's favorite 2023 entries.

June 25, 2023
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  • Elle Mannion
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's latest album is the metal-forward <em>PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation</em>.

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  • Music Reviews

Here's the deal with King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

How did an Australian band with no hits, modest media coverage and a ridiculous name find a massive audience? The group's metal-forward new album is a perfect example of how it weaponizes niche.

June 24, 2023
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  • Matthew Perpetua
Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick at the Tony Awards in May 2016.

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  • Obituaries

Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who wrote 'Fiddler on the Roof,' dies at 99

The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist was one of the last masters of Broadway's Golden Age. His career extended over 60 years.

June 23, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
Peter Brötzmann, photographer in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2010.

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  • Obituaries

Peter Brötzmann, the heart — and lungs — of European free jazz, dead at 82

The indefatigable saxophonist who helped redefine jazz in the late 1960s died in his sleep Thursday.

June 23, 2023
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  • Nate Chinen
Kelly Clarkson's 10th studio album explores the rollercoaster of emotions she felt with her ex-husband.

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  • Music

Kelly Clarkson wants you to know her new album isn't just a sad divorce record

On Chemistry, Clarkson's 10th studio album, she explores the rollercoaster of emotions she felt throughout her relationship with her ex-husband.

June 23, 2023
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  • Gurjit Kaur
Muna performs a Tiny Desk concert May 11, 2023, at the NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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MUNA: Tiny Desk Concert

At the Tiny Desk, the pop trio preached the importance of joyful revolution.

June 23, 2023
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  • Stephen Thompson
Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald (left) poses with singer Kesha after receiving his award at the 28th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles on April 27, 2011.

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  • Music

Kesha and Dr. Luke reach a settlement over rape and defamation claims

Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke said they settled nearly a decade of suits and countersuits over her accusation that he drugged and raped her and his claim that she made it up and defamed him.

June 22, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Eight-member band St. Paul and The Broken Bones is known for its raucous soul music. Its latest album "Angels and Science Fiction" is subtle, reflective, and the closest the Birmingham-based band will get to folk music.

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  • Music

Birmingham soul band St. Paul and the Broken Bones gets folksy in new album

For "Angels in Science Fiction" front man Paul Janeway wrote songs about fatherhood, love and starfish.

June 22, 2023
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  • Debbie Elliott
Four decades into his career, Lloyd Cole is still dishing out guitar-based pop songs filled with ambiguity and ambivalence.

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  • Music Reviews

One of pop music's unreliable narrators offers discomfort. (But can you trust him?)

Four decades into his career, Lloyd Cole's On Pain finds this purveyor of guitar pop still exploring that hazy space where people question themselves and make excuses or promises they might not keep.

June 22, 2023
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  • Ann Powers
Jason Isbell

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  • Music Features

The rebuilt heart of Jason Isbell

A decade ago, Jason Isbell gave his career a second act by facing his own mistakes. Can he help his listeners do the same?

June 21, 2023
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  • Jefferson Cowie
The Recording Academy, which is the organization behind the Grammy Awards, said an AI song is only eligible if a human meaningfully contributed to the song too.

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  • Music News

And the award goes to AI ft. humans: the Grammys outline new rules for AI use

The Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammy Awards, rolled out new rules around AI ahead of next year's show — as the technology rapidly advances.

June 21, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Anh Ho

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  • Music

Anh Ho of Lawrenceville is an award-winning percussionist. He's 16

Anh Ho is hitting the right notes: The 16-year-old percussion player from Lawrenceville, a rising junior at Collins Hill High School, performs in the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Georgia’s All-State Band and is about to tour nationally.

June 20, 2023
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
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