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The dam appeared to break in 2024, as South African phenom Tyla made Grammy and chart history. But for a wide field of buzzed-about voices, the path to a crossover has narrowed.
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The XPoNential Music Festival, presented by Subaru, returns to the Camden Waterfront this weekend. -
Watch live performances from the AmericanaFest Day Stage, showcasing the best of Americana, folk and blues. -
Each year, the Americana Music Association honors distinguished members of the music community.
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Born in the Dominican Republic, raised in Italy and now having lived in many other parts of the world, YEИDRY's music sounds exactly like her experience. -
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Mon Laferte aims to contradict, expose or challenge norms; she takes the assignment of performing in an office space as no exception.
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As the classical concert season ramps up, two of America's finest orchestras will soon be led by new conductors when Daniel Harding takes over in Los Angeles and Elim Chan leads in San Francisco. -
A year after pulling its music in protest, the duo is back on Spotify. For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, that journey has been frustrating, eye-opening — and full of smaller victories. -
A self-described "folkie to the bone," Giddens sings and plays banjo and fiddle in this interview. Her latest album, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, takes its name from an Emily Dickinson poem.
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