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Never Washed Sweater Of Kurt Cobain To Be Sold At Auction

Oct 10, 2019
The mossy green sweater that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain wore for his famous MTV unplugged set is up for auction — again. Four years ago it sold for just under $114,000.
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Caribou is otherwise known as songwriter and producer Dan Snaith.
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Caribou Returns With First New Music In 5 Years

Oct 08, 2019
The soulful new track, "Home," is built around vintage horns and a sample from R&B singer Gloria Barnes' track of the same name.
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Rafael Sarabia holds an American flag in tribute to those killed during the Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting on October 1, 2018 in Las Vegas.
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2 Years After Route 91, Nashville's Artistic Community Is Still Learning How To Heal

Oct 08, 2019
"I think everyone got on their horse too fast," says trauma therapist Dr. Lee Norton of the many performers affected by the 2017 tragedy — but there's often no other choice for stage-bound artists.
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Aldous Harding haunts in the video for her song, "Zoo Eyes."
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Aldous Harding Lives In The Haunted Ether With 'Zoo Eyes'

Oct 08, 2019
The New Zealand artist rounds out a bizarre and wonderful trio of videos from her stellar album, Designer.
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Ginger Baker, performing with Cream in 1966.
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Ginger Baker, Cream Drummer And Force Of Nature, Dies At 80

Oct 06, 2019
The 1960s rock icon, who was also an accomplished jazz musician and performed with Fela Kuti, died Sunday morning.
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Sufjan Stevens
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Sufjan Stevens Shares Hushed Piano Instrumental 'IV'

Oct 04, 2019
It's the latest release from his forthcoming score to The Decalogue, the artist's latest collaboration with ballet choreographer Justin Peck.
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Arthur Russell on the cover of <em>Iowa Dream</em>.
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Arthur Russell's Major Label Demos To Be Released As 'Iowa Dream'

Oct 04, 2019
Iowa Dream, out Nov. 15, offers to peel back another layer of Arthur Russell's idiosyncratic sense of sound. A newly released single from the record is extremely promising.
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Travis Scott's "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM" video features LaFlame sparring with a purple cyborg <em>Street Fighter</em>-style.
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Travis Scott's 'Highest In The Room' Doesn't Reach New Heights

Oct 04, 2019
Travis Scott has done a decent job shrouding his blatant co-opting of flows with gorgeous, synthy production. His latest single is no exception.
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Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas perform the 1999 hit "Smooth" at the 42d Annual Grammy Awards in February 2000. Santana received eight awards including Record of the Year that night.
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1999, The Playlist: Man, It's A Hot One

Oct 04, 2019
This 1999 soundtrack includes songs by Eminem, The Roots, The White Stripes, Moby, Built To Spill, Beck, Dido, The Dismemberment Plan and more.
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Kim Shattuck, photographed during an event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on Aug. 12, 2013.
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Kim Shattuck, An Enduring Presence In L.A. Punk, Dead At 56

Oct 03, 2019
In addition to fronting The Muffs, The Pandoras and The Coolies, Shattuck lent her talents to a wide swath of some of L.A.'s most-beloved bands.
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From left: Caleb McLaughlin, Kai, Gaten Matarazzo and Suho, photographed in Seoul, South Korea on June 20, 2019. McLaughlin and Matarazzo star in the popular Netflix series <em>Stranger Things; </em>Kai and Suho are members of the K-pop group EXO.
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Netflix Loves Music Content – But Also All Other Content

Oct 03, 2019
Netflix seems to release so many music-related projects — but are they just another box to check on the road to eyeball monopolization?
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Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and BRON Creative's <em>Joker</em>.
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Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Finds The Humanity In 'Joker'

Oct 03, 2019
Joker is a psychological character study of a disturbed man who turns violent. To give the comic book villain human depth, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir had to dig deep and empathize with the character.
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Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, in an undated photo. Kancheli died Wednesday at age 84.
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Composer Giya Kancheli, Championed By ECM, Dies At 84

Oct 02, 2019
One of the most prominent composers of the late 20th century has died. Georgia's Giya Kancheli wrote music full of light, shade and an incandescent longing. He was 84 years old.
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Plácido Domingo at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid in July.
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Plácido Domingo Resigns From LA Opera

Oct 02, 2019
The announcement that the opera megastar is stepping down as the company's general director comes in the midst of two formal investigations into accusations of sexual misconduct made by 20 women.
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Jessye Norman performs at a ceremony on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the U.S. Capitol in 2013.
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Opera Singer Jessye Norman Dies At 74

Sep 30, 2019
Norman was one of the leading African American opera figures in a time when there were fewer than now. The soprano won four Grammys and the National Medal of Arts.
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José José, The Prince Of Song, Dies At Age 71

Sep 30, 2019
In Mexico, crowds gathered for a karaoke tribute to legendary singer José José , who died Saturday in Miami. Throughout Latin America and beyond he was known as the Prince of Song.
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Talia Schlanger interviewing Sting inside the <em>World Cafe</em> Performance Studio.
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A Farewell Playlist From Talia Schlanger: 'Songs I'm Taking With Me'

Sep 27, 2019
In this farewell playlist, you'll find 100 songs that have challenged or changed Schlanger during her time on World Cafe; songs she'll be taking with her as she goes.
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Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will perform at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show in Miami on Feb. 2, 2020.
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Jennifer Lopez, Shakira Booked For The Super Bowl's 2020 Halftime Show

Sep 26, 2019
Super Bowl LIV will be held in Miami next year, and now its halftime show is getting an appropriate infusion of Latin music.
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Robert Hunter, photographed at the Grateful Dead's rehearsal studio, Club Front, in Nov. 1977 in San Rafael, California.
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Robert Hunter's Words Helped Bring Life To The Grateful Dead

Sep 25, 2019
Robert Hunter was more than another gear spinning within the perpetual motion machine of the Grateful Dead — his songwriting helped define the group's narratives and bloom its philosophies.
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Plácido Domingo on stage in July. Domingo was scheduled to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera on Wednesday but withdrew following accusations of harassment.
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Plácido Domingo Out At Metropolitan Opera Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Sep 24, 2019
The opera star, who has been accused by 20 women, was scheduled to perform Verdi's Macbeth starting on Wednesday night. In an email, he told Met staffers that he will never perform there again.
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Gloria Gaynor originally recorded "I Will Survive" as a B-side, but swiftly after its release in October 1978 it became a worldwide hit.
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'I Will Survive' Saves Marginalized People A Spot On The Dance Floor

Sep 24, 2019
Recorded after a traumatic period in the singer's life, Gloria Gaynor's disco hit quickly found its true audience: LGBT communities, survivors of domestic violence and others pushed aside by society.
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Alejandro Sanz.
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2019 Latin Grammy Nominations: A Big Day for Spaniards

Sep 24, 2019
Spanish artists lead the list of nominees, with Alejandro Sanz and Rosalia topping the list — though urbano artists didn't make a big impression.
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Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo, performing on the Italian TV show "Domenica In" in May 2019.
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Vittorio Grigolo, A Prominent Tenor, Has Been Suspended For Alleged Misconduct

Sep 24, 2019
The 42-year-old singer was removed from a Royal Opera tour of Japan after alleged sexual misconduct. Grigolo's suspension comes amidst a wider discussion about the subject in the opera world.
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Deceptive Cadence
Marin Alsop leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. On Monday, management and musicians announced a new one-year contract, ending a bitter labor dispute.
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra And Musicians End Contentious Contract Dispute

Sep 24, 2019
The battle between management and musicians, which reached a low point with a June lockout by management, ended Monday with the ratification of a new one-year contract.
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Lenny Kravitz's Sunglasses Were Taken In LA, He Wants Them Back

Sep 24, 2019
Kravitz wrote on social media: "They are incredibly sentimental to me, they are vintage and they belonged to a family member." He even created an email account for tips.
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