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St. Vincent Talks with Vinson Cunningham
On October 25, 2025, the musician St. Vincent talked with the New Yorker staff writer Vinson Cunningham at the 26th annual New Yorker…
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Basic Economics Comes for the Music Industry | National Review
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The Towering Musical Integrity of Christoph von Dohnányi
In September, 1943, a thirteen-year-old German boy named Christoph von Dohnányi wrote an innocuous-seeming letter to his uncle Dietrich:…
Culture
D’Angelo’s Genius Was Pure, and Rare
This week, the R. & B. singer D’Angelo died at age fifty-one, of cancer. He was best known for deftly combining the heft and tenderness of…
Culture
D'Angelo Dead: R&B Music Icon and Grammy-Winning Singer Dies Aged 51 After Battle with Cancer
Grammy Award-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo has died at the age of 51. The musician, best known for hits including Brown Sugar and…
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From Life in Prison to the Eras Tour
Still, over time, I earned a reputation. “Joe’s straight,” guys would say, with some mix of mockery and begrudging respect. The prison…
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NBA YoungBoy Stands Alone
Few musical events in recent memory have promised more mayhem than this one: the first major headlining tour by YoungBoy Never Broke…
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Fact Check: Music Lessons Have NOT Been Banned In Hamburg Because Muslims Consider Them Haram -- The German News Report Is About A Joint Statement Against Intolerance and Exclusion
Did the public school system in Hamburg, Germany ban music lessons to avoid offending Muslims who view them to be forbidden or 'haram'?…
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Spotify says it removed millions of 'spammy' AI-generated music tracks
Spotify has removed more than 75 million AI-generated “spammy” music tracks from its platform over the past 12 months, the company said…
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An Intimate Chronicle of Kanye West’s Fall from Grace
One simple way to think of Kanye West is as a genius stuck in the body of a child who’s always on the verge of a tantrum. He takes out his…
Culture
LaQuan Smith Suits Up Dancers for ‘DS2 Remix: The Ballet”
If designing a collection, staging a runway show and welcoming celebrity guests weren’t enough for September, LaQuan Smith has designed…
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Brittany Howard and Alabama Shakes Return with Audacious New Music
The first thing Julio Torres says in “Color Theories” is to deny that he’s made an “Off Broadway play.” (His ponytail, curling overhead…
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The Muted, Melancholy Synesthetics of “The History of Sound”
In “The History of Sound,” a new romantic drama set during and after the First World War, passion is an intensely private thing, and in…
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Who Is Taylor Davis? ESPN Reporter Goes Viral After Being Caught on the Sidelines Dancing to Drake's Music During College Football Game
One of the biggest talking points from Week 1 of the college football season didn't come from the action on the field. ESPN reporter…
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Korea Grand Music Awards 2025: Date, Venue, Host, Presenters, Performers, Nominees, and More
Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards, including the date, venue, host, presenters, performers,…
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The Lush Pain Music of Nourished by Time
Marcus Brown’s voice is a crooner’s voice, a baritone, emanating notes from some spot in his body deeper than his chest. Biologically…
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Maryland Man Who Killed Black Neighbor Because He was Playing Loud Music, Sentenced
An Anne Arundel County man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2024 murder of his next-door neighbor who was a promising boxer.…
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How to Survive Your Song Going Viral on TikTok
If you’ve heard the 2019 hit song “Tek It,” by the New York City-based band Cafuné, there’s a good chance it’s not the version that the…
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How Music Criticism Lost Its Edge
When I was growing up, a critic was a jerk, a crank, a spoilsport. I figured that was the whole idea. My favorite characters on “The…
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MTV Video Music Awards 2025: A Complete Guide
MTV Video Music Awards 2025 will premiere on CBS on Sunday (September 7) beginning at 8:00 pm EST/ 7:00 pm CST. Those planning to watch…
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Oasis’ Noel Gallagher Partners With Finlay to Support Young Cancer Patients
While thousands have been waiting years for Oasis’ upcoming concerts in the U.S., singer and songwriter Noel Gallagher is giving fans…
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Axel Arigato Takes Music and Movement to the Streets in Fall Campaign
For its latest fall campaign, Footnotes, Swedish footwear and apparel label Axel Arigato assembled an army of music lovers walking down…