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Music Review: Jimin’s ‘Muse’ is charming, not necessarily innovative
Flying solo from the nest of a mega successful band is difficult, but BTS member Jimin did it with last year’s “FACE,” his first studio album under his own name.
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The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients
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Singer Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during panned MLB anthem performance, will get treatment
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Global music streams are up in 2024. Latin music dominates and multiple releases of same album sell
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Music Review: Glass Animals weave heartstring-tugging vignettes on new album
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Italy bakes under heat wave, worst still to come as temperatures top 104F
Italy bakes under heat wave, worst still to come as temperatures top 104F
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Griff has opened for some of pop’s biggest stars. Now she has a debut album of her own to tour
British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an unmistakable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single, she won the Brit Award for Rising Star.
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Music Review: Megan Moroney’s charms grow stronger on sophomore album, ‘Am I Okay?’
Country musician Megan Moroney, an expert in the genre’s ability to flip a turn of phrase and change its meaning in unexpected ways, does exactly that on her sophomore album, “Am I Okay?”
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LL Cool J relearned ‘how to rap’ on his first album in 11 years, ‘The FORCE.’ Here’s how
LL COOL J, the Grammy award winning rapper, actor and author, will release his first new album in 11 years, “The FORCE” on Sept. 6 — 40 years into his hip-hop career.
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Music Review: ‘Louis in London,’ a 1968 live album, captures a joyful, late-career Louis Armstrong
A new Louis Armstrong album is heralded in promotional material as his “last great performance.” The set, titled “Louis in London,” captures Armstrong and a five-piece backing combo recorded before an audience at the BBC in 1968.
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Pop-soul band Lake Street Dive wants to spread a little joy around. What’s wrong with that?
They call it a “joyful rebellion.” The musicians of Lake Street Dive, a pop-soul band born in Boston nearly two decades ago, are upbeat on their new disc “Good Together” and want to bring fans along for the party.
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Melissa Etheridge connects with incarcerated women in new docuseries ‘I’m Not Broken’
Melissa Etheridge realized two career dreams with her new docuseries “Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken”: performing for imprisoned women and recording the concert for a live album.
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Grammy Museum to launch K-pop exhibit celebrating Hybe, featuring BTS, LE SSERAFIM artifacts
The Grammy Museum will soon launch its first full-floor K-pop exhibit as part of its ongoing initiative to explore the music, culture, technology, fandom and business behind Korean pop music.
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Music Review: Phish rock out with energy and urgency on their 16th studio album, ‘Evolve’
The 16th studio album from Phish is aptly titled “Evolve.” This is the first release by the jam master in over four years.
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Music Review: In a new expanded collection, how much of John Lennon’s ‘Mind Games’ is too much?
The new remixed and expanded “Mind Games: The Ultimate Collection” is for those John Lennon fans who really, really love his 1973 record of the same name.
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What to stream this week: ‘Descendants,’ Megan Moroney, ‘Sunny’ and new HARDY album
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Megan Moroney’s sophomore album ”“Am I Okay?
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Tank and the Bangas to pay tribute to their New Orleans roots at Essence Festival
New Orleans group Tank and the Bangas got a big boost when they won a 2017 National Public Radio contest for “undiscovered bands.”
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The best concerts of 2024 so far: AP’s picks include Olivia Rodrigo, Bad Bunny, George Strait, SZA
As The Associated Press’ music writer, Maria Sherman has seen more than 40 concerts during the first half of 2024.
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Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right” would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released.
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Music fans attend the Glastonbury Festival in England
LONDON (AP) — Some 200,000 music fans gathered at Worthy Farm in the southwest of England from June 26 to June 30 for the Glastonbury Festival.
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Music Review: Megan Thee Stallion’s fierce ‘Megan’ trades hot girl summers for a different freedom
Megan Thee Stallion’s self-released third album, “Megan,” is her first since reaching a settlement with her former record label 1501 Certified Entertainment after three years of litigation.
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Marsha Ambrosius’ new ‘CASABLANCO’ album is just what Dr. Dre ordered
Marsha Ambrosius was done with the demands required of a successful R&B star, including touring and music industry politics.
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Steve Van Zandt gets rock star treatment in new documentary
As a musician, writer, producer, actor, and activist, Steve Van Zandt has expressed himself artistically in many ways for more than 50 years and now he has his own documentary, “Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple.”
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The best albums of 2024 so far: AP’s picks include Beyoncé, Chief Keef, Kali Uchis, Waxahatchee
The sun is hot, but the tunes are hotter. We’re only halfway through 2024, and some of the biggest names in music have already released albums.
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Music Review: An uninhibited Gracie Abrams finds energy in the chaos on ‘The Secret of Us’
Gracie Abrams’ sophomore album “The Secret of Us” was introduced with the frenetic lead single, “Risk.”
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Justin Timberlake arrested: What you need to know about the pop star
Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long Island.
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Music Review: Concert album from the Tomasz Stanko Quartet explains the jazz lineup’s staying power
A new jazz album from the Tomasz Stanko Quartet is a concert recording from 2004. The album is titled “September Night.”
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Who will have the 2024 song of the summer? We offer some predictions
Since the beginning of time or, at least, pop music, only a few tracks have earned the esteemed designation of “song of the summer.”
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Singer Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons
Pop star Justin Timberlake has been charged with drunken driving in a village in New York’s Hamptons.
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Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest
Civil rights lawyer and jazz pianist Bryan Stevenson and Pulitzer-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis are debuting a new live performance album of historic jazz records created in time for Juneteenth to protest racial injustice.
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Post Malone and Doja Cat to headline Global Citizen Festival to mobilize young people
Post Malone and Doja Cat, two of pop music’s biggest stars, will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park on Sept. 28, as organizers focus on mobilizing young people to help address the world’s pressing problems.
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Music Review: Linda Thompson’s family and friends sing her songs on ‘Proxy Music’
Linda Thompson is often remembered for music she made with Richard Thompson, including several classic albums before their marriage ended in 1982.
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What to stream this weekend: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4' chops, PBS hits the disco and Kevin Hart chats
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an album from R&B-pop artist Kehlani, Kevin Hart’s interview show “Hart to Heart” returns for a fourth season on Peacock and Jack Black lends his voice to “Kung Fu Panda 4.”
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R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony also honoring Timbaland and Steely Dan
A reunion of R.E.M. was one of the unexpected highlights at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony that also honored legendary band Steely Dan, R&B and rap producer Timbaland, Nashville hitmaker Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford, who helped Kenny Loggins with the megahit “Footloose.”
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Gospel group, basking in resurgence, releases first new music in nearly 50 years
A family of gospel singers is releasing their first new music in nearly 50 years. Annie, R.C. and Edward Brown of Aberdeen, Mississippi were barely teenagers when they were inspired by The Staple Singers to form their own band.
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Music Review: Paul McCartney and Wings’ oft bootlegged 1974 ‘One Hand Clapping’ deserves applause
The sound of Paul McCartney and Wings’ “One Hand Clapping” used to only be heard on bootlegs, or in snippets available on archive releases over the years.
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