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News Articles: Music

Following her death, SOPHIE's family says she left behind a collection of hundreds of unreleased songs, as well as a follow-up album to her debut. But the album wasn’t finished.

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How do you finish a visionary artist’s final album?

The electronic music producer’s family and collaborators spent three years completing the album SOPHIE with the pieces she left behind after her death.

September 28, 2024
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  • Hazel Cills
LL Cool J's 2024 album <em>The FORCE</em> finds the rapper looser and more agile than he's sounded in years, assisted by eclectic production from Q-Tip.

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  • Music Features

Golden-age rappers make a digital-age leap — and survive

On surprising new albums, '80s trailblazers LL Cool J and MC Lyte sound thrillingly revitalized, thanks to sharp production choices and a willingness to bend their signature styles toward the moment.

September 28, 2024
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  • Sheldon Pearce
Sean “Diddy” Combs appears before students at his Capital Preparatory School in the Bronx on Oct. 18, 2022.

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  • Music

Sean Combs accused of impregnating, threatening woman in new assault lawsuit

In the 12th lawsuit filed against the hip-hop mogul since last November, an unnamed victim alleges that Sean Combs coerced her into sex, impregnated her, then threatened her into silence.

September 27, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden
A statue of country music singer and Arkansas native Johnny Cash was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

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  • History

U.S. Capitol statue of Johnny Cash depicts Arkansas' history and progress

Arkansas unveiled a new statue of Johnny Cash in the U.S. Capitol. Cash, the first musician to be honored in the building, replaces a statue of a Confederate general.

September 27, 2024
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  • Barbara Sprunt
Travis Scott’s 2014 mixtape <em>Days Before Rodeo</em> leaps from No. 106 all the way to No. 1, thanks to a massive flood of vinyl sales.

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  • Music

Travis Scott finally soars to No. 1 on the strength of vinyl

Since its re-release earlier this month, Travis Scott's album Days Before Rodeo has been bouncing up and down the charts, finally landing at No. 1.

September 26, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
MIDI inputs in Logic for the song Monkeys Spinning Monkeys taken from Kevin MacLeod's Youtube channel. Unlike other artists who seek to protect the rights to their creative work, McLeod encourages anyone to use his music for free. “I just want my stuff to be heard," he says.

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  • National

How a catchy tune became the soundtrack to TikTok's silliest videos

The song "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" was released ten years ago and has since become the soundtrack to millions of viral videos. Its story shows how music has shaped — and been shaped by— social media platforms.

September 25, 2024
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  • Deena Prichep
Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2018 Fox Network Upfront at the Wollman Rink in New York City's Central Park.

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  • Music

New lawsuit accuses Sean Combs of rape, recording assault later distributed as porn

Thalia Graves alleges Combs and his bodyguard, Joseph Sherman, raped her, recorded the attack without her knowledge and later distributed the video as pornography in the 11th suit against him.

September 25, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden
Jamie xx

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  • Music

Riding the ebb and flow of dance music, Jamie xx found his place again

After nearly a decade, the English producer returns with a new solo record influenced by isolation and the ever-growing popularity of electronic dance music.

September 23, 2024
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  • Stephen Kallao and
  • Miguel Perez
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale (Courtesy Center for Puppetry Arts)

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  • News

Atlanta celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with events and festivities

National Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated now through Oct. 15 with events happening around metro Atlanta. 

September 20, 2024
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  • Lola McGuire
George Benson says that at the height of his commercial success in the 1970s, he faced a backlash from the jazz community. "[If] it appealed to too many people ... something's got to be wrong with it."

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  • Music

George Benson on success, critics and staying true to himself

Vocalist, guitarist, and jazz icon George Benson joins Christian McBride for a conversation about his early years on the jazz scene, fame and his new “lost” album.

September 19, 2024
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  • Sarah Geledi and
  • Trevor Smith
Shaboozey, seen here at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York, has spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the pop chart with his first hit, the smash "A Bar Song (Tipsy)."

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  • Music News

Shaboozey's hit 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' is No. 1 again, and joins an elite club

A 10th week at the top of the Billboard pop chart is quite an accomplishment. Before the 2000s, that was the rarest of feats. In the days of streaming though, it's become more common.

September 19, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
Inductee JD Souther and Alison Krauss attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame 44th annual induction and awards gala on June 13, 2013, in New York. Souther, who collaborated on some of the Eagles' biggest hits, such as “Best of My Love," “James Dean,” "New Kid in Town," and “Heartache Tonight,” died Tuesday.

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  • Obituaries

JD Souther, who collaborated on 'Heartache Tonight' and other Eagles hits, dies at 78

Souther was a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt.

September 19, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump dances to a song as he leaves a rally in Johnstown, Pa., on Aug. 30.

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  • National

More and more artists want Trump to stop using their music. They face a costly fight

The White Stripes are the latest musical act to take the former president to court over using their songs in his reelection campaign.

September 18, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
at “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song,” a 100th birthday tribute to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, held at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Tuesday, September 17. Photo by Rick Diamond/The Carter Center

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  • News

Star-studded performance in Atlanta honors former President Jimmy Carter

Musical artists paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday in celebration of his upcoming birthday. Artists and community leaders praised Carter’s legacy inside and outside of the White House as they walked the red carpet at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

September 18, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Four: Battle For Stardom" at the CBS Radford Studio Center on May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles.

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  • Music

Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail after arrest for conspiracy and sex trafficking

The music mogul was arrested late Monday in New York, and now faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution after months of civil lawsuits.

September 18, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden
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