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News Articles: Music

Beyoncé accepts Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for “Renaissance” onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023.

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So, about that special musical guest .... Where was Beyoncé for the DNC's final night?

Instead, the special, previously unannounced guest was … nobody. The night’s headliner, Vice President Harris, had the spotlight to herself — which may have been the point all along.

August 22, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
The 8G Band on February 24, 2014 — the very first episode of <em>Late Night with Seth Meyers</em>. Left to right: Eli Janney, Fred Armisen, Kim Thompson, Syd Butler and Seth Jabour.

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As 'Late Night' loses its band, we rank the best groups ever on late night TV

8G appears in their last Late Night episode on Thursday after a decade backing Seth Meyers. It joins the ranks of groundbreaking late night bands.

August 22, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
DJ Cassidy performs during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Tuesday in Chicago.

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  • Elections

The DNC roll call featured a musical salute to each state. Here's what your state chose

Special tracks for each state and territory were played during Tuesday night's DNC roll call. But what song repped your state? We found them all so you don't have to.

August 22, 2024
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  • C Mandler
Musicians Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Robison of the Chicks arrive at the David Lynch Foundation Gala Honoring Rick Rubin at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 27, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.

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  • Elections

When The Chicks perform the National Anthem tonight at the DNC, they’ll bring a complicated history

The Chicks — formerly known as The Dixie Chicks — will sing “The Star Spangled Banner” at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night. That performance, and the group’s presence, will provide the latest chapter in The Chicks’ long and complicated political history.

August 22, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
 <em>Quantum Baby</em> is Tinashe's seventh album, and the second in a purported trilogy that began with last year's <em>BB/ANG3L</em>.

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  • Music Features

Tinashe and Ravyn Lenae lean into the paradox of 'alt-R&B'

The new albums Quantum Baby and Bird's Eye are exercises in self-liberation, leveraging the sounds and potential of a loaded category while rejecting its limits.

August 22, 2024
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  • Sheldon Pearce
Musicians John Legend, Ari O'Neal and Sheila E. perform on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Elections

Here's who has performed at the third night of the Democratic National Convention

In between impassioned speeches by political VIPs --- including former President Bill Clinton, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and 2024 Vice President candidate Tim Walz --- the heavy hitters of the music world lit up Chicago’s United Center arena. Night 3 was host to performances by Stevie Wonder, John Legend with Sheila E. and Maren Morris.

August 21, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden
Rapper Common (R) and musician Jonathan McReynolds perform during the second day of the Democratic National Convention on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Elections

Here's who has performed at the second night of the Democratic National Convention

Patti LaBelle and Common will soundtrack the second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention with performances that span generations and genres.

August 21, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden
The artist Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” sits at No. 1 on the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100 for a sixth nonconsecutive week, tied with Post Malone and Morgan Wallen's hit "I Had Some Help" for "song of the summer."

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  • Music

The ‘song of the summer’ sweepstakes are a tie, at least for now

If you’re one of those people who think there can only be one “song of the summer,” and that the Hot 100 provides a clear-cut metric for determining a winner, then this year’s race is a statistical dead heat.

August 20, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
On Nick Cave's his latest album, <em>Wild God</em>, out August 30, the fragility of his recent recordings has evolved into a cathartic emotional and musical power that bursts out of the songs.

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  • Music

Nick Cave wrestles with a ‘Wild God’

"If I have to define my music in any way," Nick Cave says, "it's religious music." His new album is a gallery of encounters with spiritual, possibly divine figures, not all of whom are benevolent.

August 20, 2024
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  • Ann Powers
Mickey Guyton sings on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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  • Elections

Here's who performed (and who got bumped) on the first night of the DNC

Monday evening’s first celebrity musical guest, country singer Mickey Guyton, sang her 2021 song “All American” to a rousing response.

August 20, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
College Football Hall of Fame museum in Atlanta. (College Football Hall of Fame/Facebook)

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Big Boi to give free concert to mark College Football Hall of Fame’s first decade in Atlanta

The College Football Hall of Fame is marking its 10th anniversary in Atlanta with its Anniversary Celebration and Kickoff Game Football Fest on Saturday, Aug. 24, headlined by a free concert from Grammy-winning artist Antwan “Big Boi” Patton of Outkast.

August 20, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
 AJR fans at Denver's Ball Arena perform the wave on June 20, 2024.

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  • Arts & Life

How one pop band is trying to turn concertgoers into climate activists

The multi-platinum-selling indie pop band is using research to inspire fans to take immediate action against climate change.

August 19, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
Members of the Los Angeles hard-rock group Great White are shown in this undated photo. Standing is Jack Russell.  Seated, from left to right, are Audie Desbrow, Mark Kendall and Michael Lardie.

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  • Music

Jack Russell, the former singer of the band Great White, dies at 63

The band was behind such hits as “Once Bitten Twice Shy,” “The Angel Song” and “Rock Me.”

August 16, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
The Oak Ridge Boys' farewell tour includes the lineup (from left): Ben James, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban. The group performs Aug. 23, 2024, at the Anderson Music Hall in Hiawassee, Ga.

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  • Music Interviews

Watch: 'Giddy up' with the Oak Ridge Boys at this year's Georgia Mountain Fair

The quartet known for its country and Southern gospel recordings — and its 1982 hit "Elvira" — headlines at the Anderson Music Hall in Hiawassee, Ga., on Aug. 23. Oak Ridge Boys bass singer Richard Sterban talked with GPB about his career with the group and singing background vocals with Elvis Presley, Paul Simon and others.

August 16, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
 Just shy of a decade after debuting in hip-hop, Post Malone completes a long-gestating country turn with the new album <em>F-1 Trillion</em>.

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  • Music Features

Post Malone's winding country road

The duet-packed F-1 Trillion marks a new chapter, but it's no wild swerve — the one-time SoundCloud rapper has had his eye on Nashville for years.

August 15, 2024
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  • Sheldon Pearce
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