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Arts Feb 09

Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76

By Associated Press

Arts Jan 01

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Highlighting the best music of 2020, a year many live performances were silenced

As with many things this past year, the typical live music scene was silenced. But there were creative attempts to provide entertainment breaking out all over, and recording artists put out new music that offered a wide range of options.

By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris

Arts Aug 17

How COVID-19 is affecting the British music scene

But the music scene some Brits know and love may soon be unrecognizable because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has plunged the U.K. economy into its worst recession on record.

By Taryn Siegel, Associated Press

Arts Jul 21

Watch 6:45
Pandemic brings challenges, new opportunities for music industry

The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a huge blow to the music industry. Large in-person concerts were among the first events to be cancelled and will likely be among the last to resume. And in a recent survey of small U.S.

By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane

Arts Jul 10

With new name and album, The Chicks’ voices ring loud again

With topics like youth activism and escaping toxic relationships, the album "seemed like a good reflection on our times," said lead singer Natalie Maines.

By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press

Oct 26

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Spoon survives and thrives in the new music economy

By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman

Few bands have navigated the profound digital disruption of the music industry quite as well as Spoon. After being dropped by a major label in the late 1990s, the group began recording for an independent label, which led to 20…

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Jul 19

Watch 6:49
What The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach is doing in Nashville

By Jeffrey Brown, Jason Kane

The Black Keys debuted its first album in five years at the top of the U.S. charts. But band vocalist and guitarist Dan Auerbach has been making a name for himself in another setting over the past few years. Jeffrey…

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Mar 03

Watch 7:39
Female jazz musicians raise their voices against sexism

By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green

At this year’s Winter Jazzfest in New York, one of the world’s biggest jazz festivals, women took center stage in more ways than one. In a year when more than a third of the festival’s acts had female bandleaders --…

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Dec 12

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Nashville’s storied music spaces threatened with silence

By PBS NewsHour

Downtown Nashville has been a backbone of the nation’s music industry for more than six decades, giving the nation stars such as Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton. But the increasing demand for new apartments and office buildings is threatening its…

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Mar 11

Watch 5:31
The blurred line between creative risk and musical rip-off

By PBS NewsHour

The song “Blurred Lines” was one of the biggest hits of 2013, but a jury has decided that some of that success is thanks to Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give it Up.” Gaye’s children were awarded $7.3 million after they…

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