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6 HBCU marching bands compete in this weekend's Honda Battle of the Bands

5:15am February 17, 2023

by Ben Abrams

Morgan State University in Maryland competes Saturday in its first Honda Battle of the Bands performance in Montgomery, Ala. It's the largest showcase for HBCU marching bands in the country.

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Bob Dylan's 'Time Out Of Mind' remains eerie and vital in a newly released version

2:56pm February 16, 2023

by Ken Tucker

Columbia Records' new release provides an extensive look at Dylan's 1997's Grammy-winning album. This package of five CDs offer a wealth of new ways to experience some of Dylan's most moving music.

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Mega Bog, 'The Clown'

12:20pm February 16, 2023

by Harry Tafoya

On the synth-heavy first single from Mega Bog's forthcoming album, Erin Birgy embraces all of her contradictions, becoming an undeniable force.

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Bill Orcutt, 'The Life of Jesus'

10:00am February 16, 2023

by Lars Gotrich

The guitarist responds to the quietude and complexity of his subject with bursts of compassion and even confusion.

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Lizzo (feat. SZA), 'Special'

9:07am February 16, 2023

by Taylor Jennings-Brown

It's so on brand for our musical fairy godmothers to sprinkle a little love over us with a self-affirming bop.

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BTS singer Suga announces his upcoming solo world tour

6:05am February 16, 2023

Concerts kick off this spring in the U.S. before heading to Asia. The entire super group won't reunite until 2025 — when members of the K-pop sensation complete their mandatory military service.

Liv.e's turntablist approach warps the listener's sense of reality, letting reveries and hypotheticals bleed into the horizon without interrupting the perception of time and space.

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Intrusive thoughts and mixmaster madness in Liv.e's 'Girl in the Half Pearl'

6:27pm February 15, 2023

by Teresa Xie

The Dallas-born, LA-based artist's shape-shifting 2020 debut, Couldn't Wait to Tell You, emulated a series of journal entries. Her sophomore album taps the energy of a drug-fueled club night.

Pharrell Williams poses at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles earlier this month.

Pharrell Williams succeeds Virgil Abloh as the head of men's designs at Louis Vuitton

4:57pm February 15, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The singer, producer and designer has a long history of working with fashion brands — as well as big shoes to fill. Williams' first Louis Vuitton collection will debut at Men's Fashion Week in June.

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Fousheé: Tiny Desk Concert

4:21pm February 15, 2023

by Ashley Pointer

Britanny Fousheé is not an artist who can be boxed in. In her Tiny Desk set, she flexes her eclectic artistry and vocal — and emotional — range.

The documentary Wattstax celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. It will be returning to theaters alongside a new box set called Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection.

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50 years later, the celebrations and contradictions of 'Wattstax' still resonate

4:15pm February 15, 2023

by Ashawnta Jackson

The documentary returns to theaters this month alongside the release of a new box set. It's a chance to consider what it captures (and doesn't) about music, race and justice in the 1970s and today.