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Fans trying to see Beyoncé's U.K. Renaissance Tour are already having ticket issues

5:38pm February 02, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Tickets for Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour, one of the hottest tours of the year, went on sale in the U.K. this morning. Fans are amped, but there also have been frustrations with the ticketing system.

In bluegrass, as in life, Molly Tuttle would rather be a 'Crooked Tree'

4:19pm February 02, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with bluegrass musician and first-time Grammy nominee Molly Tuttle about what this nomination means to her.

Host Lara Downes (left) talks with the young, Grammy-nominated jazz sensation Samara Joy.

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Lara Downes' season 3 of 'Amplify' launches with a theme of renaissance

3:23pm February 02, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to pianist Lara Downes about her interview series Amplify, which examines how Black artists today might find themselves in a new cultural renaissance.

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Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and Shirley Scott heat things up in their 'Cookbook' sessions

1:17pm February 02, 2023

by Kevin Whitehead

Tenor saxophonist Davis and organist Scott had one of the great jazz partnerships in the late 1950s. A new anthology focuses on their Cookbook series of albums.

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Watch the 23-year-old, Grammy-nominated sensation talk about balancing a surging career, the women artists who paved the way and the importance of staying grounded.

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Jazz singer Samara Joy embraces the past while making music for the future

9:54am February 02, 2023

by Lara Downes

Watch Lara Downes' conversation with the 23-year-old, Grammy-nominated sensation about balancing the demands of a surging career and the women artists who paved the way.

Beyoncé, whose album RENAISSANCE was released in July 2022, is nominated for nine awards at the 65th annual Grammys, which will be handed out on Sunday, February 5.

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2023 Grammy Awards: The full list of nominees

9:07am February 02, 2023

Across 91 categories, the nominations for the 65th Grammy Awards were led by Beyoncé, who is up for nine awards, and Kendrick Lamar, with eight.

Omar Apollo poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Jan. 8, 2023.

Omar Apollo taught himself how to sing from YouTube. Now he's up for a Grammy

6:47am February 02, 2023

Omar Apollo has been nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys, an accolade that usually takes artists years to achieve. But not for Apollo.

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Ozzy Osbourne has canceled all his shows and says his touring days are over

6:44am February 02, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The singer sustained a spinal injury four years ago that he said he is still recovering from. He was also diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2020.

The lawyer for a leading accuser of R. Kelly says prosecutors shouldn't have dropped charges against Kelly before his appeals of federal criminal convictions were resolved. The singer is seen here in a courthouse in Chicago.

An R. Kelly victim says Chicago prosecutor made a mistake in dropping sex abuse case

5:36pm February 01, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Jerhonda Pace, who was part of a successful federal case against Kelly in New York as well as the case in Illinois, says Kelly is still fighting to appeal his federal conviction.

Despite his quick rise to fame, Omar Apollo 'started from zero'

4:57pm February 01, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with artist Omar Apollo about his first time being nominated for a Grammy. He's nominated in the Best New Artist category.

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