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Ye attending the Balenciaga Womenswear show in October as part of Paris Fashion Week. Since then, he's made a string of increasingly brazen extremist comments.

Ye says 'I see good things about Hitler' on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' show

6:17am December 02, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

The rapper previously known as Kanye West made a series of antisemitic comments, declaring "I love Jewish people, but I also love Nazis." Ye was on the show alongside white-nationalist Nick Fuentes.

Elton John performs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.

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Glastonbury organizers say the festival will be Elton John's U.K. farewell show

6:17am December 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

Glastonbury Festival organizers say Elton John's performance on the 2023 festival's final night on June 25 will be his farewell show in the U.K.

Tania Léon conducts the Youth Orchestra LA in the premiere of her work Pa'lante at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

The unplanned, unstoppable career of composer Tania León

6:00am December 02, 2022

by Tom Huizenga

Failure was not an option when Léon arrived in New York, a determined 24-year-old pianist from Cuba. At nearly 80, she says some things haven't changed.

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Drummer Nate Smith arranges funky grooves with strings attached

5:35pm December 01, 2022

by Sarah Geledi

Hear the premiere of Nate Smith's groovy sextet Kinfolk, with a double string quartet featuring members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

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Nate Smith + Kinfolk, with strings, live at Crosstown Arts

4:36pm December 01, 2022

by Mitra I. Arthur

In an electrifying performance, Nate Smith and his ensemble KINFOLK are joined in concert by members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

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mui zyu, 'Rotten Bun'

2:44pm December 01, 2022

by Teresa Xie

On a piano ballad, the Dama Scout member welcomes you to a fantasy world run by sorcerers, witches and lonesome warriors.

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Remembering Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie

6:35am December 01, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Christine McVie died Wednesday at age 79. She wrote some of the band's most popular songs including: "Don't Stop" and "You Make Loving Fun."

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This image released by The Royal Mint shows a new collectable coin to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Rolling Stones.

The Royal Mint unveils a Rolling Stones coin to mark the band's 60-year anniversary

6:27am December 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

The coin honoring the Rolling Stones is the fifth in the Royal Mint's "Music Legends'" series that celebrates British artists. Others so honored have been Queen, Elton John, David Bowie and The Who.

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The A's: Tiny Desk Concert

5:01am December 01, 2022

by Bob Boilen

The duo, featuring Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and Daughter of Swords' Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, gives a playful, fun-filled performance of sublime songs.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: At the Gathering with John McCutcheon

7:35pm November 30, 2022

This week, host Fiona Ritchie talks with John McCutcheon about his long, varied musical career, and his mastery of multiple musical instruments.