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Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub captures a transitional moment in Elvin Jones' career.

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'Revival' captures drummer Elvin Jones as a nascent bandleader finding his voice

8:01am November 17, 2022

by Marcus J. Moore

A previously unreleased live recording from 1967 finds the iconic jazz drummer experimenting outside the spotlight in a small New York club, assessing his next steps at a pivotal moment in his career.

Daniel Radcliffe stars as Yankovic in the film Weird.

'Weird Al' Yankovic wants to 'bring sexy back' to the accordion

2:06pm November 16, 2022

by Terry Gross

It's "a very sensual instrument," the parody artists insists. A new over-the-top "biopic" tells the story of Yankovic's life — sort of.

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Babacar Niang, known as Matador, raps at a recording studio at one of Africulturban's facilities in Pikine, Senegal on April 26, 2018.

How Senegal's artists are changing the system with a mic and spray paint

12:15pm November 16, 2022

A cultural center in Senegal is creating a safe space where artists can use their platform to speak about climate change while also finding opportunities in the art and music scene.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Sunset Song

11:50am November 16, 2022

Host Fiona Ritchie presents excerpts from a theatre production of Sunset Song, featuring original compositions by Paul Anderson, Savourna Stevenson, and more.

If you dance more when the bass hits, it could be because of your vestibular system.

What makes us dance? It really is all about that bass

11:33am November 16, 2022

A recent study in the journal Current Biology found that people danced 12% more when very low frequency bass was played.

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Jay Z and Beyoncé share the record for most Grammy nominations of all time

6:23am November 16, 2022

Jay Z has 88 nominations. He set the record last year with 83, and he got five more on Tuesday. His wife Beyoncé got nine nominations on Tuesday, which means her total also jumped to 88.

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Ticketmaster's website couldn't handle pre-sale demands from Taylor Swift fans

5:58am November 16, 2022

Taylor Swift fans wildest dreams would be tickets for "The Eras Tour." But Ticketmaster's website couldn't deliver tickets in a swift manner — as it kept freezing.

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Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalia will be a strong contender at the Latin Grammys

5:01am November 16, 2022

Spanish pop superstar Rosalia has received nominations for the Grammy Awards as well as the Latin Grammys, which will be handed out on Thursday. What makes her sound so unique?

Beyoncé performs "Be Alive" during the Oscars last March. The song, written for the film 'King Richard' received one of her nine Grammy nominations.

Beyoncé leads nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards

4:27pm November 15, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

This year's nominations are in and there are few surprises.

Spirituals is Santigold's first album in six years. The artist's career has been defined by an ability to coax apparently disparate influences into cohesion.

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There's still no one like Santigold

9:49am November 15, 2022

by Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

On the startlingly direct Spirituals, and in headline-grabbing rebukes of music's trickle-down economy, Santi White is what she's always been: a forward-thinking alternative to pop's here and now.