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Music & Culture

Female Artists Have Historic Showing In Grammy Categories

5:53am November 25, 2020

The categories of Best Rock Performance and Best Country Album, traditionally are dominated by men. But this year, for the first time, the nominees in those categories are entirely women.

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Anthony McGill performs You Have the Right to Remain Silent with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

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A Tense New Classical Work Bottles The Feeling Of A Police Stop

5:39pm November 24, 2020

by Elizabeth Kramer

Pulitzer-winning composer Anthony Davis based You Have The Right To Remain Silent, released this week as a virtual performance, on his own experience with police.

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Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken speaks after being introduced by President-elect Joe Biden at the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday.

Biden's Secretary Of State Pick Has Both Diplomatic And Musical Chops

5:08pm November 24, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

In remarks on Tuesday, Antony Blinken thanked the people who helped him along the way, including relatives, friends, coworkers — and his bandmates.

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Beyoncé, seen here attending the 2020 pre-Grammy gala, received two record of the year nominations Tuesday.

Beyoncé, Dua Lipa Headline 2021 Grammy Nominations

1:13pm November 24, 2020

by Andrew Flanagan

Along with the full nominations list, a look at the Recording Academy's turbulent year.

Don Bryant plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Don Bryant: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

9:36am November 24, 2020

by Lauren Onkey

The soul legend isn't letting quarantine slow him down.

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Biden's Pick To Lead State Department Has A Wonk Rock Band

7:02am November 24, 2020

Antony Blinken, President-elect Biden's choice for secretary of state, has much diplomatic experience. He also has a band called Ablinken. He has two original songs on Spotify.

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Busta Rhymes' latest album is Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God.

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Busta Rhymes On 'Extinction Level Event 2' And Hip-Hop As A Daily Practice

6:23pm November 23, 2020

The latest in a prolific career, Busta's new album is a sequel — delivered 22 years after the first Extinction Level Event — and a characteristically big, ambitious project.

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Bad Bunny, photographed at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, N.J. on Aug. 26, 2019.

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Bad Bunny Diagnosed With COVID-19

3:31pm November 23, 2020

by Andrew Flanagan

The Puerto Rican star was expected to perform during the American Music Awards on Sunday night, but cancelled at the last minute.

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KEM: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:01am November 23, 2020

by Suraya Mohamed

The R&B veteran performs three songs from his latest album for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

Pastor Juan D. Shipp is the radio personality responsible for The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Records Story, Vol. 1, a new collection of old gospel songs.

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'The Last Shall Be First': A Lost Chapter Of Gospel, Saved From Extinction

8:25am November 22, 2020

by Peter Breslow

The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Records Story, Vol. 1 is a collection of gospel music first recorded in 1970s Memphis and released for the first time after years spent tracking down master tapes.