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The ‘ultimate female jazz singer,’ Ella Fitzgerald, soars on ‘The Lost Berlin Tapes’
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Music’s last best hope lies in livestreaming
Except for the biggest pop acts, like the Rolling Stones or Rihanna, and a few hot shows like “Hamilton,” musicians...
Scott Duke Kominers - Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Protest songs capture the times, from Black Lives Matter to civil rights and anti-war movements
Get up, stand up, sing out!A great protest song may not help change the world in the same way the civil rights and anti-war movements...
George Varga - The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS)
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’: All 16 songs, ranked
According to Taylor Swift’s record label, her new album, “Folklore” — recorded in secrecy in quarantine...
Mikael Wood - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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There will be a Lollapalooza of sorts after all, a virtual event to be hosted on YouTube
No flower crowns, no underbutt, no stepping on smushed piles of uncertain provenance as you rush to a stage. Is it really Lollapalooza...
Kevin Williams - Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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Lil Mosey, Seattle’s hottest music star, joins elite company with first Top 10 hit
It is officially the summer of Lil Mosey.Over the past two-plus years, the Mountlake Terrace teenager has become the face of...
Michael Rietmulder - The Seattle Times (TNS)
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That time John Lewis showed up in a rap video
He spoke at the March on Washington in 1963. For decades he walked the halls of Congress. Now that he’s gone, words like...
Clyde McGrady - CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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Late rapper Juice Wrld’s posthumous album posts best sales week of 2020
Just a week after Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut topped charts, Juice Wrld’s own after-death album “Legends Never...
August Brown - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Pop Smoke, My Morning Jacket, Willie Nelson
Pop Smoke“Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon”(Republic ***)“Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon”...
Dan Deluca - The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
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Tuned In: Free streaming services offer ad-supported alternative to subscription outlets
Due to the pandemic, original summer TV programming is at a low ebb, especially on the broadcast networks. Fox and The CW both...
Rob Owen - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)
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Michelle Obama to host weekly conversational podcast for Spotify
Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will host a podcast for Spotify Technology SA, adding another big name to the Swedish audio...
Lucas Shaw - Bloomberg News (TNS)
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How Kendrick Lamar, Marvin Gaye and ‘Black genius’ inspired a jazz/hip-hop supergroup
Of all the cries of Black fury released during the protests around the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, none arrived...
August Brown - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon partners with NEON16 for soundtrack for upcoming SpongeBob movie
Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon have partnered with NEON16 to bring to life the music from the upcoming animated...
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Norah Jones, Mondo Cozmo, Dedicated Men of Zion
Norah Jones - “Pick Me up off the Floor” (Blue Note ***)Norah Jones, we need you now. The torch-singing...
Dan Deluca - The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
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Jason Mraz fully embraces reggae on his new album, and thanks high-school bullies
Jason Mraz is happy to be “unapologetically positive,” as evidenced by the name of his 2019 “Good Vibes Tour”...
George Varga - The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS)
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11 things we learned from Bob Dylan’s new rare interview
Bob Dylan speaks. Once again. He rarely gives interviews, even less often to non-music journalists.But ahead of Dylan’s...
Jon Bream
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The 17 best lyrics from Bob Dylan’s new album, ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’
With the release of his 39th studio album “Rough and Rowdy Ways,” singer and songwriter Bob Dylan builds on a career...
Randall Roberts - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Systemic racism’s scary monster: David Bowie, MTV and uncomfortable truths
As hundreds of thousands continue to protest in the wake of George Floyd’s death, America’s latest racial flashpoint...
Robert A. George - NY Daily News (TNS)
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How to cover the protests? For L.A.’s top black radio hosts, you make noise, and listen
When radio personality Kurt “Big Boy” Alexander first watched the video of George Floyd’s killing, the host...
Randall Roberts - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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John Legend has released an album about love as the world convulses with anger.
From the opening sample of the Flamingos’ 1959 hit “I Only Have Eyes for You,” John Legend’s new album,...
Dan Deluca - The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
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Charli XCX, Perfume Genius, Gina Sicilia
Charli XCX - “how i’m feeling now” (Atlantic ***)The title of Charli XCX’s fourth album is...
Dan Deluca - The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
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The 1975’s Matty Healy has an adorable new puppy and a bonkers new album
Matty Healy ruffled his grown-out Mohawk and took a drag from a cigarette as he gazed through a window at the spring-green English...
Mikael Wood - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Music videos in the age of quarantine: Zoom boxes, hazmat suits and sad twerking
Cages don’t come more gilded than Drake’s in the music video for his song “Toosie Slide.”Released in...
Mikael Wood - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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No concerts? No problem. During pandemic, artists turn to brands for livestream lucre
At 5 p.m. on May 8, Diplo and Dillon Francis — A-list DJs and dance music producers — hopped behind their decks to...
August Brown - LA Times (TNS)
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Facebook’s ‘10 albums’ challenge climbs into steady rotation during quarantine
For diehard music lovers, there’s nothing like compiling a top 10 albums list to while away a few hours — or to get...
Chris Riemenschneider - Star Tribune (TNS)
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Mother’s Day playlist: Here are our favorite songs about mom
Mother’s Day will always make me think of the color purple.No, not the “The Color Purple” — the excellent...
Jim Harrington - Contra Costa Times (TNS)
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Searching for hope? Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Rainbow’ is a psalm, and balm, for the pandemic era
When Kacey Musgraves was 9 years old, she stood in front of a shaky camcorder and wondered, “Why are there so many songs...
Mikael Wood - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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The music industry’s lost summer: No Bieber, no Swift and mass layoffs
Summer concert season ended before it began.While sports leagues and restaurants try to figure out when they can reopen to the...
Lucas Shaw - Bloomberg News (TNS)
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Four years after his death, superfan Maya Rudolph remembers Prince: ‘He was a perfect musician’
How has Maya Rudolph been amusing herself in quarantine?The other night she tuned into one of Questlove’s DJ sets on Instagram,...
Mikael Wood - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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With Record Store Day postponed, here’s your guide to getting your music geek fix at home
In a normal year, music fiends would be going crazy right about now.In non-virus times, Saturday would have been Record Store...
Karla Peterson - The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS)
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Coronavirus listening: Finding comfort in the California sounds of ’70s soft rock
During a moment in which the ability to remain calm is disconcertingly connected to the size of your Purell and paper towel stockpile,...
Randall Roberts - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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