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January 21, 2020Grammy Awards Face Credibility Threat In Former CEO's Complaint
Enlarge this image A Grammy Award on display at a Recording Academy event in New York City in 2018. Mike Pont/Getty Images -
January 21, 2020The Experience In, And Of, David Olney's Beloved Songs
Enlarge this image David Olney, performing in Denver, Co. on Apr. 23, 2015. Larry Hulst/Getty Images hide captiontoggle caption Larry Hulst/Getty Images -
January 21, 2020Playing SXSW 2020? Send Us Your Songs
Enlarge this image Before she was nominated for four Grammy Awards, Yola was a highlight of NPR Music's SXSW playlist The Austin 100 -
January 21, 2020Prince Of Persian Pop Receives Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame
Andy Madadian, just became the first Iranian-American to be enshrined on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has a huge fan base among Persian and Armenian Americans. -
January 21, 2020Andy Madadian, The Prince Of Persian Pop, Receives Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star
Enlarge this image Andy Madadian is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Jan. 17, 2020 in Hollywood, Calif. -
January 20, 2020Ousted Female Chief Files Discrimination Complaint Against The Grammys
Enlarge this image The now-former Recording Academy president and CEO, Deborah Dugan, speaking in Nov. at the Grammy nomination press conference in New -
Jan 20, 2020Country Music Channel Promises Equal Video Plays For Women And Men
Enlarge this image (L-R) Martina McBride, Leslie Fram, Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile seen onstage during the 2019 CMT Next Women Of Country -
Jan 20, 2020In Deep Red Oklahoma, The Blue Door Is 'A Lighthouse' For Progressive Protest Music
Enlarge this image Greg Johnson opened the Blue Door in 1993. Over the past few years, the concert venue has become a hub -
Jan 20, 2020Hear Mitski's Sinister New Song, 'Cop Car'
YouTube Sinister and piercing, with a heavy lilt of Puberty 2 grunge — if you need a "guitar-based but cinematic" song about the unraveling of a… -
Jan 18, 2020Jazz Saxophone Legend Jimmy Heath Has Died
Enlarge this image Saxophonist, composer and arranger Jimmy Heath. Lonnie Timmons III/Getty Images hide captiontoggle caption Lonnie Timmons… -
Jan 16, 2020Under Two Weeks Before Grammy Awards, Recording Academy CEO Is Suspended
Deborah Dugan, the Recording Academy president and CEO, has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into misconduct allegations. -
Jan 16, 2020
Less Than 2 Weeks Before Grammy Awards, Recording Academy CEO Is Suspended
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Less than two weeks before the Grammys, the head of the group that hands out those awards has been placed on administrative… -
Jan 16, 2020Eminem Releases Surprise Album, 'Music To Be Murdered By'
YouTube We last heard from Marshall Mathers in album form in the summer of 2018, when he surprise released his 10th album, Kamikaze. At the time, NPR… -
Jan 16, 2020
President Johnson's Impeachment Inspired 'Impeachment Polka'
In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was being impeached. According to The Washington Post a musician named Charles D. Blake saw an opportunity to cash… -
Jan 15, 2020Recording Academy CEO Suspended Amid Allegations Of Misconduct
Enlarge this image Recording Academy President and CEO Deborah Dugan speaks during the 62nd Grammy Awards Nominations Conference at CBS Broadcast… -
Jan 15, 2020Recording Academy CEO Suspended Amid Misconduct Allegations Ahead Of Grammy Awards
Enlarge this image The Recording Academy has placed Deborah Dugan on administrative leave. The statement did not specify the nature of the allegation, -
Jan 15, 2020
Bruce Springsteen's Son Is 1 Of 15 New Firefighters In Jersey City
In New Jersey Tuesday, rock icon Bruce Springsteen's son Sam was sworn in as a firefighter. He is one of 15 new firefighters in Jersey City. -
Jan 14, 2020Whitney Houston, The Notorious B.I.G. Among 2020's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees
Enlarge this image Whitney Houston is the only woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. Other -
Jan 13, 2020The Past Year, And Decade, In Music Listening: Video Rules, The Boy's Club Remains
Enlarge this image Two competing data firms, BuzzAngle and Nielsen Music, released reports in early Jan. 2020 detailing the many changes in listening -
Jan 13, 2020Women Make Up Less Than 8% Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees
Enlarge this image Janet Jackson speaks onstage during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. In her speech, she criticized -
Jan 11, 2020O' Valley Of Plentyyyyy: 'Toss A Coin To Your Witcher' Is An Intentional Earworm
Enlarge this image Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill) potentially traveling through the much speculated about "valley of plenty" mentioned in the song… -
Jan 09, 2020Rush Drummer And Lyricist Neil Peart Has Died
Enlarge this image Drummer Neil Peart, on stage with Rush in Springfield, Mass. in 1976. Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images hide captiontoggle… -
Jan 09, 2020
Library Card Registration Day Was Started By Rapper NoName
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Jan 09, 2020On Jan. 11, Rapper Noname Wants You To Register For A Library Card
Enlarge this image "I think we've been tricked into believing that we have to constantly consume, and I think challenging the way we -
Jan 07, 2020Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Wants A Piece Of The World's Most Successful Record Label
Enlarge this image From left: Lucian Grainge, CEO of Universal Music Group; artist Billie Eilish; and Eilish's brother, songwriter Finneas O'Connell… -
Jan 07, 2020
Hear A Previously Unreleased Version Of David Bowie's 'The Man Who Sold The World'
YouTube Happy birthday to the man of many names. David Bowie would have turned 73 today. To celebrate, Parlophone is releasing a six-song EP entitled… -
Jan 05, 2020
Radio Legend Wants Spandau Ballet's 'Gold' To Be Respected
As part of NPR's series "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," BBC Radio legend Zane Lowe nominates "Gold" by Spandau Ballet. The group is mostly known… -
Jan 05, 2020Zane Lowe On The Power Of Spandau Ballet
Enlarge this image (L-R) Steve Norman, Martin Kemp,Tony Hadley and Gary Kemp of the band Spandau Ballet perform live in 2015. Suhaimi -
Jan 02, 2020
An Early 2020 Preview: 5 Upcoming Albums We Can't Wait To Hear
Born in California to Ghanaian parents, Moses Sumney is all about a collision of worlds: He smashes genres together (soul, pop, folk, classical, et… -
Jan 01, 2020Here Comes YouTube: 'Billboard' To Change How It Calculates Top Albums
Enlarge this image Billboard chart analyst Chris Molanphy cites Taylor Swift as an artist who effectively differentiates between albums with the help… -
Dec 30, 2019
Obama Releases His List Of Favorite Songs Of 2019
Former President Barack Obama has shared his favorite songs of 2019, including selections from Lizzo, Bruce Springsteen and Lil Nas X. -
Dec 29, 2019The Woman Leading The Fiddle Revival In Country Music
Enlarge this image Jenee Fleenor at the 53rd annual CMA Awards on Nov. 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn., where she was honored as -
Dec 29, 2019Neil Innes, Monty Python Collaborator And Rutles Member, Dead At 75
Enlarge this image From left to right: John Cleese, Neil Innes, Michael Palin and Eric Idle dressed as Arthurian knights on the set -
Dec 29, 2019
1924 Copyrighted Works To Become Part Of The Public Domain
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Dec 26, 2019Broadway Legend Jerry Herman Is Dead At 88
Enlarge this image Composer Jerry Herman, flanked by actresses Carol Channing (left) and Jo Anne Worley at a 2002 Tony Awards party in -
Dec 24, 2019
Here We Are Now: On 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Hitting A Billion Views On YouTube
YouTube In the fall of 1991, I was volunteering as a college-radio music director at the University of Wisconsin in Madison when I started telling…
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