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Q&A: Nearly a year after their buzzy hit single, The Last Dinner Party releases debut album

Q&A: Nearly a year after their buzzy hit single, The Last Dinner Party releases debut album

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the last several decades, rock music has been declared dead countless times. But the flame that animates the spirit of the genre always seems to reignite — even if it looks different than before.
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Boygenius on the 2024 Grammys, 'The Record,' the Chicks and the ever-looming question of new music

Boygenius on the 2024 Grammys, 'The Record,' the Chicks and the ever-looming question of new music

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the 2024 Grammy Awards , boygenius — the major label rock band built of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus — is up for six awards, tying the likes of Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish and more.
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'NPR is cool!' How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon

'NPR is cool!' How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon

NEW YORK (AP) — As DJ Mannie Fresh’s trademark “ladies and gentlemen” catchphrase ricocheted throughout the office, a giddy Juvenile, draped in white with his signature bandana, playfully swayed back and forth to the beat of his musicians .
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Cirkut shaped global hits, but it's a lesser-known tune that landed him a Grammy nod

Cirkut shaped global hits, but it's a lesser-known tune that landed him a Grammy nod

TORONTO — Few music producers hold the magic touch for shaping a pop hit quite like Henry Walter.
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Pearl Jam throws a listening party for their new album that Eddie Vedder calls 'our best work'

Pearl Jam throws a listening party for their new album that Eddie Vedder calls 'our best work'

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Pearl Jam blasted out their forthcoming album to a few hundred family, friends, industry insiders and reporters Wednesday, and the tracks showed they are doing anything but mellowing with age.
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SZA, Swift and Bridgers top the Grammy list. AP writers predict who will win on music's big night

SZA, Swift and Bridgers top the Grammy list. AP writers predict who will win on music's big night

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Women lead the major categories at the Grammys this year – names like SZA, Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo and Brandy Clark top the list. But who will take home music’s most coveted trophies on Feb.
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Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah on why to tune in, being nominated and his post 'Daily Show' life

Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah on why to tune in, being nominated and his post 'Daily Show' life

NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Noah is ready to face one of the toughest audiences of his career — the millions watching as he once again hosts the Grammy Awards.
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Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over

Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired.
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2024 Grammys Preview: Five big questions ahead of Sunday’s award show

2024 Grammys Preview: Five big questions ahead of Sunday’s award show

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 66th annual Grammy Awards are on Sunday, airing live from Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on CBS and Paramount+. So, what can viewers expect? Some new, some old.
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Branford Marsalis is the new artistic director at New Orleans music center named for his father

Branford Marsalis is the new artistic director at New Orleans music center named for his father

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Branford Marsalis, the jazz saxophonist and composer acclaimed for his movie scores , Grammy-winning recordings and his stint as the leader of The Tonight Show band, is taking on the role of educator in a return to his hometown of
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