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Creed Taylor sits for an interview, set to be included in a forthcoming documentary on the producer's life.

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Creed Taylor, legendary producer who guided and expanded jazz, dead at 93

10:18am August 25, 2022

by James Gavin

Beginning in the early '50s, Taylor treated his projects and artists with lush care and extensive support, eventually creating a Grammy-winning, cross-genre artistic hub with his label, CTI.

This image provided by A2H Engineers, Architects, Planners on Aug. 18, 2022, shows digital rendering of the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame in Marks, Miss.

Why the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is headed to this small Mississippi Delta town

6:15am August 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

Marks, Mississippi, is where Martin Luther King Jr. chose in 1968 as the starting point for his Poor People's Campaign, which demanded economic justice for poor Americans of all backgrounds.

jaimie branch, who died on Monday, August 22 at 39, performs with her group FLY or DIE in New York in 2020.

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Lauded trumpeter and composer jaimie branch dies at 39

6:08am August 24, 2022

by Nate Chinen

A rising star in the world of improvised music with her group FLY or DIE, branch died on Monday at her home in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Janet Jackson's 1989 classic 'Rhythm Nation' can make some laptops crash

5:57am August 24, 2022

Microsoft's chief software engineer blogged about it. Raymond Chen says a specific frequency, like the one in "Rhythm Nation," makes Windows XP hard drives go black.

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Musician Kid Cudi recently revealed he had a stroke in 2016. The artist said it took weeks to recover from slowed speech and movements.

Kid Cudi says he had a stroke at 32. Hailey Bieber was 25. How common are they?

1:19pm August 22, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Strokes in adults under 45 are on the rise. Now artist Kid Cudi — long considered an ambassador for mental health issues — and model Hailey Bieber have opened up about their experiences.

Opera star Plácido Domingo at a press conference in Moscow in Oct. 2019.

Classical musicians with ties to Plácido Domingo arrested in Buenos Aires

5:39pm August 19, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Musicians who have been publicly linked to Plácido Domingo and other major artists have been arrested in connection to an alleged Argentine crime ring, or are still wanted by police.

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra performs at Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center in New York City on Thursday.

Home is never far for the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, even when touring in the U.S.

4:38pm August 19, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The ensemble of top Ukrainian musicians, including recent refugees, is wrapping up a whirlwind tour with performances in New York City and Washington, D.C.

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Opera star Plácido Domingo, performing at a concert in Marbella, Spain on July 11.

Plácido Domingo linked to criminal ring in Argentina, prosecutors say

7:53pm August 17, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Media in Argentina have broadcast audio recordings of police wiretaps that prosecutors say includes the voice of the famed singer making plans for a sexual encounter arranged by the crime ring.

French cellist Héloïse Luzzati, 37, launched La Boîte à Pépites to promote the forgotten works of women composers.

A new label revives forgotten female composers' music

10:39am August 17, 2022

by Olivia Hampton

The new record label La Boîte à Pépites is dedicated to raising the profile of female composers whose works have been neglected.

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A$AP Rocky faces 2 felony assault charges from an incident in Hollywood last year

2:37pm August 16, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Rapper A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, has his arraignment in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday.