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Talib Kweli of the rap duo Black Star, photographed performing in New York City on July 22, 2017.

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Talib Kweli on Black Star's return: 'We stand tall on the shoulders of our ancestors'

6:10pm May 03, 2022

Talib Kweli discusses the return of Black Star after 24 years, including a return to some of the duo's foundational themes — black excellence, unity, Pan-Africanism and the raising of consciousness.

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Garth Brooks' fans in Louisiana cause a small earthquake

6:03am May 03, 2022

Louisiana isn't known for earthquakes. But during Brooks' Saturday night concert at LSU's Tiger Stadium, over a 100,000 fans danced and sang so hard, a seismograph on campus registered a small quake.

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Naomi Judd, left, and Wynonna Judd, of The Judds, perform at the "Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country," in Las Vegas, April 4, 2011.

The Judds and Ray Charles join the Country Music Hall of Fame

6:27am May 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

Charles and The Judds join two veteran recording musicians in the hall, including the first drummer to join the institution.

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Country music star Naomi Judd dies at 76

8:30am May 01, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Naomi Judd, who sang with daughter Wynonna as part of country music's famed duo The Judds has died at 76.

Naomi Judd, country music matriarch of The Judds, is dead at 76

5:56pm April 30, 2022

by Hazel Cills

Naomi Judd recorded and performed with daughter Wynonna. She was also the mother of actress Ashley Judd.

Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles.

Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with COVID-19

12:12pm April 30, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Sharon Osbourne, who revealed the diagnosis, said she is taking off time from work to care for her 73-year-old husband, a rock music legend. "I am very worried about Ozzy right now," she said.

'American Idol' winner Laine Hardy is accused of bugging an ex-girlfriend's dorm

9:37am April 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

His ex allegedly found a listening device — which resembled a phone charger — under her futon, according to a warrant. Hardy faces a felony charge over the allegation.

Dolly Parton and James Patterson pose for a picture in August 2021. Their new novel, Run, Rose, Run, is about an aspiring country singer in Nashville.

'Dreams do still come true' in a new novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

1:43pm April 29, 2022

Parton didn't just co-write the novel, she also recorded a whole album to go with it. Run, Rose, Run is about an aspiring country singer trying to shake a dark past and make it big in music.

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The late Eddie Van Halen left a big donation to Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation

6:34am April 22, 2022

Van Halen worked closely with the group that helps build out music programs in schools in low-income communities. The foundation says it received a seven-figure donation from Van Halen.

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Remembering jazz great Charles Mingus who was born 100 years ago

5:12am April 22, 2022

The inventive compositions of jazz bassist Charles Mingus and his volatile personality loom large in the jazz world.