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Neil Young, performing in Lake Hughes, Calif. in 2019.

Spotify removes Neil Young's music after he objects to Joe Rogan's podcast

10:09pm January 26, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The move comes two days after Neil Young requested that his work be removed from Spotify in protest over coronavirus misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast.

Elton John performs during his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour on Jan. 19 in New Orleans. Despite being vaccinated and boosted, John has contracted COVID-19 and postponed two farewell concert dates in Dallas. John "is experiencing only mild symptoms," a

Elton John postpones Texas concerts after testing positive for COVID-19

9:49pm January 25, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

John said that he's fully vaccinated and boosted, experiencing only mild symptoms, and expects to be able to perform at his scheduled show this weekend in Arkansas.

Bobbe "Beegie" Adair. The prolific pianist and community builder died Jan. 23, 2022 at the age of 84.

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Bobbe 'Beegie' Long Adair, a formative center of Nashville's jazz scene, dies at 84

2:58pm January 25, 2022

by Ron Wynn

Adair was a superb soloist and tremendous accompanist, as well as the bedrock of Nashville's jazz scene after first relocating there in the early '60s.

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Co-founder of the guitar group The Ventures, Don Wilson, dies at 88

9:34am January 24, 2022

The Ventures were a 1960s surf-rock group. The band's hits included "Walk, Don't Run" and the theme song for "Hawaii Five-O." They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

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Tom Smith performing on Dec. 13, 2013 in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Tom Smith, founding member of noise band To Live and Shave in L.A., has died at 65

2:13pm January 22, 2022

by Marc Masters

The prolific artist was a mentor to generations of experimental musicians.

The members of C4 Trio, L-R: Rodner Padilla, Edward Ramírez, Héctor Molina and Jorge Glem

The cuatro players of C4 Trio are the future of Venezuela's national instrument

10:07am January 22, 2022

by Betto Arcos

From their unlikely start as rival contestants in a music competition, the Venezuelan cuatro players of C4 Trio have become a big concert draw. They're releasing a series of EPs ahead of a new album.

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Singer Meat Loaf performs in support of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012.

Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning singer famous for 'I'd Do Anything For Love,' dies at 74

12:39pm January 21, 2022

by Harrison Jacobs

Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, was best known for Bat Out Of Hell, one of the best selling albums of all time.

John Mellencamp performs during the Farm Aid 2021 music festival at the Xfinity Theatre on Sept. 25, 2021 in Hartford, Conn.

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John Mellencamp reflects on a world estranged on new album 'Strictly a One-Eyed Jack'

9:03am January 21, 2022

by Steve Inskeep

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp returns with his first album of original songs in five years, Strictly a One-Eyed Jack.

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Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning American singer and actor, dies at 74

7:42am January 21, 2022

Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, was best known for Bat Out Of Hell, one of the best-selling albums of all time. He also appeared in over 65 movies, including The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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Pedro the Lion's David Bazan just released the second part of his Arizona trilogy, Havasu.

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Pedro the Lion's David Bazan in conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib

4:59pm January 20, 2022

by Lars Gotrich

And just like that, Pedro the Lion's new album is out now. Listen to Havasu in its entirety with David Bazan and author Hanif Abdurraqib.