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Run River North (Jennifer Rim, Joe Chun, Alex Hwang, Abe Kim, Daniel Chae and Sally Kang) performs at SXSW's first-ever Asian-American showcase.

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At SXSW, Asian-American Musicians Make A Space Of Their Own

9:41am March 23, 2017

by Mallory Yu

This year's SXSW saw the first-ever showcase featuring exclusively Asian-American artists. Organizer Christine Minji Chang says one goal is to broaden Asian Americans' representation in the industry.

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René Pérez Joglar, aka Residente, visits a village outside the Ghanaian town of Tamale — one of many international communities to serve as the backdrop for the rapper's solo debut.

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Residente Journeys Across The World — And Finds Himself Everywhere

7:00am March 23, 2017

by Christina Cala

Two years after breaking up the Latin hip-hop juggernaut Calle 13, René Pérez Joglar can't stop connecting dots. The rapper's solo debut turns a simple DNA test into a massive multimedia project.

Kevin Morby returns with another full-length, just a year after releasing the much beloved album Singing Saw. The new record is called City Music and is due out June 16 on Dead Oceans.

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Kevin Morby Announces New Album, Shares The Elegiac Love Letter 'Come To Me Now'

10:00am March 22, 2017

by Robin Hilton

The singer's latest album is a love letter to cities and the diverse people who live there.

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Hear Chuck Berry's Posthumous Single, 'Big Boys'

7:52am March 22, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

The song is taken from Berry's first record in 38 years, CHUCK, due out on June 16.

Jennifer Lopez plays singer Selena Quintanilla Perez in the 1997 film Selena.

20 Years Ago, Biopic Helped Give Pop Star Selena Life Beyond Her Tragic Death

11:50pm March 21, 2017

In the 1990s, Tejano music singer Selena Quintanilla Perez made a rare crossover to mainstream American audiences. The movie Selena debuted two years after her murder.

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Chuck Berry on stage in London in 1965. Berry died March 18, 2017, at the age of 90.

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Bittersweet Little Rock And Roller

7:55pm March 21, 2017

by Ann Powers

Chuck Berry's life story includes serious mistreatment of women, but fully reckoning with his legacy means also acknowledging the women and girls who made his groundbreaking rock and roll possible.

New U.S. regulations aimed at travelers coming from eight majority-Muslim countries on non-U.S. airline carriers stipulate that laptops and electronic devices must be put into checked luggage.

Trump's Electronics Restrictions Could Cause Headaches For Touring Musicians

2:23pm March 21, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Cities like Dubai, Istanbul, Abu Dhabi and Casablanca have become popular touring destinations for prominent artists. What effect might the new baggage restrictions have on their work?

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The Chaotic Ecstasy Of SXSW In 50 Photos

6:20pm March 20, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

See the best photos from the music festival, featuring Diet Cig, Lizzo, Moor Mother, Weezer and The Revolution's Prince tribute.

Nottingham's HECK embodied the relentless, indefatigable spirit of SXSW on the festival's last day.

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What We Loved On The Last Day Of SXSW

8:32am March 20, 2017

by Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey

It's the end of another grueling and glorious SXSW. Here's what we loved on the last day.

In this Sept. 2, 1995 file photo, Bruce Springsteen, left , and Chuck Berry laugh as they perform the Berry hit "Johnny B. Goode" at the Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Berry was the opening act of the concert.

Tributes To Chuck Berry Pour In: 'One Of My Big Lights Has Gone Out'

12:10pm March 19, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Chuck Berry, one of the founders of rock and roll, died Saturday night at age 90. Almost immediately, the tributes started rolling in from some of the most famous names in music.