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Actors Leslie Odom Jr. and Katharine McPhee announced the nominations for the 2018 Tony Awards on Tuesday in New York City.

So Fetch: 'Mean Girls,' 'SpongeBob' Net The Most Tony Award Nominations

5:54pm May 01, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The new musicals, based on a movie and an animated TV show, earned 12 nominations each. Angels in America, The Band's Visit and Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel each received 11.

Questlove's latest book, available now, is called Creative Quest.

Questlove Aims To Save Your Brain: 'Creativity Might Be In Jeopardy'

5:08pm May 01, 2018

The Roots bandleader and Renaissance man has a new book called Creative Quest, in which he advises readers on how to consider creativity, how to pursue it and how to channel it.

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This 1988 episode of Piano Jazz features Brazilian pianist, composer, and vocalist Eliane Elias.

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Eliane Elias On Piano Jazz

3:49pm May 01, 2018

Brazilian pianist, composer, and vocalist Eliane Elias is a renowned artist in her home country and in the American jazz scene. Hear her first Piano Jazz performance from 1988.

A still from The Innocence Mission's "Green Bus" video.

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The Innocence Mission's 'Green Bus' Offers A Gentle Gift

2:21pm May 01, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Karen Peris thumbs through a simple image like the thistles on a brush, dips it in ochres and greens to paint quiet beauties with the softest touch.

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At 70, Smithsonian Folkways Is An Antidote To Music Algorithms

1:51pm May 01, 2018

by Bob Boilen

Smithsonian Folkways, known for its broad-based music catalog, wants to surprise you with sounds you didn't even know existed. The treasured American label turns 70 years old on May 1.

Guitarist Slash shows off a new Gibson instrument in Las Vegas in January.

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Gibson Guitars Files For Bankruptcy Protection

1:12pm May 01, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In a bid to stay afloat, the company that has outfitted many of the world's top musicians says that in its turnaround effort, it will focus on making guitars,

Anderson East inside the World Cafe Performance Studio

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Anderson East On World Cafe

9:19am May 01, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

Bringing the high jumps and sheer vocal prowess to his latest album Encore, East performs new songs and speaks of working with Dave Cobb, Avicii and more.

R. Kelly, performing in 2015 in Brooklyn, New York.

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Time's Up Joins Call To Shut Down R. Kelly

9:08pm April 30, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Women of Color committee within the Time's Up movement called on RCA Records, Ticketmaster, Spotify and Apple Music to cut ties to the singer accused of sexual misconduct.

Won't You Be My Neighbor?: Kids' TV, Then And Now

5:42pm April 30, 2018

Meet the woman in charge of PBS Kids.

Some of the members of the We Have Voice Collective, the authors of a new code of conduct for preventing harassment in performing arts spaces. Front row, seated (left to right): Linda May Han Oh, Jen Shyu, Sara Serpa. Back row, standing (left to right): I

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A Map To The Line, And How Not To Cross It: A Code Of Conduct For The Performing Arts

3:57pm April 30, 2018

by Michelle Mercer

A collective of 14 female jazz musicians known as We Have Voice have released a code of conduct aimed at reducing harassment in spaces dedicated to the performing arts.