Unpacking the drama behind Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show
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by Rodney Carmichael
3h ago
Lamar's performance was dense with narrative and guests, but for some, the weight of the show rested on one question: whether or not Lamar would play his hit "Not Like Us ..read more
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Questlove confronts the 'burden of Black genius' in a new Sly Stone documentary
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by Terry Gross
3h ago
In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will be ... the first domino in a long list of people that will self-sabotage ..read more
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Kendrick Lamar brought West Coast hip hop, Uncle Sam and Serena Williams to the Super Bowl
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by Sidney Madden
15h ago
With the biggest captive audience of his career, Lamar's performance conjures a medley of hits that spans his 15-year discography, and featured R&B star SZA as a special guest ..read more
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans
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by Sidney Madden
22h ago
With the biggest captive audience of his career, Lamar's performance conjures a medley of hits that spans his 15-year discography, and featured R&B star SZA as a special guest ..read more
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Trump plans to become chair of the Kennedy Center. Here are 3 things to know
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by Bob Mondello
22h ago
President Trump plans to fire several Board Members at Washington D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and indicated that he's naming himself chairman. Here's why it matters ..read more
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A program in Chicago lends rare musical instruments to young, gifted musicians
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by Ayesha Rascoe, Ryan Benk, Melissa Gray
2d ago
Promising violinists can get their hands on a Stradivarius and other 18th century instruments through a lending program out of Chicago ..read more
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A Stradivarius violin sells for $11.3 million at auction, falling short of record
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by James Doubek
2d ago
The violin, made over 300 years ago by a legendary luthier, had been expected to sell for a higher price. The proceeds will go toward a scholarship program at the New England Conservatory ..read more
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Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of prestigious Canadian honor
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by Chloe Veltman
2d ago
The Canadian government did not share its reasons for the decision, but it follows an investigation that shed doubt on the Oscar-winning singer's claims of Indigenous roots ..read more
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What was The Weeknd?
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by Sheldon Pearce
3d ago
Abel Tesfaye's hedonistic alter-ego meets his end on Hurry Up Tomorrow, forcing listeners to ask just who we've been partying with all this time ..read more
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Trump plans to name himself chair of Kennedy Center, fire board members
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by Mandalit del Barco
3d ago
The president announced Friday that he would remove multiple board members, including the Chairman, who do not share his vision for a "Golden Age in Arts and Culture ..read more
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