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Details: Written by MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer; Published: 13 November 2023

FILE - Jon Batiste performs during the Bourbon and Beyond Music Festival in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 17, 2023. Batiste received six Grammy nominations on Friday. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

The “Uneasy Tour: Purifying the Airwaves for the People” will kick off Feb. 16 in Portland, Oregon, and take Batiste across the U.S. and Canada.

Details: Written by MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer; Published: 20 October 2023

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She's achieved EGOT status, she's the only artist to have a No. 1 song in each of the past six decades — heck, she's got her own gelato business, Cherlato. But a Christmas album? That's new territory.

Details: Written by RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press; Published: 29 September 2023

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Davis himself admitted in interviews and in his 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” that he provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting.Police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson said Davis' own public comments revived the investigation by providing police with “admissible evidence."

Details: Written by Clint Randles, University of South Florida; Published: 26 September 2023

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The changes occurring now have been developed to bring more students into school and community music classes at all levels of education, from kindergarten to college.

Details: Written by AARON MORRISON AP National Writer; Published: 11 August 2023

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Hip-hop was a response to social and economic injustice in disregarded neighborhoods, a showcase of joy, ingenuity and innovation despite a lack of wealth and resources.

Details: Written by Katelyn Best, West Virginia University; Published: 10 August 2023

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Dip hop is one of many styles of rap that have developed over the years. But it stands apart from other subgenres of hip-hop because rappers lay down rhymes in sign languages and craft music informed by their cultural experiences within the Deaf community.

Details: Written by JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press; Published: 07 August 2023

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While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre’s most popular artists to recall their first memory of hearing a rap song and how it resonated with them.

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Details: Written by Dwight Brown film critic; Published: 26 July 2023

Ruben Studdard at Sony Hall (Photo/ Dwight Brown)

It seems like Studdard won American Idol yesterday. But that was 20 years ago. He’s grown as an artist since then. His talent as a vocalist extraordinaire is on view as he tours his Luther Vandross tribute show, Ruben Studdard Sings Luther.

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 11 July 2023

Grammy Award-winning guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Christone "Kingfish" Ingram won the Readers Award for Blues Artist Of The Year (Male), and the Critics Award for Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar).

Shemekia Copeland leads all artists with four wins, including both the Readers and Critics Awards for Blues Artist Of The Year (Female)

Details: Written by MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer; Published: 25 June 2023

The 2023 BET Awards celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends, and new talent during a performance-packed show that consistently felt like a party. Busta Rhymes took home the Lifetime Achievement Award with a star-studded tribute performance