Music

October 31, 2022 12:57 PM

Taylor Swift becomes first artist to sweep the entire Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100

Swift surpasses Drake's feat from September 2021 when he captured nine of the top 10 spots on the Hot 100 chart.

by Ashley Ahn

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October 31, 2022 5:21 AM

Dolly Parton says she likely won't tour again, but may play live from time to time

Parton says that although she has no intention of ever going on a full-fledged tour again, she plans to perform at special shows and festivals in the future.

by Juliana Kim

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October 26, 2022 5:20 AM

Sam Smith and Kim Petras make LGBTQ history on Billboard's Hot 100 chart

"Unholy" earned both artists their first No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100, making them the first openly non-binary solo artist and first openly transgender solo artist to hit the top of the chart.

by Ashley Ahn

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October 24, 2022 10:42 AM

'Freaque' wants his 'funky,' 'swampy' music to stay vulnerable

The Minneapolis musician released an album this month called ‘Victim of a Rose.’

by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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October 21, 2022 10:10 AM

Minnesota choir looks toward a 'More Hopeful Tomorrow' in opening concert

The Singers will perform Damien Geter’s “Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow” on Saturday. Originally commissioned by The Washington Chorus in 2020, Geter used a combination of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, spirituals and the words of Walt Whitman to write the piece that reflects on the cataclysmic events of that year.

by Jacob Aloi

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October 21, 2022 8:35 AM

In the haze of 'Midnights,' Taylor Swift softens into an expanded sound

On Swift's 10th and most challenging album, she and producer Jack Antonoff push her voice in new directions, rethinking the sonic rhetoric of first-person storytelling and shaking off old habits.

by Ann Powers

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October 19, 2022 10:13 AM

Enrollment in Korean classes has shot up. Thank K-pop

College student enrollment in language classes has plateaued in recent years, but enrollment in Korean language classes rose 78 percent from 2009 to 2016.

by Ashley Ahn

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October 17, 2022 9:30 AM

BTS announces upcoming Korean military service

In June, the mega-popular K-pop group had already announced a hiatus. On Monday, the band's label and management company announced that all seven BTS members will be enlisting in the military.

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

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October 11, 2022 1:47 PM

Three rising music stars talk Minnesota music, concerts and what's next

Minnesota has produced many music legends. Who's next? MPR News host Angela Davis talks to three rising stars and listens to some of their music.

by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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October 4, 2022 9:29 AM

Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country queen, dies

Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, has died. Lynn's family said she died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee. She was 90.

by The Associated Press

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