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Music industry news and analysis from The Nation
December 11, 2020
The sale of the singer-songwriter’s catalogue is a reminder of his massive cultural legacy.
October 12, 2020
Even many of those who at times wanted to throttle Crouch will miss him now that he’s gone.
August 14, 2020
As he prepares to vote in his first American election, the eccentric singer-songwriter’s Archives project unearths his own lost history.
May 29, 2020
A new podcast illuminates why the spy agency preferred pop music in the cultural Cold War.
April 24, 2020
What can musicians do now? We can play to wash away some of the pain and grief.
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December 30, 2019
The hybrid work of Julia Wolfe’s oratorio Fire in My Mouth, FKA twigs’s Magdalene, and Kris Davis’s Diatom Ribbons all showcase the experimental spirit of this year’s most exciting music.
November 14, 2019
The Grammy-nominated musician speaks to The Nation about her new memoir.
January 3, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security recruits agents at country festivals, but the musical genre knows no borders.
November 8, 2018
A new indie rock supergroup sums up the best of the genre's recent women-led wave.
October 30, 2018
Meditating on death, decay, and ancient tragedy, the California composer’s new album, Aviary , finds calm in darkness.