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Music industry
Music industry news and analysis from The Nation
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.
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.
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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.
October 26, 2018
Honey , the Swedish artist’s first solo album in eight years, is a triumph of cerebral pop music.
October 6, 2018
Nate Chinen’s new book confronts the contemporary jazz moment with clarity and authority.
