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What’s New at the 2027 Grammys? Five New Categories, Explained
Five new Grammy categories arrive in 2027. Here is how their rules distinguish musical style, language, format, and the people receiving the award.
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What a Prepared Piano Changes in John Cage’s Music
What changes when John Cage prepares a piano? Explore the origins, contrasting sounds, and score-specific choices that give first-time listeners a way in.
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How Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five Put the Solo in the Spotlight Without Losing the Band
The Hot Five recordings helped make the jazz solo feel like a story with its own shape. “Potato Head Blues” shows how Armstrong’s trumpet could take center stage while the ensemble kept the music moving around him.
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Joy Oladokun’s Hope Is a Heavy Thing Starts With the Cost of Carrying On
On her new album, the singer-songwriter frames hope as work after burnout. Its stated influences and collaborators make that question bigger than one person’s recovery.
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Why the Modern Soundtrack in Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Matters
Netflix’s Lizzie Borden season uses anachronistic songs to make a Victorian story feel culturally alive, rather than preserved as period décor.
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U2 Are MusiCares’ 2027 Persons of the Year: What the Honor Actually Means
U2 will be MusiCares’ 2027 Persons of the Year. Here’s what the charitable honor means, when the gala happens, and what remains unannounced.