The New York Times – Music:
Author: Derrick Bryson Taylor
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Melbourne Symphony Wins Discrimination Case Over Gaza Comments
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The pianist Jayson Gillham had sued the orchestra after it canceled his performance in the wake of comments he made against Israel’s war with Hamas.
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Chris Brown’s Former Housekeeper Awarded $13 Million in Dog Mauling
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The housekeeper said in her lawsuit that a dog weighing more than 200 pounds had “savagely” bit her at the singer’s California home in 2020.
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San Antonio Mayor Says Kanye West’s July 4 Concert There Should Be Canceled
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The mayor’s appeal comes after several of the rapper’s shows were canceled in Europe. A planned concert in Tampa, Fla., has also raised concern.
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Madonna Premieres ‘Confessions II,’ a Star-Studded Short Film, at Tribeca Film Festival
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“Confessions II” features songs from the pop star’s coming album of the same name. At one point, green lasers shoot from the pelvises of gyrating women.
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Trump Suggests He’ll Headline Freedom 250 Concerts After Artists Drop Off
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The president said on social media that he should replace “these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists,’” calling himself “the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis.”
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Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Join National Recording Registry
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The collection at the Library of Congress also added works by Weezer and Vince Gill, and a radio broadcast of a fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
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Tupac Shakur’s Stepbrother Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit, 29 Years After Murder
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Maurice Shakur said in a complaint filed against Duane Keith Davis, who was charged in 2023 with the rapper’s murder, that the “threads are starting to come together.”