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Music
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- Tennessee songbird: Dolly Parton鈥檚 rise to country music superstardomBy Barbara Spindel / 4 min
- 鈥楴ot your typical troubadour.鈥� How Joseph Arthur鈥檚 new music reflects his journey.By Stephen Humphries / 5 min
- 鈥楽omething out of nothing.鈥� Jeff Tweedy embraces new music and the power of creativity.By Sara Miller Llana / 5 min
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Patty Griffin celebrates new album 鈥楥rown of Roses鈥� and its healing bouquet
Where does happiness come from? Afrobeat heir M谩d茅 K煤t矛 enters the conversation.
Valerie June鈥檚 new music embraces joy and the healing power of soulful music
Move over, Vikings. Sweden鈥檚 new seafaring heroes are knitting grannies.
Want to hear the latest country music? Try Broadway.
Musician Fantastic Negrito wants to spread the light. He first had to face his past.
People turn to 鈥楥ircleSinging鈥� to raise their voices 鈥� and joy
Cover StoryHe hears America singing. Jake Xerxes Fussell brings new life to folk music.
With hit 鈥楪irl, So Confusing,鈥� pop stars offer a model of conflict resolution
First LookWynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson fuse jazz, protest, and justice on Juneteenth album
Ann Powers was writing Joni Mitchell鈥檚 life story. She found her own.
First LookDOJ sues Live Nation for muscling out competition in ticket sales
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- Trump is trying to exert more control over elections. Will he succeed?By Simon Montlake / 9 min
- Wealthy universities, facing steep endowment tax hikes, cut PhDs and librariesBy Ira Porter / 5 min
- As the world fights over Greenland, its people double down on their own valuesBy Mark Sappenfield / 14 min
- As Clinton testifies on Epstein, his legacy is already diminishedBy Linda Feldmann / 4 min
