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JBL’s latest generation of wireless earbuds, the Live 3, seem built to withstand a strenuous outdoor running session — or just handle the wear and tear of daily life. The three new models — the Live Buds 3, Live Beam 3, and Live Flex 3 — are not only dustproof and water-resistant (the Buds and … Read more
Music can bring people together, even across generations. However, a song can also tear them apart. Some music is so polarizing, for a variety of reasons, that it might even lead to a lawsuit. Over the years, a multitude of major hits have had their day in court, often due to complaints of copyright infringement. … Read more
Jan. 1, 2024 is Public Domain Day in the United States — the day a bunch of artwork from the past evolves into its final form: public property. Art that’s out of copyright exists for all of us to sequel-ize, rewrite, subvert, slice to pieces, and otherwise treat as our rightful inheritance. And yes, creators, … Read more
Barack Obama has shared his annual list of his favorite songs of the year, with Big Thief (“Vampire Empire”), Mitski (“My Love Mine All Mine”), and Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar (“America Has a Problem”) among the picks. Also featured in the former president’s 28-song selection are Indigo De Souza, Megan Thee Stallion, Burna Boy and … Read more
December 27, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. EST Hany El Hamzawy plays the oud at a recent Palestinian solidarity performance at the Sheikh Imam Society in Cairo. (Sima Diab for The Washington Post) Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave CAIRO — The oud player had strummed only a couple of notes when a flicker … Read more
Derek Hough and Julianne Hough are returning as the hosts of the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade and we have everything you need to know about 2023′s special. The special was directed by Sam Wrench, who most recently directed Taylor Swift‘s The Eras Tour concert movie. The two-hour special airs on ABC from 10am … Read more
Who does Keith Richards regard as the world’s greatest guitarist? Paco de Lucía. The global flamenco legend brought the genre to international audiences on a massive scale, and ensured the Spanish guitar’s enduring influence on pop, jazz, Latin, and much more. Over the course of his remarkable career, de Lucia counted artists as varied as … Read more
screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Microsoft’s AI-powered Copilot can now act as your personal song writer by creating songs based on your requests. In a blog post published Wednesday, Microsoft revealed Copilot’s new skills as a composer courtesy of a third-party plug-in called Suno, an AI-based music generator. Also: Windows 12 FAQ: Yes, it’s coming in … Read more
You might not immediately think of jazz for Yuletide, but over the years the holiday season has proved fertile ground for a whole host of jazz artists from Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington to Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, and Mel Tormé, who, between them, have recorded some of the … Read more
Macaulay Culkin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, and the ceremony was all about family. Following heartfelt speeches from Catherine O’Hara — who played his character’s mother in Home Alone — and fellow former child actor Natasha Lyonne — who praised Culkin as a “loving patriarch to your beautiful siblings” — Culkin … Read more