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Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album 'GNX'

Nov. 23, 2024 11:37 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album. The Grammy winner's 12-track “GNX” is his first release since 2022's “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” and his sixth studio album overall. It...

Music Review: Kendrick Lamar's pride, anger and confidence drive 'GNX'

Nov. 23, 2024 11:35 AM EST

With his surprise-dropped “GNX,” Kendrick Lamar roars from zero to 60 faster than a turbocharged ’87 Buick, faster than you can shout “Mustaaaaard.” And waaaaay faster than you can decode the dense biblical centerpiece “Reincarnated.” Keeping the same energy of his...

Lou Donaldson, jazz saxophonist who blended many influences, dead at 98

Nov. 11, 2024 16:51 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Lou Donaldson, a celebrated jazz saxophonist with a warm, fluid style who performed with everyone from Thelonius Monk to George Benson and was sampled by Nas, De La Soul and other hip-hop artists, has died. He was 98. Donaldson died Saturday, according to a...

Music Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis combine for thrilling 'Warriors' album

Oct. 18, 2024 10:02 AM EDT

The perilous journey home — it's a tale as old as "The Iliad." Now it's a dynamic concept album starring hip-hop legends, Broadway belters and, of all things, the New York subway system. “Warriors,” built on the 1979 cult classic movie, is an inventive song cycle by...