Music
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Benny the Butcher coming to Charlotte in October!
By CLTure News March 31, 2021 It’s been a long time since we’ve made a concert announcement, but it looks like many shows and festival dates will be coming in hot as the U.S. is slowly moving past the pandemic that has shut down many...
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NC Release Radar: Our favorite recent music releases from North Carolina artists
By Grant Golden March 17, 2021 For the first time in nearly 12 months, it feels like there’s a light at the end of our collective tunnel. The sun started shining a little longer, vaccine rollouts are making our world a little safer every day,...
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North Carolina will again be well-represented at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards
By Cameron Lee March 11, 2021 The past year in music has been like no other. While many artists and musicians have released projects in abundance, many of the traditional annual music events and awards ceremonies have either been delayed, cancelled or turned virtual. The...
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Greensboro’s Reliably Bad is an eight-piece funk/soul group that’s vibrating at its own frequency
By Grant Golden March 3, 2021 Photo: Becca Higgins What’s a band to do when live music stops? That’s the question on the mind of many artists as we approach a full year of quarantine and other restrictions due to Covid-19. But somehow it seems...
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Watch North Carolina A&T student Victor Solomon wow John Legend on the new season of ‘The Voice’
By CLTure News March 1, 2021 North Carolina A&T senior Victor Solomon will be featured on the new season of The Voice on Monday, March 1 on NBC. The Voice recently shared a six-minute clip on Twitter of Solomon singing the Oscar-winning song “Glory” from...
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Outdoor concerts could return as early as mid-summer according to Live Nation
By CLTure News March 1, 2021 Live Nation recently revealed during a Q4 2020 earnings call that outdoor concerts could return as early as mid-summer. Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino said, “a clear outline to a 75% to 100%” capacity for outdoor U.S. events in...
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album’ features an impressive roster of rap and R&B artists
By Jamel Smith February 15, 2021 The best films generally have equally great soundtracks. That is certainly the case for Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album. The film, released on February 12, examines the triumphant and tragic life and death of...
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JazzArts Charlotte will commemorate the 60th anniversary of Max Roach’s album ‘We Insist!’ from the Black Lives Matters mural
By Jamel Smith February 9, 2021 In recognition of Black History Month, JazzArts Charlotte will present a virtual tribute performance to North Carolina’s own, legendary jazz drummer Max Roach, and his 1960 protest jazz album We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite. The performance will...
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The Wormholes release mysterious new music video shot in NoDa for single “Temporary Vessel”
By Delaney Clifford February 2, 2021 Is your reality worth living in? This ominous, yet intriguing question beckons all in the latest bizarre music video from Charlotte psych synth-rock duo, The Wormholes, for their single “Temporary Vessel.” The project was produced by Joyride Productions and...
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G Yamazawa releases visually stimulating new music video for “Riddle Me This”
By Grant Golden January 24, 2021 Durham’s G Yamazawa has a knack for memorability. Bursting onto the scene with 2017’s viral sensation “North Cack,” Yamazawa has steadily released some of North Carolina’s most compelling hip-hop releases of the past few years. In December 2020, Yamazawa...
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