The singer’s website said he had Merkel cell carcinoma for four years and died at his home on Long Island.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Folk Implosion Returns With ‘Music for Kids’
Lou Barlow and John Davis made tracks for the 1995 cultural flashpoint. They split after a 1999 LP, but reunited during the pandemic, and made plans to release more songs.
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35 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall
Buzzy debuts (Chappell Roan, Evian Christ) and anticipated follow-ups (Jorja Smith, yeule) are due this season.
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‘Jamaica Mistaica’: Jimmy Buffett Song Inspired After Plane Sprayed by Gunfire
In 1996, the police in Jamaica mistook Buffett for a drug smuggler after he landed his seaplane with the singer Bono and others on board and opened fire on it.
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Jimmy Buffett Dead at 76
With songs like “Margaritaville” and “Fins,” he became a folk hero to fans known as Parrot Heads. He also became a millionaire hundreds of times over.
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Doja Cat Goes Horror Rap on ‘Demons,’ and 12 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Peter Gabriel, Lauren Mayberry, Oneohtrix Point Never and others.
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Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert Film Coming to Movie Theaters
A theatrical version of the billion-dollar tour — a cultural juggernaut that just ended its North American leg — opens Oct. 13.
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Ray Hildebrand, the ‘Paul’ of Hitmakers Paul and Paula, Dies at 82
He wrote a romantic song for his friend’s girlfriend, Paula, and recorded it as a duet with Jill Jackson. It became a No. 1 hit.
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Sadie Dupuis Confronts Her Darkest Memories on Speedy Ortiz’s New LP
The indie rocker found herself writing about what she had long suppressed on “Rabbit Rabbit,” due Friday.
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Rammstein Singer Till Lindemann Is Cleared of Sexual Assault Allegations
Berlin’s public prosecutor’s office dropped its investigation, citing a lack of evidence for allegations that Mr. Lindemann had drugged young women in order to have sex with them.
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A Summer of Live Music, From Stadiums to Clubs
Hear songs from Beyoncé, Alvvays, Mdou Moctar and more.
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Florence Welch Says She Had Emergency Surgery
Florence Welch, the front woman of the band, apologized to fans for canceling her recent shows after undergoing what she said was lifesaving surgery.