March 9, 2025

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New Initiative Invites Museums to Borrow Work by Palestinian Artists

Works by eight artists from Gaza and over 200 drawings by Palestinian children exploring cultural identity and colonial resistance are now available for museums in the United States and Europe to borrow through a new loan program. The initiative was launched by the Palestine Museum US in Connecticut, whose director and founder Faisal Saleh is

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9 great shows to catch in the Bay Area this weekend

Terrance Kelly and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir bring their holiday concert to the Paramount Theatre on Dec. 2. There are a lot of great shows, concerts and exhibits to catch in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond from Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s beloved holiday concert to a new take on “The Jungle Book.”

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Missoula Art Museum calling for Indigenous artists to contribute to new exhibit

MISSOULA — As a free resource for the community, the Missoula Art Museum (MAN) is using it’s galleries to spread awareness on an important issue. The Museum will host a new exhibition in the Summer of 2024, featuring work by Indigenous and Native descendant artists. The goal is to spread awareness on the Missing and

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Female Artists Absent In Mediabase Country Airplay Top 20 For Second Consecutive Week

Amidst a troubling trend, the Mediabase Country Airplay chart remains void of solo female hits in the Top 20 for the second consecutive week. Carly Pearce, Lauren Alaina, Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley McBryde; Photos by Andrew Wendowski For the second consecutive week, the Mediabase Country Airplay chart features no solo-credited songs by female artists within the

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Artificial Intelligence Paints Mixed Picture for Artists

“When you contribute a worry to this, and then you hear this creature talking, it’s not exactly your words,” Rabinovich says. “It is reflective of your worries filtered through this communal worry pool.” The artists found humor in their project, as the AI trained on actual worries sometimes failed to form discernible words and instead

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Spotify Reveals Most-Streamed Artists of 2023: Taylor Swift Leads, Drake in Top 10

Spotify has revealed its annual Wrapped breakdown, and Taylor Swift was the platform’s most-streamed artist in 2023. The top ten most streamed artists on Spotify globally this year include Swift at No. 1, Bad Bunny at No. 2, The Weeknd at No. 3, Drake at No. 4, and Travis Scott at No. 7. Swift also

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Will AI Be Used to Bring Back Dead Artists, Musicians? – Billboard

Earlier this month, 760 stations owned by iHeartMedia simultaneously threw their weight behind a new single: The Beatles’ “Now and Then.” This was surprising, because the group broke up in 1970 and two of the members are dead. “Now and Then” began decades ago as a home recording by John Lennon; more recently, AI-powered audio

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Who Was Spotify”s Most-Streamed Artist Of 2023?

Spotify Wrapped is the perfect way to music fans to end the year: New music releases slow down in the weeks leading up to Christmas, so it’s a good time to reflect on what the past year in music was like. Well, good news: Spotify Wrapped 2023 was unveiled today (November 29). Aside from offering

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Five Local Artists to Watch During Art Basel Miami 2023

As is the case every year, Miami Art Week is the epitome of transience. Anxious art collectors flock to the southernmost state in the continental U.S. for a weeklong charade of art fairs, tropical-set window shopping, and parties galore. Unfortunately, local artists tend to take a backseat in the minds and heads of many, but it

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Black Nerd Mafia helps Columbia’s independent Black artists | Arts and Entertainment Features

Black Nerd Mafia is a local business aimed at showcasing Black and marginalized artists and creatives in Columbia venues. (Photo provided) Provided “We’re all connected,” Brown said. “The more eyes on each of us, individually, the more eyes are on us collectively.” Most recently, Black Nerd Mafia played the Rosewood Arts Festival, and Brown said

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