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  1. Argentinian musician lands dream role in ‘Hadestown’ at the Straz
    Nov. 29• Music News
    Belén Moyano plays the violin in "Hadestown," a musical that has won eight Tony Awards.
  2. What does it take to get Taylor Swift tickets in Tampa?
    Nov. 16• Music News
    Taylor Swift, shown performing in Nashville, Tennessee, in September.
  3. Beyoncé ties Grammy record after leading nominations with 9
    Nov. 15• Music News
    Beyoncé appears at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. Beyoncé is nominated for nine Grammy Awards, including record and song of the year for “Break My Soul,” along with album of the year with “Renaissance." The star singer now is tied — with her husband Jay-Z — as the most nominated music act in the history of the awards show.
  5. Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more coming to Strawberry Festival in Plant City
    Nov. 14• Life & Culture
    Willie Nelson will perform March 3 at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City.
  6. The Tampa Bay universe, according to They Hate Change
    Nov. 11• Music
    Experimental hip-hop duo They Hate Change hail from the Tampa Bay area, which they frequently reference in their music. Landmarks in recent music videos include Marko's Meat & Deli, The Bends, Planet Retro, the Tampa Theatre and Dairy Kurl.
  7. How rap duo They Hate Change went from Tampa Bay dives to global tours
    Nov. 11• Music Interviews
    Hip hop duo Vonne Parks (left) and André “Dre” Gainey (right), also known as They Hate Change, perform a DJ set on stage at Hooch and Hive on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 in Tampa.
  8. Flamenco dancer Siudy Garrido to perform at The Straz in Tampa
    Nov. 10• Arts
    Siudy Garrido returns to Tampa with her take on Flamenco dance with "Flamenco Intimo."
  9. Jeff Cook, co-founder of country band Alabama, dies in Florida at 73
    Nov. 8• Music News
    Jeff Cook of Alabama performs during the All for the Hall concert, benefitting the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, in Nashville, Tenn., on April 10, 2012. Cook died Monday in Florida.
  10. Nick Carter remembers his ‘baby brother’ Aaron Carter
    Nov. 6• Music News
    Singer Aaron Carter arrives at a premiere of "Saints & Strangers" at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 9, 2015. Carter, the singer-rapper who began performing as a child and had hit albums starting in his teen years, was found dead Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at his home in Southern California. He was 34.
  11. Imagine Dragons, Dave Matthews Band to headline Innings Festival in Tampa
    Nov. 1• Music
    Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons performs in Las Vegas in September. Imagine Dragons are headlining Innings Festival Florida on the grounds of Raymond James Stadium on March 18-19, 2023.
  12. Taylor Swift to return to Tampa in April
    Nov. 1• Music News
    NSAI Songwriter-Artist of the Decade honoree Taylor Swift performs onstage during NSAI 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 20, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee.
  13. Migos rapper Takeoff dead after shooting outside Houston bowling alley, rep says
    Nov. 1• Nation & World
    Takeoff of the group Migos performs during the 2019 BET Experience in Los Angeles. A representative said Takeoff died after a shooting in Houston early Tuesday morning.
  14. As ‘All Night Jazz’ ends, WMNF announces a new jazz radio show
    Oct. 31• Music News
    Radio host and jazz music director Bob Seymour retired from WUSF 89.7 FM in 2016. He will become the host of "Jazz in the Night," a new evening program from WMNF 88.5 FM.
  15. Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87
    Oct. 28• Music News
    Jerry Lee Lewis props his foot on the piano as he lays back and acknowledges the applause of fans during the fifth annual Rock 'n' Roll Revival at New York's Madison Square Garden on March 14, 1975. Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning, Oct. 28, 2022, at his home in Memphis, Tenn. He was 87. (AP Photo/Rene Perez, File)
  16. Jazz fans rally at WUSF to protest radio show’s end
    Oct. 27• Life & Culture
    The Blue Notes big band singer Cynthony Palmer leads a chant during a rally in front of the WUSF Public Media studio on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in Tampa. After 56 years, WUSF 89.7-FM announced they would eliminate “All Night Jazz,” which led to over 3,000 fans of the radio show to sign a petition calling for it to remain on air.
  17. WUSF to pull the plug on ‘All Night Jazz’ radio show
    Oct. 20• Life & Culture
    Public radio station WUSF 89.7-FM plans to pull the plug on “All Night Jazz,” a tradition that has endured for 56 years.
  18. Grammy winner Darius Rucker to headline concert for Valspar PGA tournament
    Oct. 19• Life & Culture
    Darius Rucker, shown here in 2015 at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, will headline the Valspar Championship concert series in Palm Harbor in March.
  19. Rapper Coolio dies suddenly at age 59, report says
    Sep. 29• Breaking News
    Coolio performs during the "I Love The 90's" tour on Aug. 7 at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, Ill. The rapper, who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta's Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said.
  20. Olivia Newton-John, superstar singer and actress, dies at 73
    Aug. 8• Entertainment
    John Travolta, left, and Olivia Newton-John arrive at The Penfolds Icon Gala Dinner in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2006. Travolta, who starred with Newton-John in "Grease," presented Newton-John with the "Lifetime Achievement award. Newton-John, a longtime resident of Australia whose sales topped 100 million albums, died Monday at her southern California ranch, John Easterling, her husband, wrote on Instagram and Facebook. She was 73.
  21. Fans battled weather and traffic for The Weeknd in Tampa
    Aug. 5• Music
    The Weeknd performs on stage during the After Hours Til Dawn Tour at Raymond James Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 in Tampa.
  22. Shawn Mendes cancels tour, including Tampa stop
    Jul. 27• Music News
    Shawn Mendes performed at Amalie Arena in Tampa in 2019. He canceled the rest of his 2022-23 tour, which included a stop at Tampa's Amalie Arena on Oct. 11, 2022.
  23. Bruce Springsteen will kick off newest tour in Tampa
    Jul. 12• Music
    Bruce Springsteen is bringing his new tour to Tampa on Feb. 1.
  24. R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex trafficking case
    Jun. 29• Crime
    R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Sept. 17, 2019, in Chicago. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for using his R&B superstardom to subject young fans to systematic sexual abuse
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