Bill Flanagan on Woodstock: Sign of the times
The monumental music festival held 50 years ago, attended by 400,000 people, wasn't a summation of the counterculture movement in the 1960s, but rather a harbinger of '70s commercialism
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By The Numbers: Woodstock
A look back at the landmark 1969 music festival held in Bethel, N.Y.
Woodstock at 50, in the words, and music, of those who were there
A half-century after a mass of humanity converged on a farm in Bethel, N.Y. for three days of peace and music, musicians and concert-goers recall a unique moment for their generation
The sounds of Woodstock reborn
A new CD box set, "Woodstock 50: Back to the Garden," captures virtually every minute of audio from the 1969 music festival, from the performers to P.A. announcements and audience interactions
Organizers finally cancel troubled Woodstock 50 festival
Woodstock 50's organizers gave up after the troubled festival hit a series of setbacks in recent months
Broadway legend Hal Prince is dead at 91
Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theater won a staggering 21 Tony Awards
Cardi B concert canceled due to threat against her, police say
The announcement was made just 36 minutes before the show was scheduled to begin
Lil Nas X breaks Billboard record with "Old Town Road"
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Women steal the show at the Newport Folk Festival
Country music icon Dolly Parton joined a first-ever all-female roster of headliners at the venerable music fest
Lil Nas X releases "Seoul Town Road" remix with K-pop star
The song has been No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 for 16 weeks – one more week and it breaks a record
ZZ Top: After 50 years they've still got legs
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Iron & Wine and Calexico perform
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Iron & Wine, Calexico perform "Midnight Sun"
In 2005, Calexico's Joey Burns and John Convertino and Iron & Wine's Sam Beam got together to record the EP "In the Reins." Over the years, the groups stayed in touch and collaborated on various projects – then, they decided to go into the studio once again. The result is their just-released second album, "Years to Burn."
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Beyoncé's "The Lion King: The Gift" album is a tribute to Africa and features Blue Ivy's singer-writer debut
Could Taylor Swift re-record her songs to spite Scooter Braun?
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Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia concert to support human rights
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Ringo Starr's birthday
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Dixie Chicks tease upcoming album coming "someday"
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The Black Keys open up about why they haven't toured in years
Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach open up about their time apart and the pressures of touring
Michael Jackson: Can we separate the art from the artist?
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Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones kick off North American tour
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Rita Wilson on her pivot from acting to "beautiful musical intercourse"
Wilson just released her fourth studio album, "Halfway to Home," and is in the middle of a tour around the country
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From the archives: "Once" songwriter Glen Hansard
Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, an Oscar-winner for "Once" (which became a Tony Award-winning musical), died July 29, 2026 at age 56. In this March 17, 2013 "Sunday Morning" profile, Hansard talked with Anthony Mason about growing up as a street performer in Dublin, and his meteoric rise to fame as a member of the rock band The Frames and (with Markéta Irglová) half of the duo The Swell Season. Also: A web extra featuring Hansard busking on the streets of New York City.
BTS skipping the next Grammy Awards
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Actor Jared Leto facing allegations
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Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard killed in motorcycle crash
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Actor Jared Leto accused of criminal sexual conduct by 4 women
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William Shatner and daughter Melanie recall fighting Stage 4 cancer together
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William Shatner, daughter on cancer journeys
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"The Odyssey" movie sparking interest in book
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Comedian Jeff Arcuri talks new special
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Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's diagnosis: "Learning how to live with it"
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Paul de Gelder talks high-risk shark mission
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The adventurous life of supermodel Lauren Hutton
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Passage: Late-night TV exec Peter Lassally
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Fauci invokes the Fifth over 100 times
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The gut's link to Parkinson's — and more takeaways from this week's "Healthful"
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Japan earthquake death toll climbs to 34 as hopes wane for more rescues
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Battle against monster wildfire in France boosted by improving weather
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Possible Russian missile crashes in Poland during Russian attacks on Ukraine
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Elephants that died in Kenya likely poisoned by cyanide-tainted tomatoes
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BTS skipping the next Grammy Awards
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How AI powered robots are helping small farms
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Nearly 30 beluga whales sent to the U.S.
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SpaceX launches first rocket since IPO
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Wildfire smoke continues to shroud U.S.
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How AI data centers impact the environment
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911 call played in Lindsay Clancy trial
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Salman Rushdie attacker convicted in terrorism trial over 2022 stabbing
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SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship blasts off on 13th test flight
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Meteorite that hit home contains "alien world chemistry," experts say
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Astronomers discover sugar in space that's also found in raspberries
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