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Colorado Rolls Out Plans for 'Artist Companies,' or A Corps

June 5, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
On June 2 Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation creating Colorado Artist Companies, or A Corps, a new subset of limited liability corporations (LLC) designed to support artists and creators and ensure they maintain control over their … » Read
 

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Strange Bedfellows: AI and the Royal Opera

June 5, 2026 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
The Royal Opera would not immediately spring to mind as an organization interested in experimenting with AI. “There is a bit of a crisis in the performing arts with regards to machine learning," RBO Associate Director Netia Jones tells The … » Read
 

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Is 432 Better Holistically, Musically Than 440?

June 4, 2026 | Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Yoselin Sanchez has been in chronic pain since she was born with cervical scoliosis. While little eases the discomfort, she’s found ways to distract herself from hurting. She practices yoga. She performs free flow … » Read
 

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'Imagine a Free Country with No National Symphony'

June 4, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Despite recent court rulings that have forestalled, at least temporarily, the shutdown of The Kennedy Center for two years this July and called for the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the institution, there is little promise that it … » Read
 

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Feds May Slash Funds for Graduate Arts Programs

June 4, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
New guidelines being developed by the Education Department will implement an earnings test designed to limit the use of federal loans to enroll students in college and university academic programs whose alumni fail to meet an established median … » Read
 

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Springsteen's 'Power to the People' as Rival to DJT's 'State Fair'

June 3, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
During a concert with his E Street Band at the Washington National’s Baseball Park in the capital on May 27, Bruce Springsteen announced the Power To The People Festival being organized by guitarist, songwriter, and activist Tom Morello. … » Read
 

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The Incredible Shrinking Great American State Fair

June 2, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
What if you planned a party and the band didn’t show up? That’s the dilemma facing Freedom 250, the organizers of the Great American State Fair, a 16-day exposition on the National Mall, faced late last week. On May 27, the group … » Read
 

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Trump: 'Now the Kennedy Center Will Collapse'

June 1, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
It was premature to rejoice over a Federal judge’s ruling for DJT to take his name off the national monument to John F. Kennedy. Trump, whose public outcry against any judge who rules against his actions or stated aims is by now routine, … » Read
 

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Judge Rules DJT's Name on KenCen Not Legal

May 30, 2026 | Michael Kunzelman and Steven Sloan, Associated Pres
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations—the latest … » Read
 

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Operas in Concert: A Cost-saving Alternative

May 29, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The well-documented financial woes of the Metropolitan Opera are symptomatic of the challenges facing many U. S. opera companies. As seasons shrink to accommodate rising production costs, falling ticket sales, and philanthropic shortfalls, … » Read
 
 

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