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Music

Frankfurt cancels Roger Waters concert, calling him ‘one of the world’s most well known antisemites’

By DAVID I. KLEIN

(JTA) — Roger Waters, the Pink Floyd bassist who is a leading proponent of the movement to boycott Israel, has been blocked from performing in Frankfurt after the city called him “one of the world’s most...

Beatles.net owner Bruce Spizer warns of possible Facebook scam

By ALAN SMASON, Exclusive to the CCJN

Local Beatles expert and author Bruce Spizer is warning his fans and followers of a possible online scam using his logo and established website Beatle.net.

In an email sent Wednesday to his customers...

The sequel to the Holocaust novel ‘Boy in the Striped Pajamas’ is here. Its author has no regrets.

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) – At one point in John Boyne’s new novel “All The Broken Places,” a 91-year-old German woman recalls, for the first time, her encounter with a young Jewish boy in the Auschwitz death camp 80 years...

From Jack Antonoff to Doja Cat to Flora Purim, this year’s Jewish Grammy nominees span every genre

By GABE FRIEDMAN

(JTA) — This year’s slate of Jewish Grammy nominees offers a little something for everyone.

The nominees for the 2023 Grammy Awards, announced on Tuesday, include prominent Jewish names from pop and rap, but they also recognize...

‘F— antisemitism,’ John Mellencamp says as his Jewish lawyer is inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

(JTA) — As Kanye West extended his antisemitic spree by tweeting about Jewish agents in Hollywood, the rocker John Mellencamp took the stage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and said this about his longtime lawyer: “Allen is...

After criticism, Taylor Swift adds Orthodox-friendly dates to her upcoming tour

By CALEB GUEDES-REED

(JTA) — “You’re On Your Own, Kid,” isn’t just the name of a track on Taylor Swift’s newest album — the phrase describes the way many of the pop star’s Jewish fans were feeling after she released...

‘How are you supposed to enjoy music by somebody that hates you?’: Jewish fans press pause on Ye’s songs

By ANDREW ESENSTEN

(JTA) — Simon Vozick-Levinson has followed Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, for his entire career. He became a fan after hearing the rapper’s first mixtape around 2002, then played his debut album, “The College...

As ADL urges Adidas to dump Kanye West, rapper brags he can say ‘antisemitic s*** and they cannot drop me’

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) – The Anti-Defamation League urged sportswear giant Adidas this week to end its partnership with rapper Kanye West over his recent antisemitic comments, while West went on a podcast to brag that “I can literally say...

How the Miami Boys Choir turned ‘Orthodox pop’ into a TikTok sensation

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG

(JTA) — “K-pop is over,” one Twitter user declared. “We’re listening to Orthodox Pop from now on.”

With those words, the Miami Boys Choir has transformed over the last two weeks from a singing group popular among...

Folk band Big Thief won’t play in member’s native Israel, days after defending concerts there

By GABE FRIEDMAN

(JTA) — Days after defending their decision to play in Tel Aviv, the hometown of their bass player, the indie folk rock band Big Thief canceled two scheduled Israel shows, writing that they “oppose the illegal occupation...