Musical Notes 12.2.23

• KISS retires from performing, but unveils ever-lasting avatars (TheVerge)
• Iranian hip hop artist who rapped about hijab protest re-jailed (EuroNews)
• See the LA mansion Selena Gomez shares with her grandparents (HouseBeautiful)
• Is is time to get over musical genres? (GlobalNews)
• Rolling Stone ranks the best songs of 2023 (RollingStone)