{
  "id": 7080977,
  "title": "How music became a 'balm' for New York in the aftermath of 9/11",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/how-music-became-a-balm-for-new-york-in-the-aftermath-of-9-11",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T07:16:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260913-how-music-became-a-balm-for-new-york-in-the-aftermath-of-9-11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 9/11 attacks changed not only New York's skyline but the music Americans used to make sense of tragedy. From Bruce Springsteen's songs of collective grief to Jay-Z's defiance and the Beastie Boys' love letter to their city, musicians responded in very different ways – helping to shape how the attacks are remembered 25 years later.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}