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Music

Manilow's 'Looks Like We Made It' topped charts 40 years ago

Manilow's 'Looks Like We Made It' topped charts 40 years ago

The song was used in a TV ad during the 2012 Super Bowl. That was the year that some people believed the Mayans predicted the world would end.
by MPR News Staff

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At Minn. women's prison, Mother's Day sadness turns into opera

At Minn. women's prison, Mother's Day sadness turns into opera

The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra tonight premiers "It Rained on Shakopee," featuring a choir from the Shakopee women's prison. It's believed to be the first opera featuring voices from an American prison.
by Dan Kraker

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An orchestra fantasy comes true

An orchestra fantasy comes true

For "accomplished amateurs," the chance to play with the Minnesota Orchestra is a treat, as well as a challenge.
by Euan Kerr

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Chance The Rapper: Tiny Desk concert

Chance The Rapper: Tiny Desk concert

Chance The Rapper, fresh from a 23,000-strong, sold-out show the night before, brought a thoughtful and fresh take to his Tiny Desk concert.
by Robin Hilton

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Jaedyn James takes on Basilica Block Party this weekend

Jaedyn James takes on Basilica Block Party this weekend

James and her band The Hunger are making the most of their chance to play on a big stage.
by Jim Bickal

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'Thunder thighs': The summer anthem that celebrates every woman

The song and its irrepressible video are the handiwork of Brooklyn multimedia artist Miss Eaves, who says she wanted to show women of all body types, races, sexualities and ages.
by NPR Staff

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Remembering soul singer Sonny Knight

Remembering soul singer Sonny Knight

Sonny Knight passed away on June 17 at the age of 69 after being diagnosed with lung cancer. His family moved to St. Paul when Knight was seven. He recorded his first single "Tears on My Pillow" as a teenager in the 1960s.
by Cathy Wurzer

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U2 adds Minnesota date to 'Joshua Tree' tour

U2 adds Minnesota date to 'Joshua Tree' tour

The band will play at U.S. Bank stadium Sept. 8. U2 is commemorating the 30th anniversary of its landmark album.
by Tim Nelson

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Using music and rhythm to help kids with grammar and language

Using music and rhythm to help kids with grammar and language

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are studying how music and rhythm activities could help children who struggle with grammar and language development.
by Robert Siegel and Andrea Hsu

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