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The 'Girl Who Got Away': Dido gets free

The 'Girl Who Got Away': Dido gets free

Since her 1999 debut hit, "Here With Me," Dido has sold nearly 30 million albums and been nominated for an Oscar -- but the British singer-songwriter wasn't always at center stage. Dido speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about making "Girl Who Got Away" and the role music has played in her life.

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Interview: Rita Moreno on Anita, awards and accents

Interview: Rita Moreno on Anita, awards and accents

Rita Moreno is one of a handful of performers to have won all of the prestigious show business awards; an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a Tony, a couple of Emmys and a Grammy. At 81, she's telling the story of her remarkable life and career in "Rita Moreno," a new memoir.

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Minn. college students lead SXSW road trip

Minnesota will be well represented next week at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.

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Prince to appear on Fallon's show Friday

Prince to appear on Fallon's show Friday

Prince is continuing to ramp up his public profile. This week, he'll make an appearance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."

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Minn.'s Red House label plans Toronto show

Minnesota-based Red House Records is bringing its 30th anniversary celebration north of the border.

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Grammy Awards voters spread the love all around

Grammy Awards voters spread the love all around

Mumford & Sons' "Babel'' has won the Grammy for album of the year, while Gotye won record of the year for "Somebody That I Used to Know." Fun. won two major awards, winning song of the year for the transcendent anthem "We Are Young,'' and best new artist.

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Okee Dokee Brothers win Grammy

Okee Dokee Brothers win Grammy

The Okee Dokee Brothers won in the Best Children's Album category for their 2012 album "Can You Canoe?" The Brothers, Denver-born, Minneapolis-based friends and musicians Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing, were awarded the Grammy in the pre-telecast portion of the ceremony.

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All you need to know about the 2013 Grammys

The popular line is that the Grammys are permanently out of touch - either rewarding established veterans or teenybopper flavors of the week. But over recent years, we've seen a gradual shift towards an embrace of the "alternative" side of the music industry.

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Stars and newcomers to perform at Schubert Club next season

Barry Kempton, the artistic director and executive director of the Schubert Club, announced the new star-studded season for the state's oldest arts organization, which pulls in big names like pianist Jonathan Biss and violinist Christian Tetzlaff, as well as newer names like Ukrainian pianist Valentina Lisitsa.

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Rybak hosts concert to celebrate Minn. Orchestra's Grammy nod

Rybak hosts concert to celebrate Minn. Orchestra's Grammy nod

Mayor R.T. Rybak hosted a celebration concert Friday night at the Minneapolis Convention Center to mark the Minnesota Orchestra's Grammy nomination for best orchestral performance.
by Euan Kerr

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