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Music

All I want for Christmas is ... help getting this song out of my head

All I want for Christmas is ... help getting this song out of my head

The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track specifically designed to banish "Jingle Bells," "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and other much-too-catchy seasonal tunes.
by Chloe Veltman

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Performance Today host Fred Child on taking the ‘stuffiness’ out of classical music

Performance Today host Fred Child on taking the ‘stuffiness’ out of classical music

Fred Child is the host of the most-listened-to classical music program in the country, Performance Today. He talks with MPR News host Chris Farrell about heading into his 25th and final season.  
by Chris Farrell and Maja Beckstrom

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Will Spotify’s AI DJ make you listen longer?

Will Spotify’s AI DJ make you listen longer?

The music streamer’s AI DJ feature offers personalized playlists with a warm AI voice that gives context to song picks.
by Chloe Veltman

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Art Hounds: Songbirds and snails onstage

Art Hounds: Songbirds and snails onstage

This week, Art Hounds look at a singing story, book arts and Water Music.
by Emily Bright

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Ella Jenkins, the first lady of children's music, has died at 100

Ella Jenkins, the first lady of children's music, has died at 100

Jenkins, whose signature tune was "You'll Sing A Song," received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was known worldwide for her call-and-response songs.
by Andrew Limbong

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Quincy Jones, pop mastermind and 'Thriller' producer, dies at 91

Quincy Jones, pop mastermind and 'Thriller' producer, dies at 91

The production wizard behind Michael Jackson's “Thriller” won 28 Grammy awards during a career that spanned more than 70 years as a performer, songwriter, producer and music executive.
by Stephen Thompson

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