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Duran Duran stumbles, Dolly Parton rolls into Rock Hall

Duran Duran stumbles, Dolly Parton rolls into Rock Hall

Duran Duran stumbled but stayed sophisticated. Pat Benatar roared. Lionel Richie Soared. Eminem was Eminem. All are now members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after a rousing show Saturday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
by The Associated Press

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Vijay Iyer to bring his music to Minneapolis, focus on Black Lives Matter movement

Vijay Iyer to bring his music to Minneapolis, focus on Black Lives Matter movement

When the Vijay Iyer Trio plays the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis this week the band will draw on several hours of material to build the set live. However, Iyer says it’s likely they will play one particular piece from the album “Uneasy” due to the proximity to the site of George Floyd’s death.
by Euan Kerr

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Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, rep says

Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, rep says

A representative confirms that rapper Takeoff is dead after a shooting outside of a Houston bowling alley. Kirsnick Khari Ball was known as Takeoff and part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset. 
by The Associated Press

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Sam Smith and Kim Petras make LGBTQ history on Billboard's Hot 100 chart

Sam Smith and Kim Petras make LGBTQ history on Billboard's Hot 100 chart

"Unholy" earned both artists their first No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100, making them the first openly non-binary solo artist and first openly transgender solo artist to hit the top of the chart.
by Ashley Ahn

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Minnesota choir looks toward a 'More Hopeful Tomorrow' in opening concert

Minnesota choir looks toward a 'More Hopeful Tomorrow' in opening concert

The Singers will perform Damien Geter’s “Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow” on Saturday. Originally commissioned by The Washington Chorus in 2020, Geter used a combination of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, spirituals and the words of Walt Whitman to write the piece that reflects on the cataclysmic events of that year.
by Jacob Aloi

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In the haze of 'Midnights,' Taylor Swift softens into an expanded sound

In the haze of 'Midnights,' Taylor Swift softens into an expanded sound

On Swift's 10th and most challenging album, she and producer Jack Antonoff push her voice in new directions, rethinking the sonic rhetoric of first-person storytelling and shaking off old habits.
by Ann Powers

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Enrollment in Korean classes has shot up. Thank K-pop

Enrollment in Korean classes has shot up. Thank K-pop

College student enrollment in language classes has plateaued in recent years, but enrollment in Korean language classes rose 78 percent from 2009 to 2016.
by Ashley Ahn

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