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Music

Watch a massive violin transport musicians down Venice's Grand Canal

Watch a massive violin transport musicians down Venice's Grand Canal

The wooden vessel is called "Noah's Violin." As it floated through Venice's Grand Canal on Saturday, members of the string quartet on board serenaded viewers with their own (real) instruments.
by Rachel Treisman

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White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs

White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs

The White House offered Wednesday to connect Nicki Minaj with one of the Biden administration's doctors to address her questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, after the Trinidadian-born rapper's erroneous tweet alleging the vaccine causes impotence went viral.
by The Associated Press

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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80

Watts, famous for his potent beat and unflappable style, featured on all 26 Rolling Stones studio albums and numerous live albums.
by NPR Staff

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What’s your song of the summer?

What’s your song of the summer?

Every summer has a song that defines it. Brandt Williams talked with two music journalists about what makes the perfect summer song and their picks for 2021’s song of the summer.
by Brandt Williams and Samantha Matsumoto

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State Fair grandstand act pulls out of Saturday show

State Fair grandstand act pulls out of Saturday show

Philadelphia-based Low Cut Connie canceled its Minnesota State Fair performance, citing the fair’s lack of mask or vaccine mandates.
by Tim Nelson

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Afghanistan's music school falls silent, its future uncertain under the Taliban

Afghanistan's music school falls silent, its future uncertain under the Taliban

The Afghanistan National Institute of Music was a thriving school in Kabul. But the last time the Taliban was in control of the country, all music-related activities were strictly forbidden.
by Elizabeth Blair

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St. John's Abbey Church gets a pipe organ worthy of its space

St. John's Abbey Church gets a pipe organ worthy of its space

For half a century, the St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville in central Minnesota has attracted visitors from around the world. Now, after a huge expansion of its pipe organ, enthusiasts say it finally has an instrument to match its modernist splendor.
by Will Matuska

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Lawsuit alleges sexual abuse by Bob Dylan

Lawsuit alleges sexual abuse by Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is accused of drugging and sexually abusing a minor in 1965, according to a complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday. A Dylan spokesperson denies the claims.
by Elizabeth Blair

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Lakes Area Music Festival in Brainerd cancels season due to COVID

The music festival, which returned this summer in Brainerd, Minn., with live in-person performances, has canceled its season and all related activities after two artists tested positive for COVID-19. The concerts had been scheduled to run through Aug. 22.

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