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R. Kelly goes back to jail, takes risks with TV interview

R. Kelly goes back to jail, takes risks with TV interview

A spokesperson for the Cook County Sheriff's Office said Kelly would not be released from jail until he pays the full child-support debt. His next hearing was scheduled for March 13.
by Associated Press

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R. Kelly calls accusers 'liars' in sex abuse case

R. Kelly calls accusers 'liars' in sex abuse case

The singer, out on bail following his Feb. 22 arrest in Chicago, said he has done "lots of things wrong" when it comes to women, but said he has apologized. He denies doing anything against their will.
by The Associated Press

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R. Kelly out on bail in sexual abuse case

R. Kelly out on bail in sexual abuse case

R&B star R. Kelly has been released from jail after posting the required bail of $100,000 -- 10 percent of the bond. He entered a not-guilty plea Monday in response to being charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
by Anastasia Tsioulcas

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R. Kelly ordered jailed on $1M bond at Chicago hearing

R. Kelly ordered jailed on $1M bond at Chicago hearing

A judge on Saturday gave R. Kelly a chance to go free while the R&B star awaits trial on charges that he sexually abused four people, including three minors, in a case that seemed likely to produce another #MeToo reckoning for a celebrity.
by Associated Press

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Peter Tork, Monkees' lovable bass-guitar player, dead at 77

Peter Tork, Monkees' lovable bass-guitar player, dead at 77

Peter Tork, who studied at Carleton College in Northfield and later rose to teen-idol fame in 1966 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died. He was 77.
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Dominick Argento, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, dead at 91

Dominick Argento, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, dead at 91

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento died Wednesday. He was 91. Known for his eclectic range of work, he composed operas such as "Casanova's Homecoming", "The Dream of Valentino" and "Miss Havisham's Fire."
by Euan Kerr

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Opera version of DiCamillo's 'Edward Tulane' set for 2020

Composer Paola Prestini says the work should have wide appeal. The opera has been in development over the last two years.
by Euan Kerr

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An Italian town fell silent so the sounds of a Stradivarius could be preserved

An Italian town fell silent so the sounds of a Stradivarius could be preserved

The mayor of Cremona, Italy, blocked traffic during five weeks of recording and asked residents to please keep quiet so master musicians could play four instruments -- note by note -- for posterity.
by NPR Staff

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Kacey Musgraves and Childish Gambino win top awards at Grammys

Kacey Musgraves and Childish Gambino win top awards at Grammys

No single artist dominated, but over the course of a night in which a handful of artists won major awards, a thread became clear: The Academy was attempting to make amends for past mistakes.
by Andrew Flanagan

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