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Listen The Secret Genius Of Taylor Swift
November 9, 2012 – Taylor Swift's answer to a surprisingly tricky question: What's the best way to sell an album?
Listen Studying How, And What, We Download
November 8, 2012 – Digital sales are high, but unauthorized music file sharing is still going strong.
Watch Always A Rose: Elliott Carter Remembered
November 7, 2012 – Carter's vital new ideas changed 20th-century music. The composer died Monday at 103.
Watch Elliott Carter, Giant Of American Music, Dies At 103
November 6, 2012 – The composer, who won two Pulitzers for his adventurous music, died in New York.
Read The Week In Music: What To Read Now That Isn't About The Hurricane
November 3, 2012 – Read three music stories to divert and edify you while we all try to get back to normal.
Listen Storm Scores: Finding Poignant Reminders In Water-Damaged Music
November 3, 2012 – A conductor considers scores in her personal library that were struck by Hurricane Sandy.
Listen Radio Tanzania: A Disappearing History On Tape
November 3, 2012 – A group is trying to save the station's archives, an irreplaceable document of East African history.
Read Go See The Old Guys
November 1, 2012 – Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Roger Waters are still killing it live.
Watch Bill Dees, Who Co-Wrote Roy Orbison's 'Oh Pretty Woman,' Dies
November 1, 2012 – Dees and Orbison wrote the hit quickly, inspired by a loving moment between the singer and his wife.
Read Looking Beyond EDM, Hoping The Crowd Will Follow
October 29, 2012 – Dance music's biggest names and underground acts alike are trying to capitalize on the rise of EDM.
Read Rocker Gary Glitter Arrested In Connection With U.K. Sex Abuse Investigation
October 28, 2012 – The arrest raises questions about whether BBC host Jimmy Savile was part of a pedophile ring.
Read What To Read This Week: Four Parts Taylor Swift, One Part Free Jazz Edition
October 27, 2012 – For your consideration: what Swift's new album means for pop, for country and for the industry.
Read The Lead Sheet: Top 5 Jazz Stories This Week
October 26, 2012 – The making of ELEW, another "jazz is dead" hit, and Chicago music history both recent and aged.
Watch 'Nashville' Duets: Voices In Harmony And Conflict
October 26, 2012 – The new TV show gets Nashville right by locating the drama in the classic country music form.
Read Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
October 26, 2012 – From Minnesota lockouts to a "pop-up" NY Phil, your guide to must-reads, watches and listens.
