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November 26, 2012 – The State Department rescinded an invitation to visit the restive Gulf country.

November 25, 2012 – Gangnam Style, by Korean pop star PSY, is now the site's most-viewed video of all time.

November 23, 2012 – Two bands add up what they've spent while asking you for money.

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November 21, 2012 – The microcosmic movements that move us to a first-timer tweeting from a live classical concert.

November 20, 2012 – Born Peter Sims, the percussionist was a first-call player in New York's '50s and '60s heyday.

November 20, 2012 – A rising hit by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis helps refute the idea that irony dominates youth culture.

November 16, 2012 – Top ten deaths to listen to before you jazz, Blue Note's branding and Marian on Mary Lou.

November 16, 2012 – Sibling duo Jesse & Joy won four awards, including record and song of the year for "¡Corre!"

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November 16, 2012 – Vänskä pleads for both sides to work together in Minnesota and a monocled (!) tenor signs to DG.

November 14, 2012 – The eclectic label, which stayed independent for nearly 30 years, celebrates its 50th anniversary.

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November 12, 2012 – The singer's album, My Joys, has successfully crossed borders to her homeland, despite being banned.

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November 10, 2012 – The divisive band is laughing all the way to the bank.

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November 10, 2012 – This week, Harold Van Heuvelen finally saw the debut of a symphony he wrote during World War II.

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November 9, 2012 – RIP Ted Curson, a new jazz singer and the Jazz Composers Collective's modern history.

November 9, 2012 – Lamenting Carter's death, trouble in Spokane and another award for Dudamel: what you need to read.