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Watch Fond Farewells: Classical Musicians We Lost In 2012
December 31, 2012 – Hear and see the artistry of fine classical musicians who passed away in 2012.
Listen In Memoriam: Musicians We Lost In 2012
December 31, 2012 – Explore the musical legacies of the singers, instrumentalists and personalities who died this year.
Listen The Strange Story Of The Man Behind 'Strange Fruit'
December 30, 2012 – NPR's Elizabeth Blair has the story of Abel Meeropol, a man with two extraordinary life stories.
Watch Reflecting On EMI, An Industry Giant Felled In 2012
December 29, 2012 – The label's demise raises big questions about a business now dominated by just a few players.
Read Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
December 28, 2012 – Classical fraud on the small screen, maybe the best classical app ever and much more.
Read What Happened To Music Writing This Year?
December 27, 2012 – The question "what do readers want?" has hovered for years, but in 2012, it took on more urgency.
Listen Music-Streaming Services Hunt For Paying Customers
December 27, 2012 – Pandora and Spotify have found it slow going as they wait for listening habits to shift.
Watch The Killers Return, Guitar-Rock Holdouts In A Pop World
December 26, 2012 – One of few stadium-rock acts left on the radio, the band emerged from a five-year hiatus this fall.
Read The Year In Pop Charts: Return Of The Monoculture
December 25, 2012 – Two things make for great years in pop: variety and shared pleasure. 2012 had both.
Watch 2 Chainz: A Pop Star For All Of Us
December 25, 2012 – He laces his bouncy, terse rhymes with a charisma reminiscent of another musician — Ringo Starr.
Listen Storied Cajun Record Shop Is Going Out Of Business
December 24, 2012 – Floyd's Record Shop in Ville Platte, La., is closing for good Christmas Eve.
Watch In Toronto, An Ad-Hoc Choir Becomes A Community
December 23, 2012 – The group Choir! Choir! Choir! opens its doors to anyone and tackles just about any pop song.
Listen The Rise, Fall And Redemption Of New Orleans' 'R&B Emperor'
December 23, 2012 – Ernie K-Doe pierced the national consciousness in 1961 with the song "Mother-in-Law."
Watch 'Kuduro,' The Dance That Keeps Angola Going
December 22, 2012 – Exuberant, fast-paced electronic dance music from southwest Africa is traveling around the world.
Read Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
December 21, 2012 – Revealing interviews, peacocks who talk, and support — moral and financial — for two orchestras.
