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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.

November 9, 2012 – Taylor Swift's answer to a surprisingly tricky question: What's the best way to sell an album?

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November 8, 2012 – Digital sales are high, but unauthorized music file sharing is still going strong.

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November 7, 2012 – Carter's vital new ideas changed 20th-century music. The composer died Monday at 103.

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November 6, 2012 – The composer, who won two Pulitzers for his adventurous music, died in New York.

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November 3, 2012 – Read three music stories to divert and edify you while we all try to get back to normal.