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A Song Called 'Quiet' Struck A Chord With Women. Two Years Later, It's Still Ringing

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A Song Called 'Quiet' Struck A Chord With Women. Two Years Later, It's Still Ringing

Born as a vessel for one person's trauma, the song by MILCK became an anthem overnight after the 2017 Women's March. But it wasn't done growing.

A Song Called 'Quiet' Struck A Chord With Women. Two Years Later, It's Still Ringing

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It's Waiting There For You: Toto's 'Africa' Is Playing On Repeat In A Desert

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It's Waiting There For You: Toto's 'Africa' Is Playing On Repeat In A Desert

The life of Toto's "Africa" has perhaps reached its logical end with Max Siedentopf's absurdist art installation Toto Forever, which will play "Africa" in the Namib Desert "for all eternity."

Deerhunter's Bradford Cox On Making Music In Trying Times: 'I'm Just Screaming Out Loud'

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Deerhunter's Bradford Cox On Making Music In Trying Times: 'I'm Just Screaming Out Loud'

The Georgia-based rock band releases its eighth studio album, Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?, on Jan. 18.

Deerhunter's Bradford Cox On Making Music In Trying Times: 'I'm Just Screaming Out Loud'

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Fyre Festival Documentary Shows 'Perception And Reality' Of Infamous Concert Flop

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Fyre Festival Documentary Shows 'Perception And Reality' Of Infamous Concert Flop

In 2017, the Fyre Music Festival was billed as an exclusive event in the Bahamas. The reality was very different. Director Chris Smith tells the behind-the-scenes story in a new Netflix documentary.

Fyre Festival Documentary Shows 'Perception And Reality' Of Infamous Concert Flop

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'Beginnings Always Hide Themselves In The End': Mike Posner On Grieving And Growth

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'Beginnings Always Hide Themselves In The End': Mike Posner On Grieving And Growth

After major life changes, the singer-songwriter returns with his third studio album, A Real Good Kid. As part of his growth, Posner says he's done making music that he now views as misogynistic.

'Beginnings Always Hide Themselves In The End': Mike Posner On Grieving And Growth

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The Allegations Against R. Kelly: An Abridged History

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The Allegations Against R. Kelly: An Abridged History

The case laid out in Lifetime's Surviving R. Kelly represents just one more milestone in a quarter-century of controversy surrounding the R&B superstar. Here's a timeline of the major moments.

For Opera Singers, Life After Retirement — At Least At One Very Special Rest Home

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For Opera Singers, Life After Retirement — At Least At One Very Special Rest Home

Founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi and funded by royalties from his popular operas, Casa Verdi in Milan opened a century ago as a home for opera musicians in their golden years.

For Opera Singers, Life After Retirement — At Least At One Very Special Rest Home

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Ace Of Cups Gets A First Chance At An Overdue Debut

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Ace Of Cups Gets A First Chance At An Overdue Debut

An all-women rock band before Fanny or The Runaways, Ace of Cups shared the same San Francisco stages as Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, but never made an album — until now.

Ace Of Cups Gets A First Chance At An Overdue Debut

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Nina Simone's 'Lovely, Precious Dream' For Black Children

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Nina Simone's 'Lovely, Precious Dream' For Black Children

With "To Be Young, Gifted and Black," Simone aimed to capture joy in black identity amid bloody civil rights struggle. The song was addressed to children, but adults caught on, too.

Nina Simone's 'Lovely, Precious Dream' For Black Children

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Making 'Surviving R. Kelly': A Conversation With Executive Producer Dream Hampton

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Making 'Surviving R. Kelly': A Conversation With Executive Producer Dream Hampton

Accusations of sex crimes and abuse have followed Kelly for 20 years. hampton's new Lifetime docuseries makes the case that fans, peers and the industry have been protecting the singer all along.

Making 'Surviving R. Kelly': A Conversation With Executive Producer Dream Hampton

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For One Violinist, Elevating Music By Black Composers Is A 20-Year Mission

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For One Violinist, Elevating Music By Black Composers Is A 20-Year Mission

Composers of color have long had to compete with dead white men for space on the concert stage. A new project, spearheaded by Rachel Barton Pine, seeks to correct that for the next generation.

For One Violinist, Elevating Music By Black Composers Is A 20-Year Mission

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Why Is The Music Of 1968 So Enduring? 'It Was Allowed To Be Art'

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1968: How We Got Here

Why Is The Music Of 1968 So Enduring? 'It Was Allowed To Be Art'

Half a century later, 1968 continues to resonate as a landmark year for rock, pop and soul — in part, say musicians who were there in the studio, because artists were trying things no one had before.

Why Is The Music Of 1968 So Enduring? 'It Was Allowed To Be Art'

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In 2018, Streaming Services Helped Fuel A New Latin Explosion

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In 2018, Streaming Services Helped Fuel A New Latin Explosion

Spanish-language artists like Ozuna, J Balvin and Bad Bunny dominated YouTube with billions of plays. Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras and contributor Stefanie Fernández explain how we got here.

In 2018, Streaming Services Helped Fuel A New Latin Explosion

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