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Albania's president Bajram Begaj grants Dua Lipa, born of Albanian parents, citizenship Sunday. @BajramBegajAL/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

Cuban singer Pablo Milanes performs at the Ciudad Deportiva Coliseo in Havana, Cuba, on June 21, 2022. Milanes, the Latin Grammy-winning balladeer who helped found Cuba's "nueva trova" movement and toured the world as a cultural ambassador for Fidel Castro's revolution, died early Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Spain, where he had been under treatment for blood cancer. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Mariah Carey performs at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in 2014 in New York City. Patent authorities have decided she can't be the only "Queen of Christmas." Charles Sykes/Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption

Composer Ned Rorem in 1953 in Paris, where he lived for nearly a decade and wrote his infamous Paris Diary. Provided by the artist hide caption

Beyoncé performs "Be Alive" during the Oscars last March. The song, written for the film 'King Richard' received one of her nine Grammy nominations. Mason Poole/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images hide caption

Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton is the latest celebrity to receive a $100 million gift from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, to be used for charitable purposes. Parton is seen here at the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Taylor Swift blows a kiss during the European MTV Awards 2022 in Dusseldorf, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption

At the Appalachian School of Luthiery in Hindman, Ky., days after July's catastrophic floods, luthier Kris Patrick searches through the mud-caked remains of instruments and materials. Arden S. Barnes/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue, at the 'Chanel Cruise 2017/2018 Collection' at Grand Palais on May 3, 2017 in Paris, France. The magazine is suing rappers Drake and 21 Savage for a violation of trademark rights. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images hide caption

Carrie Underwood, from left, Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert perform a tribute to the late singer Loretta Lynn, pictured on screen, during the 56th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/Mark Humphrey/Invision/AP hide caption

Gal Costa performs in São Paulo, Brazil in 2013. Mauricio Santana/Getty Images hide caption

Drake and 21 Savage released an Instagram post on Oct. 30 promoting a fake Vogue magazine cover. Vogue's publisher Condé Nast is now suing both rappers for using the fake cover to promote their new album. Drake and 21 Savage/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

Mimi Parker performing in 2012 in Seattle, Wash. Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images hide caption

Singer Aaron Carter, pictured in 2012 in New York City, has died at 34. Cindy Ord/Getty Images hide caption

Drake performs in concert as part of the Summer Sixteen Tour in New York on Aug. 5, 2016. Charles Sykes/AP hide caption

Rappers Offset (from left), Quavo and Takeoff of the group Migos appear at a Met gala in 2018. Kirshnik Khari Ball, known professionally as Takeoff, died early Tuesday morning after gunshots were fired at a party in Houston. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption

Lavender Country, led by singer and songwriter Patrick Haggerty, released what it widely considered the first openly gay country album in 1973. Haggerty died this week at age 78. Marie Tamanova/Courtesy of Don Giovanni Records hide caption