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Music from Memphis' Stax Records, Detroit's Motown featured in online show

Music from Memphis' Stax Records, Detroit's Motown featured in online show

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Movie Review: 'Orion and the Dark' loses itself in the leap from children's book to animated film

Movie Review: 'Orion and the Dark' loses itself in the leap from children's book to animated film

To say the hero of Netflix's new animated movie “Orion and the Dark” is fearful is an understatement.
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Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah on why to tune in, being nominated and his post 'Daily Show' life

Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah on why to tune in, being nominated and his post 'Daily Show' life

NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Noah is ready to face one of the toughest audiences of his career — the millions watching as he once again hosts the Grammy Awards.
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'Greed and revenge' drove 2 men accused of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, prosecutors say

'Greed and revenge' drove 2 men accused of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, prosecutors say

NEW YORK (AP) — Two men accused of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay were both close to the trailblazing DJ, but were driven by “greed and revenge” over a failed drug deal when they ambushed him at his recording studio more than 20 years ago, prosecut
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Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over

Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired.
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Simon & Schuster marks centennial with list of 100 notable books, from 'Catch-22' to 'Eloise'

Simon & Schuster marks centennial with list of 100 notable books, from 'Catch-22' to 'Eloise'

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world’s largest and most influential publishers, Simon & Schuster, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
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Denmark's King Frederik X visits Poland in his first trip abroad as monarch

Denmark's King Frederik X visits Poland in his first trip abroad as monarch

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — King Frederik X of Denmark began his first trip abroad as monarch Wednesday with a three-day visit to Poland that is focused on promoting his country's businesses and climate policies . Frederik, who was proclaimed king on Jan.
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2024 Grammys Preview: Five big questions ahead of Sunday’s award show

2024 Grammys Preview: Five big questions ahead of Sunday’s award show

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 66th annual Grammy Awards are on Sunday, airing live from Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on CBS and Paramount+. So, what can viewers expect? Some new, some old.
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Branford Marsalis is the new artistic director at New Orleans music center named for his father

Branford Marsalis is the new artistic director at New Orleans music center named for his father

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Branford Marsalis, the jazz saxophonist and composer acclaimed for his movie scores , Grammy-winning recordings and his stint as the leader of The Tonight Show band, is taking on the role of educator in a return to his hometown of
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Rap lyrics can't be used against artist charged with killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, judge rules

Rap lyrics can't be used against artist charged with killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, judge rules

New York (AP) — The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used against him at trial, a Brooklyn judge decided Tuesday in a ruling that doubled as a history-filled paean to hip-hop as “a platform for expression to m
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