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Hundreds of singers joined MILCK and the Canadian choral group Choir! Choir! Choir! to perform "Quiet" at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre in early 2017.

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

3:47pm January 15, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

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.

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Protestors Rally In Support Of Sex Abuse Survivors At R Kelly's Chicago Studios

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Black Women, #MeToo & 'Surviving R. Kelly'

3:43pm January 15, 2019

Allegations about the singer date back to 1994.

Channing's big break came when she landed the role of Lorelei Lee in the original Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The musical comedy opened on Dec. 8, 1949.

Bidding Farewell To 'Hello, Dolly!': Actress Carol Channing Dies At 97

1:50pm January 15, 2019

by Kim Kokich

Channing's big break came in 1949 when she was cast as Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. But she'll always be remembered for her role as a life-loving matchmaker and "meddler" in Hello, Dolly!

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Carol Channing, performing in Los Angeles in 2004. Channing died Tuesday at age 97.

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Carol Channing: In Memoriam Playlist

11:42am January 15, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Hear some iconic songs and comedic sketches performed by the iconic Broadway star, who died Tuesday at age 97.

Scenes from the National Museum of Scotland's exhibition dedicated to Scottish pop music.

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'Rip It Up': A Tour Through Scottish Pop History

11:06am January 15, 2019

World Cafe went on a tour of the National Museum of Scotland's exhibition dedicated to Scottish pop music with the man who wrote the book on it, BBC Radio Scotland host Vic Galloway.

"I sort of became this cocktail party version of myself where I felt like I had to play the role of 'happy girl'," Maggie Rogers says.

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Maggie Rogers Reintroduces Herself

10:56am January 15, 2019

Pharrell's praise turned Maggie Rogers into a viral sensation. Now, she's negotiating all the pitfalls of a fast track to fame on her debut album, Heard It in a Past Life.

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Aaron Lee Tasjan performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Dec. 12, 2018 (Cameron Pollack/NPR).

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Aaron Lee Tasjan: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am January 15, 2019

by Bob Boilen

Aaron Lee Tasjan arrived in an ascot and mustard-colored shirt, sporting red, round sunglasses and mutton chops. It was a fashionable nod to the psych-pop and rock sound he brought to the Tiny Desk.

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Jawbox Announces Reunion Tour After A Decade Away

5:38pm January 14, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

It appears to be required by law that every indie-rock band of the '90s must reunite at some point. So we might as well see the return of a great one, right?

Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf installed "Toto Forever" late last December while back home with his family in Namibia.

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A Sound Installation That Plays Toto's 'Africa' Is Waiting There For You In The Desert

4:28pm January 14, 2019

by Joshua Bote

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."

New Recording Of 'Doctor Atomic' May Be The Opera's Definitive Performance

1:29pm January 14, 2019

by Lloyd Schwartz

John Adams' opera, which premiered in 2005, centers on the first atomic bomb test at Los Alamos, N.M. Now, a new album features a recording of Doctor Atomic conducted by the composer himself.

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