The song is many things: comforting, manipulative, cathartic, a little threatening. Most importantly, it is a vessel, which empties out at the chorus to accommodate whatever a listener brings to it.
A former academic at Australia National University won the contest for his musical number about the behaviors of kangaroos. Scientists around the world relay their research through interpretive dance.
The concert was part of wedding celebration for Anat Ambani, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, who earlier made headlines when he hired Beyoncé as part of his daughter's wedding celebration in 2018.
Israel has agreed to change the lyrics of one of the country's potential entrees for this year's song competition. "October Rain" is an apparent reference to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.
The Apollo Chamber Players in Houston, Texas, create concerts in response to book banning, the refugee crisis, the war in Gaza and other world events. Thousands of people attend their performances.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, who wrote, directed, produced, and edited the new movie "Drive-Away Dolls." Coen and Cooke are married.