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Songs of Remembrance: 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' brightened her uncle's day

7:56am May 12, 2022

Adriana Martinez of Santa Clarita, Calif., remembers her uncle Carlos Herrera, 65, who died of COVID-19 last year. He listened to Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's version of the song when he felt down.

Members of Ukraine's band "Kalush Orchestra" celebrate their qualification during the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song contest 2022 on Tuesday at the Palalpitour venue in Turin. The second semifinal is on Thursday, with the grand final set for Satur

A fan-favorite band from Ukraine advances to the Eurovision grand final

12:39pm May 11, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra will compete in the final round of the competition on Saturday. Their song "Stefania" is about the singer's mom, but has taken on new meaning during the war.

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Apple discontinues the iPod, but you can buy an iPod touch while supplies last

6:04am May 11, 2022

The iPod was introduced in 2001 as a new way to listen to music on a device that could hold up to "1,000 CD-quality songs." But with streaming services, iPods have become largely obsolete.

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Rappers Young Thug and Gunna were charged with racketeering

5:04pm May 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Prosecutors allege that Atlanta rapper Young Thug co-founded a violent street gang.

Bono, Taras Topolia and "The Edge" perform at a subway station-turned-bomb shelter in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday.

U2's Bono and the Edge held a concert in a Kyiv subway station in support of Ukraine

1:40pm May 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The musicians said they were performing in Kyiv at the invitation of Ukraine's president. They played acoustic versions of U2 hits and also shared the "stage" with the Ukrainian band Antytila.

Raven Chacon's Voiceless Mass has won the Pulitzer Prize for music.

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Meet Raven Chacon, the first Native American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music

1:36pm May 10, 2022

by Tom Huizenga

A composer, performer and installation artist from the Navajo Nation, Chacon's winning piece, Voiceless Mass, was composed for chamber orchestra and a specific Milwaukee pipe organ.

The hip-hop visionary and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper is back.

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Kendrick Lamar returns, 5 years later and a world away

1:25pm May 10, 2022

The Pulitzer-winning rapper has returned with his first solo release since 2017's DAMN.

Indian musician and composer Shivkumar Sharman playing a concert in Pune, India, in 2009. Sharma died Tuesday at age 84.

Celebrated Indian musician and composer Shivkumar Sharma has died at age 84

11:19am May 10, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Reverentially known as Pandit ("teacher"), Shivkumar Sharma took the hammered dulcimer from humble folk instrument to classical concert stages around the world. He died Tuesday in Mumbai.

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Bono and The Edge performed in a subway station in Kyiv, Ukraine

7:36am May 10, 2022

Two of the members of the Irish rock band U2 played in support of Ukraine on an invitation from President Zelenskyy.

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Metallica fan in Brazil gives birth during the band's show

6:37am May 10, 2022

Joice Figueiro, who was 39 weeks pregnant, was at a Metallica concert with her husband. As the band played "Enter Sandman," she went into labor. She delivered a baby boy.