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J Balvin And Bad Bunny Surprise Us With, And On, 'Oasis'

8:35am June 28, 2019

by Stefanie Fernández

The Latin trap wunderkind and the current centerpiece of urbano have released a short suite of much-anticipated music, striking a balance between appeasement and experimentation.

Paul and Joe DeGeorge (left and right, respectively) of Harry and the Potters, photographed in 2005. That same year, the brothers founded the Harry Potter Alliance, which encourages young readers of the eponymous book series to become active in their comm

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Harry And The Potters Return To Find, And Help Heal, A World Full Of Dark Magic

8:01am June 27, 2019

by Amanda Silberling

The punk-ish duo, made up of brothers Paul and Joe DeGeorge, helped pioneer the micro-genre of "wizard rock" in 2002. Now, much like You-Know-Who (but benevolent), they've returned.

Thom Yorke and Dajana Roncione in a scene from the video for Yorke's ANIMA, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

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Thom Yorke's 'ANIMA' Is An Emotional Love Story For Dark Times

7:00am June 27, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

ANIMA's brief visual counterpart, available now on Netflix, feels artful, warm and uncharacteristically revealing. Plus, it's got some of the Radiohead singer's wildest dance moves yet.

Lesley Gore and producer Quincy Jones at work in the studio. The two collaborated on "You Don't Own Me" and a handful of other 1960s hits.

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'You Don't Own Me,' A Feminist Anthem With Civil Rights Roots, Is All About Empathy

11:50am June 26, 2019

by Neda Ulaby

Ever since a 17-year-old Lesley Gore sang it in 1963, the coolly mutinous song has moved women to reject passive femininity. Its writers, though, say there are layers of resistance in its words.

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'It's Been A Minute With Sam Sanders': The History Of Drag Queens

6:56am June 26, 2019

by Sam Sanders

June is LGBTQ pride month, and some of the loudest and proudest people in those communities are drag queens. The TV show RuPaul's Drag Race has pushed drag culture into the mainstream.

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Dave Bartholomew, photographed on January 12, 2013 in New Orleans.

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Dave Bartholomew, A Father Of Rock And Roll, Dead At 100

2:49pm June 23, 2019

by Alison Fensterstock

The Louisiana native became a mentor to Fats Domino, transitioning from well-regarded horn player to producer and arranger of some of rock and roll's bedrock artists.

The late rapper Tupac Shakur in 1994 photo. Shakur's estate is among the parties suing Universal Music over a 2008 fire in the label's vaults.

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Artists File $100 Million Suit Against Universal Music Over 2008 Fire

1:13pm June 22, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A group of bands, artists and estates — including the estates of Tupac Shakur and Tom Petty as well as Hole, Soundgarden and Steve Earle — are suing the world's biggest record company for damages.

"I am what I talk about in my music. I am Pinay, I'm powerful, I'm fearless, I'm unfiltered," Ruby Ibarra says.

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This Tiny Desk Contestant Rapped A Love Letter To Her Immigrant Mother

8:22am June 22, 2019

Ruby Ibarra describes her art as unfiltered, a quality that shines through in her band's 2019 Tiny Desk submission.

Detail from the cover art of Mort Garson's cult electronic album, Mother Earth's Plantasia.

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Music For Plants Is Real (Even If The Science Isn't)

7:00am June 21, 2019

by Eric Ducker

The bestselling 1970s book The Secret Life of Plants has been effectively debunked — but that hasn't stopped Stevie Wonder, Solange and scores of ambient musicians from chasing its leafy muse.

Breakdown on 20th Ave. South is Buddy & Julie Miller's first album together in nearly a decade.

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Missed For A Decade, Roots Icons Buddy And Julie Miller Return To A Shared Spotlight

5:08am June 21, 2019

by Jewly Hight

A prolific force in Americana, beloved and emulated by Nashville royalty, the couple is back with its first album together in a decade — guided, as always, by a powerful but adaptable partnership.

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