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Roger Waters, performing in Moscow in August, 2018. The artist recently drew attention in Brazil over his criticism of the right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.

Ahead Of Presidential Election, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Divides Brazil

4:11pm October 18, 2018

by Philip Reeves

Amid rising political tensions, veteran rocker Roger Waters is using his tour to urge Brazilians not to vote for the far-right presidential candidate — prompting confrontations between fans.

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Amy Winehouse performs at the Eurockeennes Music Festival in France in 2007.

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Amy Winehouse Hologram Expected To 'Tour' With A Backing Band

1:51pm October 18, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Proceeds from the concerts, featuring a holographic image of the deceased artist, would go to the Winehouse Foundation, which works to prevent drug and alcohol abuse in young people.

A scene from L.I.Y.A.'s "So Good" video.

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Kaya Stewart's 'So Good' Injects Pop With Nashville Blues

10:01am October 18, 2018

by Sidney Madden

Jamie Lidell produces the subdued slow burner by the British-bred and Nashville-based singer.

A British advertising watchdog group ruled on Wednesday that the Spotify horror ad is "likely to cause undue distress to children."

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Watchdog Group Finds Spooky Spotify Ad Is Too Scary For Kids, Causes 'Distress'

4:57pm October 17, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

In 60 seconds, the commercial showcases a medley of horror film tropes, including a maniacal doll that presumably kills a group of young people whenever they play a catchy pop song.

Sophie Calle, at a private concert by Pharrell Williams in Paris on May 26, 2014. Pharrell contributed to the album Souris Calle, in tribute to Sophie Calle's dead cat.

Bono, Pharrell, Laurie Anderson And More Memorialize A... Cat

2:22pm October 16, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

French artist Sophie Calle's cat died in 2014. To mourn him, Calle asked dozens of musicians — including Michael Stipe, The National and Jarvis Cocker — to memorialize him.

Denise Carlos of Las Cafeteras plays the jarana, a guitar-like string instrument from Mexico.

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Through Slavery, Segregation And More, 'La Bamba' Has Been The Sound Of Survival

5:24pm October 14, 2018

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

Sixty years ago, a Mexican folk tune sung entirely in Spanish became a rock and roll phenomenon. Generations after Ritchie Valens, young Latinos are still harnessing its power.

Chris Redd and Alec Baldwin perform in a spoof of Kanye West's visit to the White House on Saturday Night Live.

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'SNL' Spoofs Kanye West, Welcomes Back Paul Simon

4:44pm October 14, 2018

by Otis Hart

The cold open revisited West's bizarre White House soliloquy, while Simon performed an emotional rendition of "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

A memorial mural of musician Leonard Cohen in downtown Montreal.

Leonard Cohen's Poem 'Kanye West Is Not Picasso,' As Read By Michael Shannon

7:31pm October 12, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Cohen talks Kanye, in the voice of Michael Shannon. It's all pretty straightforward, no?

Rapper Kanye West shows a picture of a plane on a phone to President Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office on Thursday.

'Quite Something': Kanye West Makes A Statement In The Oval Office

6:53pm October 11, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

During a meeting at the White House, Kanye West spoke for 10 minutes on a range of topics. His stream-of-consciousness remarks left President Trump saying, "That was pretty impressive."

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Billy McFarland, seen outside the courthouse in July, has been sentenced to six years in prison and three years on probation; he also will have to pay restitution of just more than $26 million.

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Fyre Festival Co-Founder Billy McFarland Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison

4:21pm October 11, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

McFarland also was ordered to pay restitution of just more than $26 million during the sentencing, where a judge called him a "serial fraudster."