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Pyotr Verzilov, a member of the feminist protest group Pussy Riot, photographed during an interview with The Associated Press in Moscow, in early September.

Pussy Riot's Verzilov Released From Berlin Hospital, Blames Kremlin For Poisoning Him

7:25am September 27, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In a BBC interview after his discharge from Berlin's Charité hospital, Verzilov said his "poisoning" was "so professionally" carried out that it had to be the work of Russian intelligence.

Oakland, Calif.-based digital radio company Pandora is being purchased by satellite radio giant SiriusXM, the companies announced Monday. The deal is expected to close in early 2019.

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SiriusXM To Buy Internet Radio Pioneer Pandora In $3.5 Billion Deal

11:59am September 24, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The deal for the satellite radio giant to take over Pandora is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019. Last year, SiriusXM invested $480 million in Pandora.

New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Struggle To Find Their Way

9:19am September 24, 2018

by Jeff Lunden

The Philharmonic launches its season with a new music director and executive director. The Metropolitan Opera's season starts with a young music director.

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Good Charlotte Speaks To 'Generation Rx'

9:09am September 24, 2018

Good Charlotte ruled the pop punk world in the early 2000s. Now, as rocker dads, the band has released a new album to inform the next generation about depression, drug use and more.

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Jeremy Dutcher, photographed at the conclusion of his performance during the 2018 Polaris Prize ceremony on Sep. 17, 2018, where he was given the evening's top prize.

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Jeremy Dutcher, The Newest Light In Canada's Indigenous Renaissance

6:20am September 24, 2018

by Catalina Maria Johnson

Dutcher spent five years researching, writing and recording his brilliant and ambitious debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa -- now, it has earned one of Canada's most prestigious prizes.

Jennifer Hudson performs during the the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018.

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'The Times They Are A-Changin" Still Speaks To Our Changing Times

5:12am September 24, 2018

by Lynn Neary

The Bob Dylan classic came out in 1963 and was embraced by the civil rights and anti-war movements. Decades later, young people are finding it vibrates with new meaning.

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Ex-Sawdust Factory Is Transformed Into A NYC Musical Venue

7:54am September 22, 2018

by Rick Karr

The non-profit in Brooklyn functions as performance space, record label and artist incubator. Despite its small size, it has a foundation with a $450,000 fund to develop new work.

Marion "Suge" Knight (left), seen with attorney Albert DeBlanc, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday.

Suge Knight Faces 28-Year Prison Term In Plea Deal Over Fatal Hit-And-Run

3:03pm September 21, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The co-founder of Death Row Records, who is 53, agreed to a plea deal for one count of voluntary manslaughter. He had been facing charges of murder and attempted murder.

Dom McLennon, Matt Champion, and Kevin Abstract of BROCKHAMPTON perform at Lollapalooza 2018. The hip-hop boy band's latest album iridescence, is out now.

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Stream Brockhampton's New Album, 'Iridescence'

1:05am September 21, 2018

by Sidney Madden

The 14-member hip-hop boy band just unveiled its first album since signing to RCA Records in March.

The 2nd South Carolina String Band in July, onstage in the main tent of the annual reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg.

The Anthemic Allure Of 'Dixie,' An Enduring Confederate Monument

6:10pm September 20, 2018

by Bilal Qureshi

Despite its origins in the popular music of the North, the song became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War and still endures as a divisive symbol in modern America.

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