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Oscar's Academy Invites 928 New Members, Getting Closer To Diversity Goals

1:58pm June 26, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

After two years of #OscarsSoWhite hashtags, the Academy vowed to double the number of women and people of color by 2020. While it's close to achieving that, overall membership remains far from equal.

Violinist Regina Carter peforming. Carter is one of the recipients of the 2018 Doris Duke Artist Awards, along with Dee Dee Bridgewater and Stefon Harris, among others.

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Doris Duke Artist Awards Return, Breaking A Pledge To End After 5 Years

9:30am June 26, 2018

by David R. Adler

The awards, which go to artists who have had significant impact in their field and who are likely to continue doing so, come with a substantial sum of money attached.

Host Jamie Foxx onstage at the 2018 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

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BET Awards Celebrate Donald Glover, Anita Baker And 'Black Panther'

5:51pm June 25, 2018

by Summer Christen Holmes

Host Jamie Foxx was there "to celebrate Black Excellence, Televised" — honoring Anita Baker, surprising Donald Glover and giving Meek Mill a platform to present his poignant new song.

James Corden hosts Paul McCartney in Carpool Karaoke.

Beep Beep, Yeah! Paul McCartney On Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke' Is TV At Its Best

12:51pm June 25, 2018

by David Bianculli

Late Late Show host James Corden took the famed Beatle on a ride that was, by turns, unexpectedly tender, touching and meaningful.

XXXTentacion performs during Rolling Loud Festival in Miami in 2017. The rapper was shot and killed on June 18, 2018.

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Why The Contradictions Of XXXTentacion Are 'Difficult To Square'

5:43pm June 23, 2018

Music critic Lindsay Zoladz explains how and why music fans are grappling with art and violent life of Florida rapper XXXTentacion, following his murder.

XXXTentacion performing at Rolling Loud Festival in Miami in May 2017. The rapper was killed on June 18, 2018.

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It's Impossible To Reconcile XXXTentacion's Art With His Violent Life

7:08am June 22, 2018

by Rodney Carmichael

We break down the controversy surrounding rapper XXXTentacion in life and in death.

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A BMW sits idle after reports of a shooting in Deerfield Beach involving the rapper XXXTentacion on Monday, June 18, 2018.

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Arrest Made In The Murder Of Rapper XXXTentacion

2:56pm June 21, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Police have arrested a suspect in the death of Jahseh Onfroy, better known as the rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot and killed outside of a motor sports dealership on June 18 in Florida.

Paul McCartney promises new album in the fall, possibly titled Egypt Station.

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Paul McCartney Releases 2 New Songs, Announces New Album 'Egypt Station' For Fall

3:56pm June 20, 2018

by Emily Abshire

The Beatles legend unveiled two new songs on Wednesday, "I Don't Know" and "Come On To Me," and announced a new studio album he's releasing later this year, titled Egypt Station.

Members of the Knickerbocker Four, photographed during a Barbershop Quartet Contest on June 20, 1946 in Central Park.

After 80 Years, The Barbershop Harmony Society Will Allow Women To Join

1:11pm June 20, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The Society for The Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America first convened in the spring 1938, in an all-white social club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It's come a long way.

Jose Feliciano performs at the Smithsonian

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Jose Feliciano Hosts Naturalization Ceremony, Performs National Anthem

12:17pm June 20, 2018

by Marisa Arbona-Ruiz

The Latin music legend also donated memorabilia to the Smithsonian.