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Passengers On Long Island Railroad Train Sing 'Piano Man'

6:54am June 01, 2018

Pro tennis player Julia Elbaba was chatting with a man on a train who was in a Billy Joel tribute band. They started singing a few bars of "Piano Man" and then nearly everyone joined in.

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The court ruled that Kesha's counterclaims were in part "speculative, contradicted by her own allegations that she had continued performing under the agreements."

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Kesha Loses Appeal To Break Deals With Dr. Luke

4:07pm May 30, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

An appeals court in New York ruled on Tuesday that the singer, who says that the producer raped her and was abusive, cannot dissolve their business partnership through a countersuit.

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Weezer Gives In To Fans And Covers Toto's 'Africa'

6:21am May 30, 2018

At the behest of a 14-year-old fan who launched a Twitter campaign, Weezer covered one of the Internet's favorite songs, "Africa." The band also covered Toto's "Roseanna."

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Police in London have blamed videos from drill rappers as contributing to violence there. However, opinions are split on the violence's root causes.

YouTube, Urged By Scotland Yard, Removes Rap Videos Blamed For Violence

12:07am May 30, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Law enforcement points to drill rappers' work as contributing, or even inciting, violence in London, but opinions are split on its root causes.

Weezer fans at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on May 14, 2016, in California.

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Weezer Covers Toto's 'Africa,' Taking Us Deep Into The Internet's Heart Of Beigeness

4:55pm May 29, 2018

by Ann Powers

At the behest of a 14-year-old fan who launched a Twitter campaign, the forever-game pop-punk faves have covered one of the Internet's favorite songs. The crossover is, somehow, pretty illuminating.

Starbucks is shutting down thousands of its coffee shops Tuesday afternoon to host racial bias training for its employees. A sign at one of the company's cafes in Portland, Maine, informs customers that it will shut its doors at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Starbucks Closes More Than 8,000 Stores Today For Racial Bias Training

2:30pm May 29, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The plan covers Starbucks-operated stores; nearly all of the 7,000 Starbucks-licensed coffee shops are likely to remain open.

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Cardi B, J Balvin And Bad Bunny Channel Latin Music's Old Guard In 'I Like It' Video

1:11pm May 29, 2018

by Stefanie Fernández

Amid the lush backdrop of a working-class Miami neighborhood, the infectious boogaloo-infused collaboration from Cardi B, J Balvin and Bad Bunny is poised to become the song of the Caribbean summer.

K-pop superstars BTS, performing at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 20.

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BTS Goes To No. 1 On Billboard's Album Chart, A First For K-Pop

9:28am May 29, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The BTS album Love Yourself: Tear is debuting in the first-place spot on the Billboard 200 album chart — and BTS is the first K-pop act to achieve this feat.

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K-Pop, Korean Popular Music, Hits No. 1 In The U.S.

7:08am May 29, 2018

The Korean pop band BTS scores its first No. 1 album in the U.S. — debuting at the top of the charts with "Love Yourself: Tear." It's the first mostly-foreign language album to hit No. 1 in 12 years.

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"When you go get your education, you've earned that," Irma Thomas says.

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Soul Queen Irma Thomas Becomes A Doctor

6:04am May 29, 2018

by Eve Abrams

Thomas earned the title of the Soul Queen of New Orleans three decades ago. Earlier this month, she added the title of doctor to her name thanks to Tulane University.

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