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Mike Huckabee arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Nov. 18, 2016. Huckabee quickly resigned within 24 hours of an appointment to the Country Music Association Foundation after an outcry from the country music community.

Mike Huckabee Resigns From Music Education Board After Fierce Backlash From Nashville

6:16pm March 02, 2018

by Marissa R. Moss

The former Arkansas governor's appointment to the board of the Country Music Association Foundation, a music education initiative, lasted a single day.

Daniel Ek, co-founder and CEO of Spotify. The company recently filed papers to begin trading on the public market.

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Spotify Cops To Its Problems And Reveals The Massive Ambitions Of Its Founder

5:55pm March 02, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Not exactly known for its transparency, the soon-to-be-public streaming giant offered an unprecedented look at its internal landscape this week.

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U-God's Memoir 'Raw' Tells The Story Of The Wu-Tang Clan

10:14am March 02, 2018

David Greene talks to Lamont Hawkins, aka "U-God" a founding member of the pioneering rap group Wu-Tang Clan. Hawkins' memoir talks about how rap music was a ticket out of a gritty housing project.

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Preservation Hall In New Orleans Would Like Its Sousaphone Back

6:42am March 02, 2018

In 2005, a sousaphone was lost during Hurricane Katrina. Now the replacement has vanished. It should be easy to spot, it reads "Preservation Hall" on the bell. There is a reward.

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Parton donated a copy of Coat of Many Colors to the permanent collection of the Library of Congress to mark the delivery of the 100th million book by her nonprofit Imagination Library.

Dolly Parton Gives The Gift Of Literacy: A Library Of 100 Million Books

4:57pm March 01, 2018

by Maureen Pao

In 1995, the entertainer and philanthropist started the Imagination Library, inspired by her father, who couldn't read and write. Now, it mails free books to more than a million kids each month.

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Rae Sremmurd showcase their individual talents on three new tracks.

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Rae Sremmurd Balances Diverging Tastes With Three New Tracks

4:52pm March 01, 2018

by Sidney Madden

The hit-making rap duo plans to release a triple disc LP for their third studio album.

Daniel Ek, CEO of Swedish music streaming service Spotify, in Tokyo in 2016. The company is expected to go public late next month or early April.

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Spotify Files Papers For Its Entry To The Stock Market

6:50pm February 28, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The world's most popular music streaming service has announced its long-anticipated plan to debut on the New York Stock Exchange. Spotify's fate, however, isn't entirely in its own hands.

Kelela tackles relationship troubles in the digital world for her "Frontline" video.

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Kelela Lives Out A Sims Fantasy In 'Frontline' Video

2:01pm February 28, 2018

by Sidney Madden

The D.C. native takes her relationship drama to the virtual world in a new video.

Darlingside performing inside the World Cafe Performance Studio.

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Darlingside On World Cafe

9:31am February 28, 2018

by Stephen Kallao

Since its 2015 release, Birds Say, the indie folk band has continued to grow, incorporating more instrumentation.

The stage before a performance by Alice Glass on October 29, 2017 in San Pedro, Calif.

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Dozens Of Music Festivals Announce Gender Balance Initiative

1:48pm February 27, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

A U.K.-based project, spearheaded by various industry stakeholders, is pledging to balance the gender representation on the stages its members control.