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Duncan Robb Thought He Was Getting His Girlfriend The Best Gift Ever

5:49am February 13, 2018

Robb found cheap tickets for her favorite band the Red Hot Chili Peppers — and they were great seats. When the tickets arrived, they were for the Red Hot Chili Pipers, a bagpipe band.

Vic Damone performs at Garden State Arts Center on August 29, 1979 in Holmdel, New Jersey.

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Vic Damone, Golden Age Crooner, Dead At 89

3:22pm February 12, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The Brooklyn-born singer studied the work of Frank Sinatra, eventually becoming close friends with the singer whose success he emulated.

John Perry Barlow spent much of his life advocating for and fighting to preserve the openness of the Internet. Have those who grew up with his teachings kept that spirit alive?

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Tech Utopianism And Our Walled Gardens: Is It Time For A Jailbreak?

12:44pm February 12, 2018

by Stephen Witt

John Perry Barlow's death last week raised the question of whether his legacy as a fierce defender of tech freedoms and whether his influence on the generation that came after would be a lasting one.

In Los Angeles, Millennials Wield Music In Fight For Immigrant Rights

10:28am February 12, 2018

by Andy Hermann

In the face of tough immigration attitudes and laws, a group of activists in SoCal use a traditional birthday celebration to raise awareness.

TOTO's 40 Trips Around The Sun is due out Feb. 9.

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TOTO Celebrates '40 Trips Around The Sun' With New Album

11:13am February 11, 2018

Bandmates David Paich and Steve Lukather talk about releasing new music from their vault and leaving a pop culture legacy.

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Jóhann Jóhannsson at the 2015 BAFTAs, where he was nominated for the music he composed for the film The Theory of Everything.

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Oscar-Nominated Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson Dies At 48

2:27pm February 10, 2018

by Otis Hart

The renowned film composer, who scored Arrival and The Theory of Everything, died Friday in Berlin, Germany.

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Team Canada, walking during the Opening Ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games on February 9, 2018. If any of its members win a gold medal, they'll be hearing a new version of their national anthem.

Inside The Small, Significant Change Just Made To Canada's National Anthem

5:14pm February 09, 2018

by Erin MacLeod

Officially, the lyrics to "O Canada" only addressed the patriotism of the country's "sons," until this week. It was a long road to change, as the politicians responsible explain to NPR Music.

Recording Academy president and CEO Neil Portnow onstage at a pre-Grammy Awards event in New York City on Jan. 27.

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Music Industry Men Join Cry To Change The Recording Academy

11:36am February 09, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Nearly forty powerful men in the business have signed a letter calling for the Grammy organization to "transform its member base."

Lovebug Starski, far right, on November 6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The DJ and rapper died Thursday, Feb. 8 2018. With him, from left, are fellow hip-hop pioneers Doug E. Fresh and Grandmaster Caz.

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Lovebug Starski, Rapper And DJ Who Stood At The Vanguard Of Hip-Hop, Dead At 57

10:03am February 09, 2018

by Rodney Carmichael

He helped give birth to the culture, and the catchphrase, that would become the most-consumed genre one year before his death.

Osayomore Joseph. The musician and activist was kidnapped in late 2017 and wrote an album, 30 Days and Nights in the Evil Forest, about his experience.

In The Evil Forest: A Nigerian Activist And Musician Sings Of His Kidnapping

9:43am February 09, 2018

Osayomore Joseph spent his life singing songs in protest of the rampant corruption in his country. After being kidnapped as a roundabout result of it, Osayomore addressed the ordeal his way.