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Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee perform onstage at the Billboard Latin Music Awards.

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'Despacito' Deep Dive: More Than Meets The Ear

2:45pm September 06, 2017

It was the No. 1 song in America for 16 straight weeks. As the summer of "Despacito" draws to a close, AltLatino explores the musical, sociological and business ripples created by the song's success.

Hundreds of people gather for a vigil on the spot where 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed when a car plowed into a crowd of people protesting against the white supremacist Unite the Right rally August 13, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande And More To Hold Benefit Concert For Charlottesville

10:15am September 06, 2017

by Robin Hilton

The concert will be hosted by Dave Matthews, who started his band in Charlottesville, VA in 1991.

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St. Vincent Announces New Album 'Masseduction,' Releases New Single 'Los Ageless'

9:45am September 06, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

This morning, St. Vincent released the details about her new album, a new single, and held a press conference in a display of media wrangling prowess.

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A Man In Japan Plays 'Despacito' On Calculators

6:33am September 06, 2017

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee had the song of the summer with "Despacito." In an unusual cover of the song: two calculators are used to play the tones on each key that mimic the notes of the hit song.

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Taylor Swift attends the Met Gala on May 2, 2016. Her recent single "Look What You Made Me Do" has broken several chart and streaming records in the week and a half since its release.

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Taylor Swift's 'Look What You Made Me Do' Breaks Records, Stops 'Despacito' Short

1:51pm September 05, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Since its release on Aug. 25, the first single from Reputation has broken records all over the place — and cost the year's biggest single a historic notch in its belt.

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First Listen: Hüsker Dü, 'Savage Young Dü' (Disc Two)

8:46am September 05, 2017

Through the '80s, Minneapolis three-piece Hüsker Dü helped broaden the ambitions and parameters of punk rock. Now, after years of work, its early recordings have been rebuilt from the ground up.

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First Listen: Hüsker Dü, 'Savage Young Dü' (Disc Three)

7:59am September 05, 2017

Through the '80s, Minneapolis three-piece Hüsker Dü helped broaden the ambitions and parameters of punk rock. Now, after years of work, its early recordings have been rebuilt from the ground up.

Walter Becker (left) and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan in 1977. Becker died on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 67 years old.

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Walter Becker Was A Master Of Musical Understatement

12:50pm September 04, 2017

by Tom Moon

If pop music is a constant tug of war between the reassuringly familiar and the jolt of the modernist new, the Steely Dan guitarist's gift was the ability to hit both extremes at once.

Guitarist Walter Becker of Steely Dan performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course May 6, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Steely Dan's Walter Becker Dies At 67

1:04pm September 03, 2017

by Otis Hart

The guitarist, bassist and songwriter leaves behind a handful of classic albums that blended rock, jazz and sonic perfection in unprecedented fashion.

Brexit: The Musical, written by EU trade lawyer Chris Bryant and directed by Bronagh Lagan, debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August in Scotland.

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Who's Got A Plan For Brexit? This Hit Musical Does

9:04am September 02, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

Stressed over British politics, an EU trade lawyer channeled his anxiety into songwriting. The result, Brexit: The Musical, debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and might head to London.