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Music Streaming Giants To Pay $424 Million In Royalty Fees

6:19am March 19, 2021

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

Streaming has revolutionized the music business, including how songwriters get paid. Now the 20 biggest streaming platforms have been ordered to pay $424 million in unmatched royalties to artists.

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James Levine conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2007.

James Levine, Former Met Opera Music Director, Is Dead At Age 77

4:28pm March 17, 2021

by Tom Huizenga

The gifted conductor who had wielded immense influence in the classical music world, was publicly accused by nine men of sexual abuse. He died March 9 at age 77 of natural causes.

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For Rapper Drake, It Really Is As Easy As 1, 2, 3

6:05am March 16, 2021

Drake recently released Scary Hours 2, a mini-album with three songs on it, and those songs all debuted in the top-three spots of the Billboard Hot 100. No other artist has ever pulled this off.

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Most Grammys Per Single Lady — Beyoncé's 28th Win Sets A New Record

4:26pm March 15, 2021

With a total of 28 wins, Beyoncé broke the record for the most Grammys of any woman or any singer at this year's awards.

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Megan Thee Stallion, who took home the awards for best new artist and two rap categories, performs with Cardi B at the 2021 Grammy Awards ceremony.

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Escapism, Not Escape, At A Grammy Night Defined By Exceptions

3:37pm March 15, 2021

by Maria Sherman

We deserved a good show, and we got one of the best in years. But it wouldn't be the Grammys without a few familiar mistakes.

If we could literally take one thing away from the Grammys, Harry Styles' feather boa might be it.

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Grammys 2021: 10 Takeaways From A Big, Weird Night

2:55pm March 15, 2021

by Stephen Thompson

The Grammys demonstrated a brilliant new way to assemble an awards show, and a not-so-brilliant way to choose the winners.

Beyoncé (left) and Megan Thee Stallion, who each won three awards at the 2021 Grammy Awards, accept trophy for best rap performance on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Beyoncé Reigns And Billie Eilish Repeats At 2021 Grammy Awards

9:11am March 15, 2021

by Otis Hart

In a Grammy ceremony filled that mixed surprisingly intimate moments with familiar staged bombast, Megan Thee Stallion won best new artist and Beyoncé became the most awarded performer of all time.

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2021 Grammy Awards: Beyoncé Makes History, Billie Eilish Wins 2 Big Awards

6:24am March 15, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

The 63rd annual Grammy Awards were given out Sunday night. And while the stars were on display, it was a very different kind of ceremony for music's biggest night.

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Yo-Yo Ma Celebrates 2nd Vaccine Dose With Solo At Clinic

6:08am March 15, 2021

After receiving his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed an impromptu solo for the clinic inside the gymnasium at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Mass.

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Megan Thee Stallion wins the award for Best New Artist at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021.

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2021 Grammy Awards: The Full List Of Nominees And Winners

11:15pm March 14, 2021

Megan Thee Stallion, Lady Gaga, Fiona Apple and all the other winners of trophies at the coronavirus-delayed and -distanced 63rd annual Grammy Awards.