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Barbra Streisand, 'Right As The Rain'

9:58am August 06, 2021

by Tom Huizenga

Rewind to 1962 where a 20-year-old Barbra Streisand, at the dawn of her spectacular career, takes a solid but unassuming love ballad and displays all the potential of the human voice in three minutes.

Brothers Russell and Ron Mael in director Edgar Wright's film The Sparks Brothers, a Focus Features release.

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Get To Know Sparks, Your Favorite Band's Favorite Band

6:03am August 06, 2021

by Allyson McCabe

Brothers Ron and Russell Mael have made music as Sparks for more than five decades, mostly under the radar despite superstar fans. Now, a new documentary and a buzzy musical put them in the spotlight.

A still from KATA: Transient Geometry (MF Edit) from Gene Coleman on Vimeo.

Listen To New Music Inspired By Karate's Olympic Debut

4:56pm August 05, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

Musicians in the U.S. and Japan are collaborating in honor of the first Olympic karate competition: Composers tracked the brainwaves of people performing karate, and turned that data into music.

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Wolves In The Throne Room, 'Primal Chasm (Gift Of Fire)'

2:56pm August 05, 2021

by Lars Gotrich

Headbanging riffs, symphonic keys and blast beats heave from the "yawning abyss," but counter with honest-to-Gaia hooks.

Rihanna, seen on the set of a music video in the Bronx on July 11, is estimated to have a fortune of $1.7 billion.

The Billionaire's Club Has A New Member: Rihanna

1:19pm August 05, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Turns out Bad Girl Riri makes some good, good money moves. The singer, actress and cosmetics and lingerie mogul is estimated by Forbes to have a fortune worth $1.7 billion.

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D'Sound (Feat. Macy Gray), 'Save Some'

12:39pm August 05, 2021

by Brian Burns

It's the sound of a block party, a summer celebration with a groove you can't help but move to and lyrics that insist this party will be going on all night.

Trumpeter Charlie Porter and bassist John Lakey perform in May 2021.

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Portland's Montavilla Jazz Brings Music To Your Front Door

11:55am August 05, 2021

Jazz Night visits Portland to ride along with the non-profit Montavilla Jazz and its door-to-door music festival, including a lovely set by trumpeter Charlie Porter.

Great Britain's Charlotte Dujardin rides Gio while competing in the Dressage Individual Grand Prix Freestyle Final on July 28 at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

How A Composer Puts A Horse's Movements To Music For The Tokyo Olympics

10:35am August 05, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

At the Olympics, dressage riders lead horses through complicated routines set to disco beats, 80s jams, classical and everything in between. The music is meant to highlight the horse's best qualities.

Keiona Josey, the New Jersey artist known as Freakquencee.

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Freakquencee, 'Running'

8:00am August 05, 2021

by Elle Mannion

This #NowPlaying discovery of Freakquencee comes to us from this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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Adia Victoria, 'Magnolia Blues'

2:53pm August 04, 2021

by Ann Powers

The South Carolina-born blues-folk singer possesses a remarkable grasp of the sounds and stories that make up the South. In "Magnolia Blues," she's joined by Margo Price and Kyshona.