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Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse during his child molestation trial in May 2005.

'Leaving Neverland' Is Hard To Watch — But Important To See

1:38pm March 01, 2019

by David Bianculli

A new HBO documentary explores whether Michael Jackson used his fame and money to seduce young boys and their families into enabling a hidden pattern of serial pedophilia.

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Chicano culture and 80s sheen meet in the video for "Please Me."

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Cardi B And Bruno Mars Take Over The Taqueria In 'Please Me' Video

11:42am March 01, 2019

by Joshua Bote

Cardi B and Bruno Mars team up again to set their late-night flirtation in a taqueria ablaze with choreography and bilingual rap.

Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi attend the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018 in New York City.

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Susan Tedeschi And Derek Trucks, Partners In Music And In Life

10:31am March 01, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks of Tedeschi Trucks Band talk about deciding to make music as a married couple, relay parenting and channeling grief into art.

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The Jonas Brothers return with "Sucker."

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The Jonas Brothers Make A Star-Studded Comeback With 'Sucker'

10:20am March 01, 2019

by Joshua Bote

They may not quite be in the year 3000, but "Sucker" nonetheless serves up a grown-up vision of The Jonas Brothers we didn't know we were expecting.

Amanda Palmer's There Will Be No Intermission is out March 8 via Cooking Vinyl.

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First Listen: Amanda Palmer, 'There Will Be No Intermission'

8:43pm February 28, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

At 74 minutes, Palmer's new album is almost unfathomably ambitious, fueled by radical empathy and made by and for feelers of grand feelings.

André Previn in London in 1979. Previn died Thursday in Manhattan, at the age of 89.

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André Previn, Musical Polymath, Has Died At Age 89

5:56pm February 28, 2019

by Susan Stamberg

André Previn died Thursday morning in Manhattan. He was a composer of Oscar-winning film music, conductor, pianist and music director of major orchestras.

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Welcome To Planet Kamasi Washington

3:31pm February 28, 2019

The rules of musical gravity don't apply for the spirited saxophonist, composer and producer.

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Calan On Mountain Stage

3:15pm February 28, 2019

by Michael Lipton

Capturing the vibrant spirit of traditional Celtic folk music, this young Welsh quintet is already a staple on the festival circuit across the pond.

Helado Negro's This Is How You Smile drops March 8 on RVNG Intl.

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First Listen: Helado Negro, 'This Is How You Smile'

2:24pm February 28, 2019

by Stefanie Fernández

Ecuadorian-American producer Robert Carlos Lange builds his sound on ambient electronics, Latin American rhythms and instrumentation that allows each element to bounce and reverberate.

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All The Parts Fit Together Like Clockwork On Allison Miller's 'Glitter Wolf'

1:30pm February 28, 2019

by Kevin Whitehead

Miller's band, the sextet Boom Tic Boom, keep good time — and appear to have a good time — on their new album. "You can hear how much her crew enjoy playing this music," critic Kevin Whitehead says.

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