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Weezer Made A Video For Its 'Africa' Cover, And Of Course It Stars 'Weird Al' Yankovic

10:50am September 25, 2018

by Stephen Thompson

If you've ever wanted to see the Internet fold itself up into a burrito and consume itself hungrily over the course of four minutes, you've come to the right place.

British publicist Rob Goldstone sent an email to Donald Trump Jr. that proclaimed "Russia and its government's support" for President Trump in the summer of 2016. Goldstone has become a surprisingly crucial part of the Russia imbroglio.

Rob Goldstone On His Infamous Russia Email: 'I Had No Idea What I Was Talking About'

10:34am September 25, 2018

by Miles Parks

The music publicist spoke to NPR ahead of the release of his new book: Pop Stars, Pageants and Presidents: How an Email Trumped My Life.

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Cécile McLorin Salvant performs a Tiny Desk concert on August 8, 2018. (Samantha Clark/NPR)

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Cécile McLorin Salvant: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am September 25, 2018

by Suraya Mohamed

The jazz singer, who used to be into radical feminist punk, now composes and sings beautiful jazz ballads.

A still from Jeff Tweedy's "Some Birds" video.

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Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Announces Solo Album 'Warm' With Jeff Tweedys

4:00pm September 24, 2018

by Madeline Clement

Just a year after recording stripped-down versions old songs, Jeff Tweedy has announced a new solo album out Nov. 30, Warm, along with a memoir.

The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 was released on Oct. 18, 1988.

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30 Years Later: Was 1988 The Greatest Year In Music?

1:36pm September 24, 2018

by Bruce Warren

It's 1988. A gallon of gas is about 90 cents and movie tickets average $3.50 a flick, but what was new in your music collection?

Oakland, Calif.-based digital radio company Pandora is being purchased by satellite radio giant SiriusXM, the companies announced Monday. The deal is expected to close in early 2019.

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SiriusXM To Buy Internet Radio Pioneer Pandora In $3.5 Billion Deal

11:59am September 24, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The deal for the satellite radio giant to take over Pandora is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019. Last year, SiriusXM invested $480 million in Pandora.

New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Struggle To Find Their Way

9:19am September 24, 2018

by Jeff Lunden

The Philharmonic launches its season with a new music director and executive director. The Metropolitan Opera's season starts with a young music director.

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Good Charlotte Speaks To 'Generation Rx'

9:09am September 24, 2018

Good Charlotte ruled the pop punk world in the early 2000s. Now, as rocker dads, the band has released a new album to inform the next generation about depression, drug use and more.

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Jeremy Dutcher, photographed at the conclusion of his performance during the 2018 Polaris Prize ceremony on Sep. 17, 2018, where he was given the evening's top prize.

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Jeremy Dutcher, The Newest Light In Canada's Indigenous Renaissance

6:20am September 24, 2018

by Catalina Maria Johnson

Dutcher spent five years researching, writing and recording his brilliant and ambitious debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa -- now, it has earned one of Canada's most prestigious prizes.

Jennifer Hudson performs during the the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018.

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'The Times They Are A-Changin" Still Speaks To Our Changing Times

5:12am September 24, 2018

by Lynn Neary

The Bob Dylan classic came out in 1963 and was embraced by the civil rights and anti-war movements. Decades later, young people are finding it vibrates with new meaning.

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