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Jazz Musician Bob Dorough, Best Known For 'Schoolhouse Rock!,' Dies At 94

8:56pm April 24, 2018

by Michael Hibblen

Bob Dorough was a bebop pianist and a jazz musician who recorded with Miles Davis. But he'll be best remembered for Schoolhouse Rock! — he sang and composed many of the programs songs. He died Monday at 94.

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El Hijo, La Antropólogo De La Cumbia, Returns

6:08pm April 24, 2018

by Felix Contreras

El Hijo de la Cumbia's new album Genero, Genero is the result of a decade spent traversing the globe and a lifetime spent mastering the art of the studio.

Naia Izumi is the winner of the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest.

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Meet Naia Izumi, The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

5:00pm April 24, 2018

The fourth annual Tiny Desk Contest winner has been revealed. Get to know the Georgia-hailing guitarist who won over the hearts of our judges this year.

Spotify executives Gustav SÃ¶derstrÃ¶m, Troy Carter and Babar Zafar answer questions at a press conference in New York City on April 24.

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Spotify Redesigns Its Free Tier, With Hopes Of Grabbing Even More Users

2:38pm April 24, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The streaming giant announced changes to its mobile app that the company hopes will lure even more users worldwide to its free tier.

Bob Dorough performing at Joe's Pub in New York on March 9, 2014.

Bob Dorough, Jazz Musician Best Known For 'Schoolhouse Rock!,' Dead At 94

2:22pm April 24, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Dorough spent two decades as a jazz player, singer, conductor and arranger in New York before being approached, at his advertising day job, to explain math to children via music.

Retirement Party's Somewhat Literate comes out May 25.

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Songs We Love: Retirement Party, 'Passion Fruit Tea'

1:43pm April 24, 2018

by David Anthony

The first single from the Chicago emo band's debut album, Somewhat Literate, bubbles with big hooks, classic rock solos and pending adulthood.

Hop Along performing at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

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Hop Along On World Cafe

1:34pm April 24, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

The Philadelphia group delivers a live performance that gives you that bubbling feeling of a band about to break.

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Announcing The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

1:21pm April 24, 2018

by Bob Boilen

After receiving nearly 5,000 entries this year, we have a winner! Meet the virtuosic talent who won over this year's panel of judges.

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Prince performs in 2009 at the Grand Palais in Paris. He died in 2016.

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Prince's Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Hospital, Pharmacy Chain

1:09pm April 24, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The pop superstar was treated for an overdose a week before his death. The suit contends that the hospital failed to realize the drug he was taking was a deadly counterfeit.

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Petal's 'Better Than You' Video Combats Artistic Self-Doubt

1:03pm April 24, 2018

by John Vettese

Watch as frontwoman Kiley Lotz engages in a nightmarish game of Whac-A-Mole.