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Sweeping New Music Law Expedites A $1.6 Billion Lawsuit Against Spotify

6:58pm January 03, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Just before New Year's Eve a music publishing company filed a suit seeking $1.6 billion in damages from the company. A new bill was the reason the plaintiffs went ahead.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: American Original: The Wisdom Of Pete Seeger

5:41pm January 03, 2018

This special radio hour features Pete Seeger's music throughout his career, plus an interview during a visit to his home, where he shared his anecdotes, spirit and zest for life with Fiona Ritchie.

Violinist Robert Mann, accepting a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement award on behalf of the Juilliard String Quartet in Los Angeles in 2011 .

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Robert Mann, A Founder Of The Juilliard String Quartet, Has Died

5:37pm January 03, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The violinist, composer, conductor and mentor of generations of string players was 97 years old.

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Muscle Shoals Songwriter And Producer, Rick Hall Dies At 85

4:55pm January 03, 2018

by Andrew Limbong

Rick Hall dedicated his life to putting Muscle Shoals, Ala., on the musical map, and he succeeded. Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Wilson Pickett and others recorded hit songs there, thanks to Hall's work. He died Tuesday at the age of 85.

Cozy up with this playlist to help weather the winter storm.

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Bracing For The Bomb Cyclone: Songs For Storms

4:44pm January 03, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

A playlist of tunes to remind you of warmer weather, songs that sound like hot cups of tea and jams to inspire vigorous dance moves that nobody will see you perform in the privacy of your heated home.

Simón Mejía and Li Saumet are principal members of the band Bomba Estéreo.

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Bomba Estéreo And Arcade Fire Team Up On 'Everything Now (Todo Ya)'

1:48pm January 03, 2018

by Marisa Arbona-Ruiz

A chance encounter between the Canadian rock band and the Colombian electronic group results in an inspired collaborative remix.

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Margo Price On World Cafe

11:59am January 03, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

Zooming out on her lens of personal experience, the singer-songwriter tells small stories that speak to big social and political issues on her latest album.

The Weeknd will headline Coachella 2018 along with Beyonce and Eminem.

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Coachella Lineup May Point To A Shifting Middle

11:46am January 03, 2018

by Sidney Madden

Toronto R&B star The Weeknd, Eminem and Beyonce will headline the April music festival, one of the world's largest. But its bookings also point to a shifting mainstream.

Open Mike performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Dec. 8, 2017 (Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR).

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Open Mike Eagle: Tiny Desk Concert

9:18am January 03, 2018

by Rodney Carmichael

The indie rap denizen behind one of 2017's most inventive albums came to the nation's capital to represent all the Brick Body Kids who Still Daydream.

Rick Hall in his office at FAME Studios in 1968 in Muscle Shoals, Ala.

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Rick Hall, Producer And Songwriter Who Put Muscle Shoals On The Map, Dead At 85

4:57pm January 02, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The producer recorded with some of the century's greatest — including Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Otis Redding — as well as helped the nascent career of a young Allman brother.