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  • Ed Piskor is back with another volume of his popular Hip Hop Family Tree series, this time chronicling the acts — from the Beastie Boys to one-hit wonders — that rose to the top in 1984 and 1985.
  • Gillian Flynn's third novel begins on the morning of Nick and Amy Dunne's wedding anniversary, when Amy disappears and Nick becomes the No. 1 suspect. But the central question isn't what happened to Amy — it's what happened to her marriage.
  • NPR Tiny Desk contest winner Quinn Christopherson, drag queen Pattie Gonia and world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma would like "Won't Give Up" to be sung at climate change rallies and in concert halls.
  • Taylor Swift surprised her fans and released a new album Friday. Folklore is her eighth studio album.
  • In between impassioned speeches by political VIPs --- including former President Bill Clinton, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and 2024 Vice President candidate Tim Walz --- the heavy hitters of the music world lit up Chicago’s United Center arena. Night 3 was host to performances by Stevie Wonder, John Legend with Sheila E. and Maren Morris.
  • In 1987, Paul Simon introduced the magical sounds of South African choral and dance group Ladysmith Black Mambazo to the world on his groundbreaking album, Graceland. Since that time, the group on its own has earned a total of 19 Grammy Award nominations and five wins -- the most for any World Music group.
  • The South Korean government has banned a music video praising North Korean leader Kim Jong Un [kim jawng Un]. The video has been a surprising global hit, going viral on TikTok and other platforms.
  • The Germany-based Arcis Saxophone Quartet brings its contemporary chamber music to the Linde Center at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass., on Saturday at 7pm, to perform its Quirky Nightclub Chronicles program. The youthful quartet is a unique and fresh voice in classical music, free of any pigeonholing and equally at home in Baroque settings and 20th century minimalism.
  • The world is full of unsolvable problems and it's nice to see something get fixed. Millions of us are turning to YouTube to watch people unclog drains, deep clean rugs, and do other satisfying tasks.
  • Amid concerns over Trump's foreign policy and Russian influence, Ukrainians look for new ways to raise awareness.
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