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Leila Cobo Is Elevating Latin Music at Billboard

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Leila Cobo Is Elevating Latin Music at Billboard

It’s been fascinating to see how Latin music — reggaeton in particular — has emerged over the years to become mainstream. But decades before Latin music genres reached global domination and became heavily covered in […]

Alejandro González Iñárritu: ‘Bardo’ critics are ‘racist’

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A man and a woman lounge in a pool in a scene from "Bardo”

TELLURIDE, Colo. —  Everything about Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new film is on a big scale. The themes and ideas — involving identity, Mexican history, race, success, family and mortality — are big. The level of cinematic […]

FN Meka, the N-Word Using AI Rapper with Non-Black Creators, Explained

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FN Meka, the N-Word Using AI Rapper with Non-Black Creators, Explained

AI robot rapper FN Meka recently was “signed” to Capitol Records as the first of his kind, but the label forgot to do one key thing before launching his career: comb through social media. Now […]

‘Better late than never’: how Brian Eno and David Byrne finally laid a musical ghost to rest | Pop and rock

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Dunya Younes in the 1970s

In early 1970s Lebanon, a young singer from a hill town north of Beirut was on the up. Before the civil war in 1975, the capital was the Arab world’s thriving artistic centre, where folk-dance […]

Elsy Wameyo on learning her roots: ‘I felt I had this coat of power. No one could touch me’ | Australian music

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‘When you know your purpose, making decisions becomes very, very easy’.

In 2019, while studying a media degree at the University of Adelaide, Elsy Wameyo had to make a call: do her exam or go to a music festival? That decision is practically a rite of […]

Jamie Lee Curtis feels the heat for her Ana de Armas remarks

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Jamie Lee Curtis feels the heat for her Ana de Armas remarks

Note to Jamie Lee Curtis: Never publicly admit something boneheaded you once thought, before you learned otherwise. Because people on social media won’t hesitate to call you out. The actor, who co-starred in “Knives Out” […]

Irv Gotti Says Drake’s Album Makes Him Want a New DMX, Jay-Z, or Ja Rule

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Irv Gotti Says Drake’s Album Makes Him Want a New DMX, Jay-Z, or Ja Rule

Irv Gotti is worried about the state of hip-hop after Drake’s new dance album Honestly, Nevermind. The Murder Inc. co-founder caught up with TMZ while hailing a cab from Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday. While he emphasized […]

Steven Moffat’s TV wasn’t made for these times

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Sherlock in an old-timey hat

Steven Moffat’s first Doctor Who story, situated near the end of the revived show’s first season, was a perfect blend of horror, adventure, and mystery, with a climax containing one of the show’s purest moments […]

Investigating the Harry Styles Puke Shrine With Kaitlyn Tiffany

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Investigating the Harry Styles Puke Shrine With Kaitlyn Tiffany

Photos courtesy of Kaitlyn Tiffany. On the brink of adulthood, Kaitlyn Tiffany tells us, people cling to the things that make them feel young again. For the Brooklyn-based writer, that thing was One Direction. When […]

Kyiv opera house reopens after 3 months : Deceptive Cadence : NPR

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Kyiv opera house reopens after 3 months : Deceptive Cadence : NPR

Herman Makarenko, lead conductor for the National Opera of Ukraine. Julian Hayda/NPR hide caption toggle caption Julian Hayda/NPR Herman Makarenko, lead conductor for the National Opera of Ukraine. Julian Hayda/NPR KYIV, Ukraine — Last year, […]

Famba Dives Into Tech House Realm w/ Cloverdale For Heater, “Rush On Me” + Interview [SOLOTOKO]

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Famba Dives Into Tech House Realm w/ Cloverdale For Heater, "Rush On Me" + Interview [SOLOTOKO]

Canadian artist Famba might just be one of the most versatile producers out there. He’s successfully done the commercial house sound, accomplishing tens of millions of streams across DSPs as well as two RIAA Certified […]