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• R. Kelly arrested again in Chicago on federal sex charges
  Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice.July 12, 2019
• Stevie Wonder says he's set to receive a kidney transplant
  Stevie Wonder surprised concertgoers in London on Saturday night by announcing that he will take a break from performing so that he can receive a kidney transplant this fall.July 7, 2019
• Alone together: Robyn's 'Dancing On My Own' opens the corners of community
  The magic of Robyn's millennial anthem is its bait and switch: It's a fun, energetic dance song about being lonely and heartbroken. And yet, the minute you hear it, you instantly feel less alone.June 10, 2019
• Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' inspires Minnesota boy with autism to sing
  An Atlanta rapper's take on country music has inspired a mostly nonverbal Minnesota boy with autism to sing.June 8, 2019
• 'Dr. John,' legendary New Orleans musician, dies at 77
  Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77.June 6, 2019
• First listen: Bob Dylan, 'The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings'
  Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue occupies a mythic place in the history of rock tours. It was an experiment on a conceptually grand scale to create music on an intimate scale.June 1, 2019
• In 'We Get By,' Mavis Staples keeps singing 'songs of change'
  Nearing 80, the solo artist has a new album out. Decades after she brought a gospel score to the civil rights movement with The Staple Singers, she remains hopeful in her enduring mission for change.May 26, 2019
• The Netherlands wins Eurovision Song Contest
  The Netherlands won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv Saturday, with Duncan Laurence's doleful piano ballad "Arcade" crowned champion of Europe's annual music extravaganza.May 19, 2019
• Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' video is here to lasso the yeehaw agenda
  Folks, the yeehaw agenda has reached its absolute apex. Chris Rock, Rico Nasty, Vince Staples, Diplo and, of course, Billy Ray Cyrus guest in the video for the smash hit.May 17, 2019
• Cuban diva Omara Portuondo feels as strong as ever on 'Last Kiss' world tour
  Now 88 years old, Cuba's musical matriarch wants to perform for audiences until she dies. "What I have left to live for is smiles," Portuondo says.May 11, 2019
• Beyoncé surprise drops live Coachella album, Netflix doc now streaming
  The recording of her historic 2018 performance, titled Homecoming: Live Album, includes new songs and arrives just as a documentary of the concert begins streaming on Netflix.April 17, 2019
• Rolling Stones postpone tour as Jagger receives medical treatment
  The Rolling Stones are postponing their latest tour so Mick Jagger can receive medical treatment.March 30, 2019
• Dick Dale, 'King of Surf Guitar,' dies at 81
  Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin'" earned him the title "King of the Surf Guitar," has died at age 81.March 17, 2019
• Nat King Cole remains 'one of the great gifts of nature'
  Born 100 years ago today, Nat King Cole topped the charts year after year, sold more than 50 million records, pushed jazz piano in a new direction and paved the way for later generations of performers.March 17, 2019
• Peter Tork, Monkees' lovable bass-guitar player, dead at 77
  Peter Tork, who studied at Carleton College in Northfield and later rose to teen-idol fame in 1966 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died. He was 77.February 21, 2019

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