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Taylor Swift celebrates a touchdown during the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers game at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 22 in Kansas City, Mo.

If Taylor Swift is living in Kansas City, here's what locals say she should know

11:28am December 04, 2023

by Gabe Rosenberg

Even if you don't know burnt ends from a short end, here's a (brief!) introduction for Taylor Swift and the rest of the world to understanding Kansas City and what makes it so enchanting.

The Kennedy Center Honorees, pictured L-R top row: Queen Latifah and Barry Gibb. L-R bottom row: Renée Fleming, Billy Crystal, and Dionne Warwick. The 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will air Dec. 27 on the CBS Television Network and stream on Paramount+.

Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and others celebrated at Kennedy Center Honors

11:09am December 04, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, Renée Fleming and Queen Latifah were given the star treatment as they received their Kennedy Center Honors.

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Daniel Ek, CEO of Swedish music streaming service Spotify, in 2016. On Monday, Ek announced Spotify would layoff 17% of employees.

Spotify to cut 17% of staff in the latest round of tech layoffs

10:52am December 04, 2023

by Emily Olson

In a memo addressed to staff, CEO Daniel Ek said it was necessary for the company to "rightsize" after hiring too many people during 2020 and 2021. Roughly 1,500 workers are likely to be let go.

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KISS performed their final concert, but have they reached the end of the road?

5:53am December 04, 2023

"End of of the Road" tour is over and the band is done with live touring. But during an encore, KISS stepped offstage to be replaced by digital avatars. They can rock and roll all night — forever.

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Napoleon's piano adds authenticity to the music of Ridley Scott's movie

5:04am December 04, 2023

by Olivia Hampton

British composer Martin Phipps discusses how he used an 1808 French piano that once belonged to Napoleon for part of the score of Ridley Scott's biopic of the one-time emperor.

Philip Selway performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Philip Selway: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am December 04, 2023

by Stephen Thompson

The Radiohead drummer performs three songs with a mix of deep warmth and wry, self-effacing modesty.

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The trial against rapper Young Thug has begun, with his lyrics being used as evidence

8:30am December 03, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

After months of jury selection, the Fulton County case against the influential rapper known as Young Thug has begun in Atlanta. Prosecutors are using his lyrics as evidence in the racketeering case.

Kiss performs its final concert. But has the band truly reached the 'End of the Road'?

6:06pm December 02, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The 50-year-old heavy rock group performs the final concert of its "End of the Road" tour Saturday in New York. But it's said farewell before.

Maria Callas as Rosina in Rossini's Il Barbieri di Siviglia, at Milan's La Scala theater in 1956.

Maria Callas: The soprano of the century

7:57am December 02, 2023

by Tom Huizenga

One hundred years after her birth, Maria Callas still commands attention in the world of opera, which she forever altered with her singular, searing performances.

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At 95, jazz icon Sheila Jordan still eats, drinks and breathes the music

3:40pm December 01, 2023

by Sarah Geledi

She's among the last living beboppers, one of the first singers on Blue Note and a pioneer of voice and bass. The legendary Sheila Jordan joins Christian McBride for a career-spanning conversation.

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