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'Billboard' Magazine's Hot 100 Reflects Music Industry Shifts

6:21am August 03, 2018

Billboard magazine's conclusive countdown of the biggest pop records of the day — the Hot 100 — turns 60 years old Saturday. The way the chart is tabulated has changed over time.

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Drake's "In My Feelings" video is an ode to New Orleans bounce and Internet frenzy.

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Watch Drake Take The 'In My Feelings' Challenge To New Orleans In New Video

10:14pm August 02, 2018

by Sidney Madden

The Toronto rapper's single already hit No. 1 thanks to a viral dance challenge. But he's not letting the fun stop just yet.

Daniele Gatti has been fired from his post as chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam.

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Leading Orchestra Fires Conductor After Sexual Misconduct Allegations Widen

5:53pm August 02, 2018

by Tom Huizenga

Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has fired Daniele Gatti after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced in a Washington Post article. The orchestra says more women have come forward since then.

Members of Le Butcherettes L-R: Alejandra Robles Luna (drums), Rikardo Rodríguez-López (guitar), Marfred Rodríguez-López (bass) and Teresa Suárez Coscío (frontwoman, voice, guitar and keyboard.)

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Midsummer 2018 New Music Round Up

5:10pm August 02, 2018

by Felix Contreras

We also use the new music to talk about culture and cultural expression.

Mental Illness: [Enter Stage Right]

4:35pm August 02, 2018

With the success of shows like "Dear Evan Hansen," Broadway's latest trend puts mental health challenges center stage.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in Watford, England in 2013.

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Spotify Pulls Some Alex Jones Podcast Episodes

4:13pm August 02, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Citing its hate speech policy, Spotify has pulled episodes of the prominent conspiracy theorist's show. But it won't specify which episodes were deleted, or how many.

The War and Treaty's new album, Healing Tide, is out Aug. 10.

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First Listen: The War And Treaty, 'Healing Tide'

3:14pm August 02, 2018

by Jewly Hight

The married duo Michael and Tanya Trotter convey an ecstatic, empowering sense of partnership that serves as the duo's creative engine and core message.

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First Watch: Cautious Clay, 'Call Me'

3:03pm August 02, 2018

by Bob Boilen

Cautious Clay appears destined for stardom. Watch a stripped-down video that addresses that very subject.

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Steve Earle & The Dukes On Mountain Stage

2:40pm August 02, 2018

by Adam Harris

In his sixth appearance on Mountain Stage since 1996, Earle brings songs from 'So You Wannabe an Outlaw?' his latest collection of new material.

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Watch Cartoon John Prine Race A Scooter In The 'Old Folks' Home' In New Music Video

2:13pm August 02, 2018

by Lyndsey McKenna

Prine takes faces mortality with humor and heart in a new animated video for "Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)," off his latest album.