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An aerial view of the 2016 Budweiser Made in America festival in Philadelphia.

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Jay-Z Spars With Philadelphia Mayor Over Planned Festival Move

3:42pm July 19, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The festival, founded by Jay-Z in 2012, takes place on Philadelphia's streets. This week, Mayor Jim Kenney's office announced plans to move the event — sparking fury from the rapper.

Chance the Rapper, photographed on February 17, 2018 in Los Angeles. The artist and philanthropist announced his purchase of the previously shuttered news site Chicagoist on July 19, 2018.

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In Batch Of New Songs, Chance The Rapper Announces He's Now A Media Executive

2:07pm July 19, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The Chicago-forever rapper released a suite of four songs overnight, and in one, revealed his purchase of the shuttered local news site Chicagoist.

Mt. Joy band members Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper with NV89 on-air personality Willobee Carlan.

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Mt. Joy's Mountain Of Accolades: The Band Unpacks Its Humble Beginnings

2:03pm July 19, 2018

by Willobee Carlan

The indie rock group has had a booming year with appearances on 'Conan' and at festivals like Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo. But before cracking out the instruments, the members cracked open law books.

Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear's new EP, The Radio Winners, is out July 27.

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First Listen: Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear, 'The Radio Winners'

1:46pm July 19, 2018

by Jewly Hight

The mother-and-son duo returns with a short set of charming folk songs.

Electric Waterloo: (L to R) Young Tanya (Jessica Keenan Wynn), Young Donna (Lily James) and Young Rosie (Alexa Davies) feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah, in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

ABBA Silver: 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'

12:17pm July 19, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Return with us now to the enchanted isle of Kalokairi, where the sun shines, the water gleams and the populace is unnervingly obsessed with '70s Swedish power-pop — albeit the B-sides, this time out.

A still from BROCKHAMPTON's "1998 Truman" video.

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BROCKHAMPTON Wilds Out In '1998 Truman' Video

11:44am July 19, 2018

by Sidney Madden

The exhilarating visuals for the hip-hop boy band's new video feel like a high-definition mosh pit.

Jeff Rosenstock, "All This Useless Energy"

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Jeff Rosenstock Referees A Three-Legged Race For 'All This Useless Energy' Video

11:00am July 19, 2018

by Stefanie Fernández

In the new video from his post-election opus POST-, Jeff Rosenstock refs a ragtag team of misfits going nowhere — literally.

An enormous New York crowd celebrates VE Day at the end of WWII. Aaron Copland was inspired to write his "Fanfare for the Common Man" by a wartime speech rallying Americans against imperialism.

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On 'Fanfare For The Common Man,' An Anthem For The American Century

10:17am July 19, 2018

by Mandalit del Barco

Written in the thick of WWII, Aaron Copland's piece seems to have hope woven between its notes. Mandalit del Barco asks why so many who hear it, from presidents to prog rockers, are still so moved.

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Daniel Bachman's The Morning Star comes out July 27.

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First Listen: Daniel Bachman, 'The Morning Star'

9:49am July 19, 2018

by Marc Masters

With seven tracks stretched across 75 minutes and four LP sides, The Morning Star is the acoustic guitarist's most ambitious effort so far.

Guns N' Roses' "November Rain" has more than a billion views on YouTube.

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'November Rain' Is The Oldest Song With A Billion YouTube Views – What's That Mean?

4:21pm July 18, 2018

by Stephen Thompson

Guns N' Roses' 1992 video recently joined 112 others in the billion-views club, but there's more to the milestone than that.