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Plácido Domingo, onstage at New York's Metropolitan Opera last year. Nine women have accused Domingo of trying to pressure them into a sexual relationship by offering them jobs.

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LA Opera To Investigate Plácido Domingo After Sexual Harassment Report

5:48pm August 13, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The women — eight singers and a dancer — told The Associated Press that the opera titan tried to pressure them into sexual relationships by offering them jobs.

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How A Skateboard Accident Changed The Shape Of Beirut's Latest Record

2:07pm August 13, 2019

Band leader Zach Condon explains how a simple skateboard trick resulted in a new recording location and different set of songs on Gallipoli.

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Hear The Highwomen's New Statement Song, 'Highwomen'

2:01pm August 13, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

In reimagining The Highwaymen's outlaw "Highwayman" song, the Highwomen become revolutionaries, with assistance from Yola and Sheryl Crow.

Mexican Folk-Fusion Artist Lila Downs On The Soundscape Of Home

1:55pm August 13, 2019

Downs' latest album examines heritage and home with a culinary twist.

The title track from Arctic Sleep's Kindred Spirits appears on this week's playlist.

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Viking's Choice: Big Feelings-Metal, Japanese Jazz, Easygoing Psych

10:26am August 13, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Stream a playlist of metal, free jazz, hardcore, emo, psych and weirdo-pop to upset your stomach, but in a good way.

ALA.NI elevates the value of self worth and love in new single 'Sha La La.'

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ALA.NI's 'SHA LA LA' Prioritizes Falling In Love With Yourself

10:15am August 13, 2019

by Maya Eaglin

The London-born singer turns to herself as a source of power after heartbreak in her latest music video.

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Traditional Mexican Folk Ballad Helps El Paso Mourn

7:29am August 13, 2019

After the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that claimed 22 lives, many residents mourned through music. Singer-songwriter Josue Rodriguez helped his community cope by writing a corrido.

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Bon Iver's Justin Vernon replaces the last album's airless, cluttered laptop-orchestra sound with more organic, approachable textures on i,i.

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Bon Iver Balances Prayer And Despair On 'i,i'

5:00am August 13, 2019

by Tom Moon

Justin Vernon shares thoughts on identity and devotion to higher ideals in ways that reflect (and sometimes even celebrate) deep engagement with the outside world.

Jimmy Eat World's song "The Middle," from its 2001 album Bleed American, was a popular listener pick this week.

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All Songs Rewind: The Songs That Got You Through School

5:00am August 13, 2019

School is really hard — and for many, music is the one thing that grounded them or made them feel connected to something bigger. Hear a mix of songs that listeners told us got them through school.

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Maybelle Carter joined with the Carter Family in 1926.

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The World Of Maybelle Carter: A Turning The Tables Playlist

4:09pm August 12, 2019

by April Ledbetter

The degree to which Mother Maybelle's guitar playing influenced the next century of country and roots music cannot be overstated. In this playlist, hear her Carter Scratch echo across generations.