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Toki Wright is one of the judges of this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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Toki Wright, 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Judge, On What Makes An Entry Stand Out

9:00am March 06, 2018

by Toki Wright

Wright, an MC and producer for The Current in Minneapolis, Minn., is one of this year's Tiny Desk Contest judges. He explains what he'll be looking for in a winning entry.

Marion 'Suge' Knight (right) with his lawyer, Matthew Powell Fletcher, during a hearing for a robbery charge against Knight on April 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Fletcher has been charged with attempting to bribe a witness n behalf of Knight.

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Suge Knight's Former Attorneys Charged With Bribing Witnesses

8:52am March 06, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Two former attorneys for the co-founder of Death Row Records are accused of trying to bribe potential witnesses on behalf of Knight for his upcoming murder trial.

On top of the world: Tower Records founder Russ Solomon above his Sacramento, Calif., store in 1989

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Tower Records Founder Russ Solomon Has Died At Age 92

8:16pm March 05, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Solomon turned a modest record shop in Sacramento, Calif. into a world-spanning empire at the height of the CD era. He died on Sunday night at age 92.

Martin Shkreli, seen after he was found guilty of securities fraud in New York City last year.

Martin Shkreli, Now In Jail, May Have To Forfeit That Wu-Tang Album After All

6:40pm March 05, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

A judge has ruled that the former pharmaceutical chief known as "Pharma Bro" owes the government $7.36 million for his fraud. And if he can't pay it back, he'll have to give up the ultra-rare album.

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U-God Gets 'Raw' About His Role In The Rise Of The Wu-Tang Clan

2:41pm March 05, 2018

A founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan has a new memoir.

Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez accept their Oscar awards for Best Original Song on Sunday night.

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See You Later, Slackers: Robert Lopez First To Double-EGOT

2:20pm March 05, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

One of the songwriters behind such smashes as "Coco," "Frozen" and Broadway shows like "The Book of Mormon" and "Avenue Q" has lapped the competition.

Sufjan Stevens, performing his Oscar-nominated song "Mystery of Love" at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 4, 2017.

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At The Oscars, Two Best Song Nominees Delivered On The Form's Cinematic Possibilities

2:14pm March 05, 2018

by Ann Powers

The night's winner, "Remember Me" from the film Coco, and Sufjan Stevens' "Mystery of Love" — two ballads — represented the best of what songs can communicate within film.