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Draco Rosa: A Pop Survivor Returns From The Brink, With Friends
May 18, 2013 | NPR · In the 1980s, he was Robi Rosa, the lead singer of Menudo at the boy band’s peak of popularity. Rosa went on to write hits for bandmate Ricky Martin and develop a solo career. When Rosa was diagnosed with cancer several years ago, some of the biggest names in Latin music assembled to support him.
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Giving It Away
May 17, 2013 | NPR · You can give away almost anything — your time, money, food, your ideas. Giving helps define who we are and helps us connect with others. Thanks to the Internet and a rise in social consciousness, there’s been a seismic shift not only in what we’re giving, but how. In this hour, stories from TED speakers who are “giving it away” in new and surprising ways, and the things that happen in return.
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Andris Nelsons Named Music Director Of The Boston Symphony
May 16, 2013 | NPR · The announcement that the 34-year-old Latvian conductor is taking the reins of the ensemble puts an end to years of uncertainty at the storied orchestra, following James Levine’s 2011 resignation.
 

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Google Launches A Streaming Music Service
May 15, 2013 | NPR · On Wednesday the company launched All Access, a paid subscription service that will put it in direct competition with Spotify and Pandora.
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The Canadian Astronaut’s Accompanist
May 15, 2013 | NPR · Canadian pop Singer Emm Gryner has known astronaut Chris Hadfield for years, which made her a perfect collaborator on his cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” It doesn’t hurt that Gryner has worked with Bowie himself, as well.
 

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Robots In Ecstasy: Daft Punk’s ‘Memories’ Embraces The Pleasure Principle
May 14, 2013 | NPR · The dance music scene that has risen in the past decade owes a debt to the heavy beats of Daft Punk’s music. But the long-awaited album from the Parisian duo turns its back on EDM to bask in the smooth sounds — and liberation –of the 1970s.
 

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Covering Pop Hits On YouTube Is Starting To Pay
May 13, 2013 | NPR · Now that YouTube runs advertising on videos of cover songs, musicians like Tyler Ward are working with agencies to negotiate higher shares of that revenue.
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The MIDI Revolution: Synthesizing Music For The Masses
May 12, 2013 | NPR · The language used to translate sound into digital information celebrates its 30th anniversary. Today, MIDI is everywhere, including nearly every pop song on the radio and the fountain at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Singer Tim Lambesis Arrested In Alleged Plot To Kill Wife
May 8, 2013 | NPR · Authorities say the vocalist for the Grammy-nominated heavy-metal band As I Lay Dying tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife.
 

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Singer Lauryn Hill Sentenced To Three Months For Tax Evasion
May 6, 2013 | NPR · The R&B and hip hop artist was sentenced for failing to pay taxes on about $1.8 million in earnings.
 

 

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On Sunday News Shows, Obama Official Plays Defense
May 19, 2013 | NPR · White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said Republicans are trying to make political hay with the scandals.
 

Police Accidentally Killed Hofstra University Student
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Police shot Andrea Rebello, 21, while they were trying to free her from a man holding her hostage.
 

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WATCH: David Beckham Tears Up At Final Home Game
May 19, 2013 | NPR · The storied midfielder walked off the pitch as fans — and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy — chanted his name.
 

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Three-Minute Fiction: ‘Ten Ring Fingers’ And ‘Ghost Words’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · NPR’s Bob Mondello and Susan Stamberg read excerpts of two of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short story contest. They read Ten Ring Fingers by Tamara Breuer of Washington, D.C., and Ghost Words by Matheus Macedo of Winthrop, Mass.
 

Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.
 

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One Couple, Nearly 20 Years, All ‘Before Midnight’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · We’ve already met Jesse and Celine, twice. In the 1995 film Before Sunset, they had a romantic encounter in Vienna. Nine years later, they found each other in Paris. In this third film, their relationship has progressed another nine years. The romance hasn’t left, says director Richard Linklater, it’s simply changed.
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Laura Mvula: A Soulful Voice That Once Answered Phones
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Less than two years ago, Laura Mvula was a receptionist honing her phone answering skills at music organization in Birmingham, England. Now, she’s got a record deal, a lot of critical acclaim, and she’s touring around the U.S.
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Marques Toliver: An R&B Crooner With Strings Attached
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Toliver’s music is anchored by the violin, on which he is classically trained. He says he discovered the instrument in fifth grade — and that in a way, it chose him.
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Draco Rosa: A Pop Survivor Returns From The Brink, With Friends
May 18, 2013 | NPR · In the 1980s, he was Robi Rosa, the lead singer of Menudo at the boy band’s peak of popularity. Rosa went on to write hits for bandmate Ricky Martin and develop a solo career. When Rosa was diagnosed with cancer several years ago, some of the biggest names in Latin music assembled to support him.
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