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Written by By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer

Published: 29 July 2019

Lil Nas X performing "Old Town Road" (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) 

It's one sweet day for Lil Nas X: The breakthrough rapper's viral "Old Town Road" has broken the Billboard record set by Mariah Carey's "One Sweet Day" for most weeks at No. 1

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Written by By SHAHAR GOLAN

Published: 19 July 2019

Musician Teddy Neguse. 

Artists are using the stage to tell the public about unchecked and widespread police brutality

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Written by By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer

Published: 14 June 2019

Missy Elliott (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP) 

Missy Elliott is the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

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Written by By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer

Published: 29 May 2019

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With bad weather in Chicago on Monday and her flight canceled, Jennifer Hudson fretted at the thought of missing her performance at Tuesday's Pulitzer Prize awards ceremony to pay tribute to honoree Aretha Franklin.

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Written by By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer

Published: 16 April 2019

Aretha Franklin sings during a memorial service for her father and brother. (Elizabeth Conley/The Detroit News via AP, File) 

Aretha Franklin makes history with posthumous Pulitzer win

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 04 April 2019

 

 On what would have been Marvin Gaye’s 80th birthday, the U.S. Postal Service today honored the music legend with the dedication of a new commemorative Forever stamp during a first-day-of-issue ceremony at the Greek Theatre, where he once performed.

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Written by By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer

Published: 03 April 2019

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After a nearly 48-hour manhunt, police arrested the suspect they say gunned down Nipsey Hussle in front of the popular rapper's South Los Angeles clothing store.

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Written by By MESFIN FEKADU and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press

Published: 01 April 2019

 

Rapper Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot outside the clothing store he founded to help rebuild his troubled South Los Angeles neighborhood, police said, cutting short a career that earned him a Grammy nomination this year for his major-label debut.

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 21 March 2019

Sam & Dave’s 1967 hit single “Soul Man" 

Sam & Dave’s 1967 hit single “Soul Man" has been inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.

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Written by MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer

Published: 11 February 2019

 

Six women were nominated for best new artist, and five of the eight album-of-the-year nominees were women