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DMC: Commissioner should apologize for words about rap

NEW YORK – Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and hip-hop icon Darryl “DMC” McDaniels says the New York police commissioner’s recent comments – where he labeled rappers as thugs after a shooting at...

DATE: May 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Madonna pays tribute to Prince at Billboard Music Awards

Madonna paid homage to Prince by wearing his signature color and bringing another icon – Stevie Wonder – onstage to sing the classic “Purple Rain” at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards. ...

DATE: May 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Longtime chef: Prince fought throat, stomach pains recently

MINNEAPOLIS – On stage, Prince was still captivating audiences at recent performances in Australia and California. He hosted a pop-up party at his Paisley Park studio, and there were few out...

DATE: May 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Beyonce's 'Lemonade' turns life's lemons into furious pop

However many senses you have, Beyoncé wanted all of them working overtime on Saturday night with the presto-release of her sixth album, “Lemonade.” You could stream it as a dozen songs on Ti...

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Prince record sales jump by 40,000 percent after death

After Prince’s death last Thursday, the nation mourned. Condolences and tributes poured out of cities and social media sites, honoring the Purple One. The Internet swelled with thought-piece...

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Music icon Prince dead at 57

Musician died at his Minnesota home

DATE: Apr 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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DATE: Mar 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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DATE: Mar 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Los Lonely Boys highlight month at the Fort

March at the Fort is filled with guest artists and student art. The Art Gallery hosts Lara Stein Pardo, artist and cultural anthropologist and visiting assistant professor of Anth...

DATE: Mar 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Pop star Taylor Swift wins top award at the Grammys

Kendrick Lamar wins total of five

DATE: Feb 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey dead at 67

NEW YORK – Glenn Frey, a rock ‘n’ roll rebel from Detroit who journeyed West, co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley formed one of history’s most successful songwriting teams with such hi...

DATE: Jan 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Legendary musician David Bowie dies of cancer at 69

NEW YORK – David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound – and the look – of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes, died of cance...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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