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Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed on Sunday in Los Angeles.
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Nipsey Hussle, Grammy-nominated rapper and philanthropist, shot and killed

Nipsey Hussle was widely respected in the hip-hop world, not just for his musical contributions but for the hustle ethic personified in his chosen stage name.

7 years ago

Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on stage during the concert of his band in Prague, Czech Republic, July 4, 2018 within their No Filter tour on a stage that is 32 metres high and nearly 80 metres long. (Vit Simanek /CTK via AP Images)
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Rolling Stones postpone tour as Jagger receives medical treatment

The band announced Saturday that Jagger was told by doctors "he cannot go on tour at this time."

7 years ago

Temple music professor and orchestra conductor Luis Biava irehearses with the Temple University Symphony Orchestra on March 20, 2014, shortly before his retirement.  (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Luis Biava, beloved violinist and teacher at Temple, dies at 85

Former violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and influential teacher Luis Biava dies at 85. He led the Temple University Symphony Orchestra for decades.

7 years ago

Hundreds of fans, friends and family mourn at a vigil for battle rapper Akeem Mickens (professionally known as Tech9) at the Happy Hollow playground, in the Germantown section of Philadelphia on Tuesday Jan 26, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
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Sudden death of famed Philadelphia battle rapper Tech 9 inspires call for ‘Tech Day’

Tech 9 was a renowned battle rapper with a career that took him from verbal spars in Philadelphia to compete with the nation’s best in battles treated like prizefights.

7 years ago

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Audrey Glickman, a congregant from the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and a survivor of last October's mass shooting. She will will play the shofar in the Philadelphia Orchestra's premiere of Healing Tones. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Tree of Life Synagogue joins Philly Orchestra for ‘Healing Tones’

The premiere of “Healing Tones,” by composer Hannibal Lokumbe, will feature a member of the Pittsburgh synagogue where a mass shooting happened last year playing a shofar.

7 years ago

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Westminster Choir College’s Williamson Hall in Princeton, NJ. (Provided)
Arts & Entertainment

Rider University delays sale of Westminster Choir College to Chinese company

The sale of a New Jersey music college to a Chinese company has been delayed after the state said it needs more information.

7 years ago

The Westminster Choir, performing with the New York Philharmonic and conductor Colin Davis in New York City in 2003.
(Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)
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Education

Critics worry Princeton music college will be shuttered after proposed sale

The disclosed sale agreement of Westminster Choir College to a conglomerate partly owned by the Chinese government states that the owners can close the school at any time.

7 years ago

Bruce Springsteen onstage during the Born in the U.S.A. Tour in 1984. (Shinko Music/Getty Images)
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Arts & Entertainment

What does ‘Born In The U.S.A.’ really mean?

It's not enough to say the Bruce Springsteen hit is misunderstood. Its contrasts — between grim verses and a joyous chorus — are what give it its anthemic power.

7 years ago

Scott Walker, seen here in November 1970, has died at the age of 76.
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Arts & Entertainment

Scott Walker, pop idol turned avant auteur, dies at 76

Scott Walker, a pop singer who gave up stardom to carve out one of the most original and uncompromising careers in modern music, died Friday. He was 76.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Orchestra cellist Bob Cafaro performs at Jefferson Station in Philadelphia as part of the
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia musicians bring Bach to commuters to honor composer’s 334th birthday

Philadelphia joins cities across the globe with free public performances of Bach to celebrate the composer’s 334th birthday.

7 years ago

90-year-old pianist Leon Fleisher will perform a pair of concerts this weekend with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. (Chris Hartlove)
Arts & Entertainment

90-year-old pianist performs with the Delaware Symphony in Wilmington and Lewes

Nationally renowned pianist Leon Fleisher continues his 90th birthday celebration with a pair of performances in Delaware.

7 years ago

A photo of surf guitarist Dick Dale (with guitar) and his band, the Del-Tones.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Dick Dale, surf guitar legend, dead at 81

Dick Dale, the surf rock pioneer who took reverb to new levels, died on Saturday night

7 years ago

Nat 'King' Cole having a smoke while disembarking from a plane in 1963. (Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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Arts & Entertainment

Nat King Cole still remains ‘one of the great gifts of nature’ 100 years later

The jazz legend and barrier breaker was born on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Ala.

7 years ago

Bria Blauvelt rehearses with the newly formed Whistling Orchestra of Philadelphia. She traveled from her home in Egg Harbor Township for the opportunity to put her talent to work with a group. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Will whistle for work: Orchestra whistles tribute to Philly’s labor history

Temple art gallery has commissioned a UK artist to compose and assemble an orchestra of local whistlers in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia singer-songwriter Birdie Busch at her home studio in Germantown. Busch wrote eight original songs inspired by the art of women in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and will perform them Friday night at the museum. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Women artists celebrated in song at Philly Museum of Art

Birdie Busch will perform a suite of songs based on female artists in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

7 years ago

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