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Neptune's auroras are captured in great detail by NASA's Webb telescope

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NAS's James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune’s glowing auroras in the best detail yet.

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Officials: No signs of shooter or victims after reports of gunshots at naval base in Florida

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A Florida sheriff says there are “no signs of an active shooter” and no injuries after police responded to a report of gunshots at the Corry Station, a Navy installation in Pensacola.

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Rap lyrics can't be used against artist charged with killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, judge rules

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The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used against him at trial.

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Hit-Boy enters Grammys with producer nod while helping father navigate music industry after prison

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When Hit-Boy walks the Grammy red carpet, he expects to proudly strut into next year’s awards ceremony with his father beside him for the first time.

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Hip hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19 at age 55

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Pioneering hip hop artist DJ Kay Slay has died of complications from COVID-19.

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Batiste, joyful performances highlight Grammy Awards

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Jon Batiste may have won the most Grammy Awards with five on Sunday night, but in some ways he was a surprise.

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Q&A: Hit-Boy talks Grammy producer nod, rapper aspirations

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Hit-Boy won top Grammy rap honors with some of hip-hop’s biggest heavyweights, from Jay-Z, Kanye West, known as Ye, to Nas, and now he is ascending into a new musical weight class as a producer.

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Ye no longer performing at Grammys

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Ye will not be performing at the Grammys this year.

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Picasso heirs launch digital art piece to ride 'crypto' wave

Read full article: Picasso heirs launch digital art piece to ride 'crypto' wave

Pablo, meet Crypto.

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Grammy facts: Blurred genre lines and a retiree revolution

Read full article: Grammy facts: Blurred genre lines and a retiree revolution

Retirees are ruling the roost in this year's Grammy nominations in the record of the year category.

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Rihanna takes time with album while unveiling lingerie line

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Rihanna might be extremely consumed with rolling out her popular lingerie line, but finishing her forthcoming album is still a priority.

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Snoop Dogg to join Def Jam label as strategic consultant

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Snoop Dogg is getting ready to bark out orders at Def Jam Recordings — he’s joining the label as an executive creative and strategic consultant.

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New this week: 'Friends' again, Mike Tyson doc & 'Cruella'

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This week’s new entertainment releases include DMX’s first posthumous album, the documentary “Moby Doc” and the gang from “Friends” getting together again.

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Legends come out for hip-hop museum groundbreaking

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Musical luminaries including Nas, LL Cool J, and Fat Joe came out to the birthplace of hip-hop for a ground-breaking ceremony to launch the capital campaign for the new Universal Hip Hop Museum.

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'X Gon' Give It to Ya': New DMX album out on May 28

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A new album from DMX will be released later this month.

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Grammys overhaul process for picking nominees for top awards

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The Grammy Awards have changed its tune and voted to remove its nomination review committees — groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the coveted music show.

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DMX immortalized by family and close friends at memorial

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Rapper DMX was mourned at his memorial service with family and close friends at the Barclays Center in New York.

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Nas, Eve, Snoop, Aaliyah's mom react to death of rapper DMX

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Hip-hop artists and celebrities paid homage to rapper DMX who died Friday at 50.

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Recording Registry adds albums by Janet Jackson, Nas

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Jacksons socially conscious album Rhythm Nation 1814, Armstrongs jazzy When the Saints Go Marching In and Nas debut release Illmatic are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES – Janet Jackson’s socially conscious album “Rhythm Nation 1814,” Louis Armstrong’s jazzy “When the Saints Go Marching In” and Nas’ debut release “Illmatic” are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry. The Library of Congress announced Wednesday that Labelle’s song “Lady Marmalade” and Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration” are some of the titles tapped for preservation this year. “The National Recording Registry will preserve our history through these vibrant recordings of music and voices that have reflected our humanity and shaped our culture from the past 143 years,” Hayden said in a statement. The library selects titles for preservation because of their cultural and historic importance to the American soundscape.

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Super Bowl ads aim to comfort and connect

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NEW YORK – Super Bowl ads each year offer a snapshot of the American psyche. The chance to break into the psyche and (virtual) watercooler talk of an estimated 100 million viewers who will be watching the CBS broadcast of Super Bowl LV on Sunday. This year’s Super Bowl will showcase more than 20 first-time advertisers — more than double the 8 from last year if you exclude campaign ads, according to a tally by research firm iSpot. It’s a bellwether when a brand can afford the estimated $5.5 million cost-of-entry for a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl. In stark contrast to last year's Super Bowl, which featured campaign ads from both Donald Trump and Michael Bloomberg, politics is out of sight this year.

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Dr. Dre back home after reported brain aneurysm treatment

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Peter Paterno, an attorney for the rapper and producer, said Dre was home but offered no other details in an email exchange Saturday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)LOS ANGELES – Dr. Dre was back at home Saturday after being treated at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. Peter Paterno, an attorney for the music mogul, said Dre was home but offered no other details in an email exchange Saturday. On Friday, actor and rapper Ice T posted that he had connected with Dre on FaceTime and that he had “just made it home. Dre founded Beats Electronics in 2008 with Jimmy Iovine, and six years later they launched a streaming subscription service, Beats Music.

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Leslie West, guitarist of rock band Mountain, has died at 75

Read full article: Leslie West, guitarist of rock band Mountain, has died at 75

West, an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several 70s rock anthems including Mississippi Queen with the popular band Mountain, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Palm Coast, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)LOS ANGELES – Leslie West, an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several '70s rock anthems including “Mississippi Queen” with the popular band Mountain, has died. His spokesman Steve Karas said West died Wednesday in Palm Coast, Florida. Karas said West died from cardiac arrest after being rushed to the hospital. West and Pappalardi ended up starting the hard rock band Mountain, which was named after West’s debut solo album.

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12 Grammy facts: BTS and Dr. Luke in, The Weeknd out

Read full article: 12 Grammy facts: BTS and Dr. Luke in, The Weeknd out

And it earned him his first Grammy nomination in six years. 3 spot on the pop charts — is up for best rap song and best rap performance. And Anderson .Paak's “Lockdown," about police brutality and racial injustice, is up for best melodic rap performance and best music video. JAY-Z, THE SONGWRITERS, SHINESHappy wife, happy life: Jay-Z has lent his songwriting hand to his wife Beyoncé and he's earned Grammy nominations for it. PAUL McCARTNEY, THE ART DIRECTORPaul McCartney scored his 79th Grammy nominations this year — as an art director.

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New this week: 'Enola Holmes,' Public Enemy and Bonnaroo

Read full article: New this week: 'Enola Holmes,' Public Enemy and Bonnaroo

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES— “Enola Holmes”: It’s somewhat fitting that “Stranger Things” breakout Millie Bobby Brown gets her first starring role in a Netflix film, “Enola Holmes,” coming to the streamer Wednesday. — The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was supposed to take place in June in Tennessee but was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. This week, though, the festival is launching Virtual ROO-ALITY, a three-night live broadcast featuring new performances as well as content from the Bonnaroo archive. The two-hour film will be available at 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday at pbs.org/frontline and on YouTube at 9 p.m. EDT.

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Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future

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This combination of photos shows country singer Rissi Palmer, from left, Chuck Harmony, left, and Claude Kelly of Louis York and country rapper Breland. Black artists say the country music industry still needs to do the hard work of addressing the systematic racial barriers that have been entrenched in country music for decades. The genre has historically been marketed to white audiences and reinforced white male artist stereotypes. (Chris Charles via AP, left, Jeremy Ryan via AP, center and Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP)

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Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future

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Black artists say the country music industry still needs to do the hard work of addressing the systematic racial barriers that have been entrenched in country music for decades. I was called colored, like, ‘I didn’t know colored people like country music,’” said Palmer, who had three singles reach the Hot Country Songs Chart. Both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association started diversity task forces more than a year ago when country music was being criticized for a lack of female voices and women were being left out of major categories like entertainer of the year. But just as country artists outwardly reflect a predominantly white image, there are few Black country music executives working behind the scenes. “There’s a dismantling of culture that needs to happen.”Palmer, who is recording a podcast that focuses on the experiences of women of color in country music, said she feels optimistic that the current discussions about race and country music can lead to progress, if real changes are implemented.

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Billie Eilish, a voice of the youth, tops the Grammy Awards

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Gary Clark Jr. poses in the press room with the awards for best rock song, best rock performance and best contemporary blues album for "This Land", at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. The 18-year-old made history at the Grammy Awards Sunday. also won best pop vocal album. Her brother Finneas O'Connell also won awards for engineering and producing the album. Tyler, the Creator said later that the rap album Grammy was a backhanded compliment.

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'Gully Boy' is India's official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards

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Ranveer Singh gives an interview while attending the "Gully Boy" premiere during the 69th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Friedrichstadtpalast on February 09, 2019, in Berlin, Germany. Producer Farhan Akhtar announced on Twitter that the movie is India's official entry for the 92nd Academy Awards. "Gully Boy," which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in February, focuses on the life of an aspiring rapper in Mumbai's Dharavi slum. US rapper Nas also served as an executive producer for "Gully Boy," which has grossed an estimated $37 million worldwide. "We are so thrilled that #GullyBoy has been selected as India's official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film Category," Singh said on Twitter.

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Lil Nas X Might Have Come Out as Gay in a Series of Cryptic Social Media Posts

Read full article: Lil Nas X Might Have Come Out as Gay in a Series of Cryptic Social Media Posts

Did Lil Nas X just come out? Just as Pride Month came to a close, the Old Town Road rapper seemed to reveal some pretty big news about himself. some of yall already know, some of yall dont care, some of yall not gone fwm no more. You deserve everything that comes to you Adam Leber commented on Instagram, followed by rainbow and heart emojis. RELATED STORIES'My Little Pony' Celebrates Pride Month With 1st Same-Sex CoupleDaniel Howell Comes Out as Gay During Pride Month: 'This Feels Like a New Chapter'Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Honor Diana's Work at Start of Pride Month

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