Music

April 17, 2017 12:00 AM

ABBA's 'Dancing Queen' topped charts 40 years ago

It's the only ABBA song to ever top the charts in the United States.

by MPR News Staff

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April 14, 2017 4:00 AM

Classical rap: Dessa meets the MN Orchestra

The hip-hop artist says the transition feels like moving from a wakeboard to a destroyer.

by Euan Kerr

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April 10, 2017 6:28 AM

Prince contained multitudes, new book confirms

Prince on defining his music: "The only thing I could think of, because I really don't like categories, but the only thing I could think of is inspirational."

by Leah Donnella

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April 7, 2017 4:00 AM

Music legend Spider John Koerner contemplates his legacy

A concert on Sunday will give young and old players the chance to pay their respects to, and play with, their musical hero.

by Euan Kerr

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April 4, 2017 6:46 AM

Mayte Garcia knew she would marry Prince, but could never have predicted how

In her new book, "The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince," Garcia explains how an unlikely meeting at one of the pop icon's concerts sparked a relationship full of love, surprises and, ultimately, heartbreak.

by David Greene and Shannon Rhoades

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April 3, 2017 12:47 PM

The first singer/songwriter to top the charts

The singer/songwriter has been a fixture in popular music for a long time, but it wasn't always that way.

by Cathy Wurzer

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April 3, 2017 5:54 AM

What do Hanson and Madonna have in common? Hits ideal for saving a life

A New York City hospital has created a playlist of songs with the ideal tempo for CPR, although previous research suggests there is more to good chest compressions than just the right tempo.

by Rebecca Hersher

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March 30, 2017 7:33 AM

Where Bob Dylan was while keeping silent about his Nobel Prize

Dylan received criticism last fall after greeting the announcement of his Nobel Prize for Literature with silence. It turns out he was just busy revisiting his artistic development.

by Andrew Flanagan

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March 29, 2017 6:59 AM

Bob Dylan to receive his Nobel Prize this weekend

Dylan declined an invitation last year to the traditional Nobel Prize banquet and ceremony on Dec. 10, pleading other commitments.

by The Associated Press

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March 29, 2017 6:31 AM

First episode off 'All Things Considered' headed to Library of Congress

The NPR program's inaugural 1971 broadcast has been added to the National Recording Registry, alongside other "aural treasures" like Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow."

by Colin Dwyer

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