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Music

50 years of 'The Point,' Harry Nilsson's wonderful, weird musical fable

50 years of 'The Point,' Harry Nilsson's wonderful, weird musical fable

50 years after Harry Nilsson's concept album about a round-headed boy from a land of pointy heads, his son Kiefo and actor Mike Lookinland talk about a new release of the accompanying animated film.
by Ned Wharton and Scott Simon

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On what would have been Bob Marley's 75th birthday, Ziggy Marley reflects on his father's legacy

On what would have been Bob Marley's 75th birthday, Ziggy Marley reflects on his father's legacy

Reggae's biggest ambassador would have turned 75 this week, had he not died four decades ago from cancer. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ziggy Marley about his father's legacy.
by Ian Stewart and Scott Simon

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Autopsy: St. Paul rapper Lexii Alijai died of accidental overdose

Alijai, a 21-year-old rising star in the Twin Cities music scene, died Jan. 1 from a mix of fentanyl and alcohol, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Tuesday. The agency ruled it an accident. A police investigation continues.
by MPR News Staff

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Billie Eilish sweeps Grammys in ceremony clouded by controversy and mourning

Billie Eilish sweeps Grammys in ceremony clouded by controversy and mourning

In a night when Eilish, the youngest artist to win album and record of the year, might have otherwise been the whole story, the Recording Academy could not quite put its recent scandals behind it.
by Anastasia Tsioulcas

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Prince wrongful death case dismissed; estate case continues

Prince wrongful death case dismissed; estate case continues

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Prince's family members has been quietly dismissed in recent months, suggesting family members have reached settlements with defendants including the Minnesota doctor who saw Prince in the weeks before his death and the Illinois hospital that treated him for an opioid overdose seven days before he died.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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