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Jason Newman

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Cassandra Wilson, Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer, Dead at 70
Vocalist blended jazz with pop music repertoire and was famous for putting refreshing, unusual spins on well-known songs
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I Followed Tupac Shakur’s Murder for Three Decades. Keffe D Talked Too Much
Time and a big mouth finally catch up to Duane "Keffe D" Davis in hip-hop superstar's murder
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He Investigated Tupac’s Murder. Keffe D’s Verdict ‘Feels Like Vindication’
"It’s a prosecuted case with a conviction, and so there’s justice," Greg Kading tells Rolling Stone in his first interview since Duane Davis was convicted
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All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: All-Star Punks Honor Ramones at 50
Travis Barker, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tim Armstrong, and CJ Ramone's Cretin Family lead concert tribute to punk group
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Tim Curry, ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ ‘Clue,’ and ‘It’ Star, Dead at 80
The actor, who starred in films and TV, including portraying Stephen King's murderous clown Pennywise, died Tuesday night
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Dolly Parton, Hardscrabble Storyteller Turned Global Entertainer, Dead at 80
The Country Music Hall of Fame member died Tuesday after battling health issues for the last year
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Reggie Watts Is a Prominent Ketamine Advocate. Was It His Ex’s ‘Undoing’?
The comedian promotes ketamine and psychedelics to explore higher consciousness. Yet friends of his ex-girlfriend, who died by suicide, claim his encouragement fueled an addiction. Watts' team call...
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Slash Talks Shredding With Broadway’s Vampires in ‘The Lost Boys’
Guns N’ Roses guitarist joins Tony-winning vampire musical he co-produced for a one-off performance of “Have to Have You”
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Riverside Church Abuse Cases Still Mired in Courts Six Months After First Trial
Three of the 26 plaintiffs who filed lawsuits alleging they were abused as children while playing for the vaunted youth sports program have died awaiting justice
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Amidst AI-Music War, Suno Finds Another Industry Partner in BMG
Two out of three major labels are still suing AI-music giant Suno, but the company is partnering with the fourth-largest music company, BMG, on new models
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Watch the First Teaser for ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’
The new season of the Ryan Murphy-produced anthology series will explore the 1892 murders that captured the nation
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Amy Helm Allegedly Caused $2 Million in Damages to Levon Helm Studio, Lawsuit Claims
The Woodstock venue’s new leadership team claims Levon Helm’s daughter was behind “millions of dollars of self-dealing transaction” during her tenure as president
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William Orbit, Grammy-Winning Producer of Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light,’ Dead at 69
Electronic music extraordinaire also worked on Blur's experimental 13 in addition to songs by U2, No Doubt, Pink, and more
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‘A Soulless Demon’: D4vd’s Path From Pop Star to Accused Killer
David Burke’s moody music made him a Gen Z sensation. But authorities say he was hiding a shocking secret: the gruesome murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
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Glen Hansard, Oscar-Winning ‘Once’ Musician, Dead at 56
Irish singer-songwriter dies after motorcycle crash in Dublin
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The Ultramarathon Inspired by a Cult 1979 Gang Movie
Last weekend, around 100 runners dressed as gang members gathered in an abandoned stadium in the Bronx’s Van Cortlandt Park at one in the morning. Armed with running vests, gels, and electrolytes, ...
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Search Intensifies for Teens Missing Since 1973 Music Festival
Joint police task force ramps up efforts to solve the oldest missing teens case in America
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Joe Biden to Discuss Stepping Aside, Covid Response in New Memoir
Promise Me, America set for release shortly after November midterms
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The Man Who Took on Charles Manson
In the months before the infamous murders, a prospector with a spiritual bent, Paul Crockett, used his own mind games to break followers from the cult leader's hold
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Village People Lead Singer Victor Willis Dead at 74 
The "Y.M.C.A." and "Macho Man" singer dies after a "short but aggressive" illness
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Bruce Springsteen Says Clive Davis Was ‘Born to Run… Everything’ in Funeral Eulogy
Springsteen remembered how the "big, and bombastic, and brave" record executive changed his life forever with a Columbia Records contract
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Alicia Keys Honors Clive Davis at Funeral: ‘You Didn’t Just Sign an Artist. You Recognized the Soul’
The singer-songwriter remembered Davis' unparalleled support and friendship in an emotional eulogy, which you can read in full
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David Clayton-Thomas, Blood, Sweat, and Tears Singer, Dead at 84
A memorial concert for the vocalist, who sang “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy,” is in the works
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This Documentary on Magic Trick Theft Feels Like a High-Stakes Thriller
Stealing Magic delves into a cat-and-mouse game involving illusionists who travel the world to find the people stealing their tricks online
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