Happy Music

Global collaborations, impromptu public performances, and the creators using their craft as a social force. This section covers the universal language of music and the uplifting moments that connect strangers across the world.

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Plumes: Plumes Sang Love Songs to Shelter Animals and the Results Are Impossible to Watch Dry-Eyed

August 17, 2026

Plumes Sang Love Songs to Shelter Animals and the Results Are Impossible to Watch Dry-Eyed

Plumes brought a voice and a song into shelter kennels, performing directly to animals waiting

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THE STREAM - Movies and More: How Tool Went From a Hollywood Loft Party Band to One of Rock's Most Uncompromising Forces

August 17, 2026

How Tool Went From a Hollywood Loft Party Band to One of Rock’s Most Uncompromising Forces

In 1990, Maynard James Keenan was working at a pet store and sleeping in a

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Black Eyed Peas: Black Eyed Peas Bring the World Together for '#WHERESTHELOVE' and the Answer Is Still Needed

August 17, 2026

Black Eyed Peas Bring the World Together for ‘#WHERESTHELOVE’ and the Answer Is Still Needed

The Black Eyed Peas return with '#WHERESTHELOVE,' a song that names police violence, media toxicity,

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STREAM - Music and More: 'I Gotta Feeling' Still Knocks Speakers Off the Wall, and Here Is Why the Black Eyed Peas Built the Most Unstoppable Pop Machine of Their Generation

August 17, 2026

‘I Gotta Feeling’ Still Knocks Speakers Off the Wall, and Here Is Why the Black Eyed Peas Built the Most Unstoppable Pop Machine of Their Generation

A DJ describes watching speakers physically collapse from the crowd energy when 'I Gotta Feeling'

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STREAM - Music and More: How Green Day Went From Playing Gilman Street to Selling 15 Million Records With American Idiot

August 17, 2026

How Green Day Went From Playing Gilman Street to Selling 15 Million Records With American Idiot

Billie Joe Armstrong was a teenager playing all-ages shows at Gilman Street when Green Day

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STREAM - Music and More: How Hamburg's Red-Light District Turned Four Scruffy Liverpool Lads Into the Beatles

August 17, 2026

How Hamburg’s Red-Light District Turned Four Scruffy Liverpool Lads Into the Beatles

Before Beatlemania, four young Liverpudlians survived seven-hour nightly sets in Hamburg's red-light district, a disastrous

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STREAM - Music and More: How Woodstock Actually Happened: The Chaos, the Deals, and the Last-Minute Farm That Saved It All

August 17, 2026

How Woodstock Actually Happened: The Chaos, the Deals, and the Last-Minute Farm That Saved It All

Richie Havens was sent on stage at Woodstock because nobody else had arrived yet, and

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Mark Knopfler: Mark Knopfler Silences a Berlin Arena With 'Brothers in Arms' in 2007

August 17, 2026

Mark Knopfler Silences a Berlin Arena With ‘Brothers in Arms’ in 2007

In Berlin in 2007, Mark Knopfler performed 'Brothers in Arms' before an arena crowd in

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David Hartley: How Knocked-Over Microphones and a Vacationing Sting Created 'Money for Nothing'

August 17, 2026

How Knocked-Over Microphones and a Vacationing Sting Created ‘Money for Nothing’

A knocked-over microphone in a Montserrat studio and a vacationing Sting on the same island

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MegaBuilds: How the Las Vegas Sphere Actually Works, From 1.2 Million Hockey-Puck Lights to 167,000 Hidden Speakers

August 17, 2026

How the Las Vegas Sphere Actually Works, From 1.2 Million Hockey-Puck Lights to 167,000 Hidden Speakers

The Las Vegas Sphere cost $2.3 billion and rewrote engineering records across screens, cameras, and

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Mark Knopfler: Mark Knopfler Plays Sultans Of Swing Live In London and the Room Goes Quiet

August 16, 2026

Mark Knopfler Plays Sultans Of Swing Live In London and the Room Goes Quiet

In 1996, Mark Knopfler played Sultans Of Swing live in London and delivered the song's

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MTV: Eminem and Rihanna Brought the 2010 VMAs to a Standstill With 'Not Afraid' and 'Love the Way You Lie'

August 16, 2026

Eminem and Rihanna Brought the 2010 VMAs to a Standstill With ‘Not Afraid’ and ‘Love the Way You Lie’

Eminem opened the 2010 MTV VMAs with a direct address to anyone still 'in that

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