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: A Singer Crashed a Venice Pop-Up Unannounced to Debut 'In Your Eyes' Live and the Crowd Had No Idea

July 12, 2026

A performer walked into a Venice pop-up unannounced and debuted 'In Your Eyes,' a new

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: Dua Lipa Brings 'Radical Optimism' to NPR's Tiny Desk and the Room Has Never Been Louder

July 12, 2026

Dua Lipa performed songs from her album 'Radical Optimism' at NPR's Tiny Desk, opening with

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: Yuja Wang Plays Flight of the Bumblebee So Fast the Camera Can't Keep Up

July 12, 2026

Yuja Wang, the Chinese pianist trained at the Curtis Institute, performs Cziffra's arrangement of Flight

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: Portugal. The Man's 'Feel It Still' Keeps Audiences on Their Feet Years After Its Release

July 12, 2026

Portugal. The Man's 'Feel It Still' delivered a performance that collapsed decades of restless energy

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: LP's 'Lost On You' Is the Indie Rock Heartbreak Song That Refuses to Let Go

July 12, 2026

LP's 'Lost On You' opens with a piercing whistle and a toast to everything given

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: Nina Simone's 'Feeling Good' Is Still the Most Honest Song About Starting Over

July 12, 2026

Nina Simone's 'Feeling Good' builds its case for renewal one dragonfly, one river, and one

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: A Folk Song About Losing the Country You Grew Up In Is Striking a Nerve Right Now

July 12, 2026

A folk song built around a father's worry for his child moves through fish farms,

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Whitney Houston: Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey's 'When You Believe' Still Hits Like the First Time

July 11, 2026

Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey open 'When You Believe' not with triumph but with years

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Matthew McConaughey: Matthew McConaughey Reads His Own Poem on Why Good Men and Nice Guys Are Not the Same Thing

July 11, 2026

Matthew McConaughey reads a poem from his book 'Poems and Prayers' that draws a hard

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: Bloom CEO Greg Lavia Built a Quarter-Billion-Can Beverage Brand Before Turning 31. Here Are the Lessons He Wishes He Had Known Sooner

July 11, 2026

Greg LaVecchia co-founded Bloom with his wife in a college dorm room and will sell

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: From Negative $2,000 and Stealing Door Dash Meals to $20 Million at 23: Tyler's Unfiltered Story

July 11, 2026

Tyler, known as TJR, went from a negative $2,000 bank balance and eating his last

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: Jelly Roll Pulled an 80-Year-Old Woman Named Marley Onstage at Her Very First Concert

July 11, 2026

At 80 years old, a woman named Marley attended her first-ever concert and ended up

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