Anastasia Tsioulcas
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Music
Woodstock 50 Promoter Claims Former Funders Drained $17 Million From Festival
Michael Lang, one of the founders of the original Woodstock and the promoter behind the tentative 2019 event, accused his former investor, Dentsu Aegis Network, of taking the money improperly.
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Music
Woodstock 50 Canceled By Its Investors
The Dentsu Aegis Network, which had been funding the ambitious, three-day 50th anniversary music festival with headliners including Jay-Z and Santana, says that the August event will not happen.
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Kate Smith's 'God Bless America' Dropped By Two Major Sports Teams
Her rendition of the patriotic song had been a staple at New York Yankees and Philadelphia Flyers games for decades. Critics say that other elements of the singer's career were clearly racist.
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White Singers In Hungary Claim To Be African-American, For An Opera
The Gershwin estate stipulates that Porgy and Bess should be performed by an all-black cast. The Hungarian State Opera in Budapest reportedly asked its mostly white cast to say that they are black.
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Music
Country Music Excludes Women, Especially Over Age 40, Study Finds
A new study from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative finds that female artists and songwriters are being severely underrepresented in Nashville, with women over 40 being particularly excluded.
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Dick Dale, Surf Guitar Legend, Dead At 81
Dick Dale, the surf rock pioneer who took guitar distortion to new levels and whose version of "Misirlou" became pop-culture shorthand, died on Saturday night.
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National
R. Kelly Gives First Post-Arrest Interview
Singer R. Kelly spoke to CBS' Gayle King in an interview that aired Wednesday morning. Kelly denied any sexual misconduct with underage girls.
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Michael Jackson: A Quarter-Century Of Sexual Abuse Allegations
The documentary Leaving Neverland has revived allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson. As early as 1993, young boys and their families were accusing the megastar.
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National
R. Kelly Enters Not Guilty Plea On Sexual Abuse Charges
The R&B singer appeared in court in Chicago on Monday morning. He has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
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Top Flutist Settles Gender Pay-Gap Suit With Boston Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Rowe, the symphony's principal flutist, filed suit against the orchestra last July. It was among the first lawsuits regarding gender pay gaps filed under a new Massachusetts law.