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Victoria Monét wins best new artist at the Grammys

Singer-songwriter Victoria Monét won best new artist at the 66th annual Grammy Awards. Monét, 34, won the category against Gracie Abrams, Fred Again.., Noah Kahan, Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Coco Jones and The War and Treaty. She emerged as a frontrunner early — and reigned in The Associated Press’ Grammy predictions — as the only best new artist nominee also …

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Book Review: George Pelecanos’ ‘Owning Up’ has elegant prose and well-drawn characters

Although George Pelecanos has devoted much of his energy toward writing for television in recent years (“The Wire,” “The Duce,” “We Own This City”), he has continued to produce first-rate crime novels set in his native Washington, D.C. Working in a genre often associated with grisly murders, car chases, gunfights, and clear lines between good and evil, he has always …

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Taylor Swift rompe récord con su cuarto Grammy al álbum del año

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift ganó el domingo el premio al álbum del año en los Grammy por “Midnights”, rompiendo el récord de más victorias en la categoría con cuatro. Comenzó su discurso agradeciendo a su productor y amigo Jack Antonoff y agregó: “Me encantaría decirles que este es el momento más feliz de mi vida”, le dijo a …

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‘NPR is cool!’ How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon

NEW YORK (AP) — As DJ Mannie Fresh’s trademark “ladies and gentlemen” catchphrase ricocheted throughout the office, a giddy Juvenile, draped in white with his signature bandana, playfully swayed back and forth to the beat of his musicians. It wasn’t surprising that the native of New Orleans — a city known for brass bands and live music — felt at …

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