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Museums Recall the Lost Ship Edmund Fitzgerald, in Displays and Song
It has been a half-century since the ship sank on Lake Superior, and a pop single memorialized its fate. Now museums are commemorating those events.
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In a New Memoir, Kevin Federline Says He’s Worried About Britney Spears
Her ex-husband says in his book that since the pop star’s conservatorship ended, “It’s become impossible to pretend everything’s OK.”
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Taylor Swift Smashes Another Record With ‘Showgirl’
The pop superstar sold four million copies of her latest album, topping a decade-old milestone by Adele. The tally included 1.3 million vinyl LPs.
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2 Men Charged After Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Singer, Is Killed in Prison
Mr. Watkins had been serving a 29-year sentence for child sex abuse offenses at the Wakefield Prison in northern England.
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Danny Thompson, Bassist Who Defied Folk Conventions, Dies at 86
A bedrock of the idiosyncratic British group Pentangle, he went on to play with a host of luminaries, including Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton and Kate Bush.
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Why Is Taylor Swift So Polarizing? And Other Big ‘Showgirl’ Questions
Our team of Swift experts debate her blockbuster new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and take listener questions about its themes and controversies.
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She’s Like Édith Piaf (but With Techno and Teen Angst)
Zaho de Sagazan has become a shooting star of contemporary French pop music by reimagining the chanson genre for a younger, more dance-oriented audience.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Has Already Sold 3.5 Million, Beating Adele
In its first five days of release, Swift’s new album broke a record set by Adele’s “25” a decade ago. Swift’s equivalent sales include 1.2 million on vinyl.
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The Sound of ‘Ophelia’
Inspired by Taylor Swift’s “Showgirl” single, listen to a playlist of songs that use the tragic “Hamlet” heroine as inspiration.
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Ozzy Osbourne’s Memoir and Doc: 8 Takeaways
“Last Rites,” a book detailing the final 15 years of the metal luminary’s life, is arriving at the same time as “No Escape From Now,” a documentary about a challenging period.
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Chris Dreja, a Founding Member of the Yardbirds, Dies at 78
A rhythm guitarist and bassist, he was a “rock” for a band whose fiery lead players, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, had no shortage of ego.