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      <title>Snoop Dogg and Master P sue Walmart and Post for trying to sabotage its cereal</title>
      <description>The rappers say that Walmart and Post Consumer Foods neglected their cereal brand and intentionally hid it in stockrooms to prevent it from being sold to customers.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:46:34 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jonathan Franklin</dc:creator>
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      <title>New songs by Brittany Howard, Jim Kweskin and Colby T. Helms crackle with energy</title>
      <description>&lt;em&gt;Fresh Air's&lt;/em&gt; rock critic recommends three songs that transcend age and genre: Howard's "Another Day," Kweskin's duet with Maria Muldaur, "Let's Get Happy Together," and Helms' "Leanne." </description>
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      <dc:creator>Ken Tucker</dc:creator>
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      <title>Disney gets stock bump after talking Fortnite, Taylor Swift, Moana</title>
      <description>At Disney's earnings call, CEO Bob Iger shared plans for a major investment in an Epic Games partnership. Also, a new Moana movie is heading to theaters, and Taylor Swift's concert film to Disney+.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Elizabeth Blair</dc:creator>
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      <title>The lonely throne of Usher, modern R&amp;B's greatest showman</title>
      <description>This year's Super Bowl halftime star is a rare species in pop: More entertainer than celebrity, his enduring stage presence has eclipsed his melodramas, and perhaps even his music.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:24:28 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/02/08/1229430810/usher-super-bowl-vegas-residency-performance</link>
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      <dc:creator>Sheldon Pearce</dc:creator>
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      <title>Henry Fambrough, the last surviving original member of The Spinners, dies at 85 </title>
      <description>Fambrough was the last surviving original member of the iconic R&amp;B group, whose hits included "It's a Shame," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" and "The Rubberband Man."</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:20:03 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>How the pandemic ushered in a maximalist new era for Las Vegas residencies</title>
      <description>In the post-pandemic market for maximalist entertainment, America's "capital of entertainment" has found itself at the center of a cultural revival with A-list residencies at its core.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:00:12 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Bilal Qureshi</dc:creator>
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      <title>Reexamining the 'upskirt decade' and the public ridicule of female pop stars</title>
      <description>The new book &lt;em&gt;Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s &lt;/em&gt;reassesses a time when popular culture policed, ridiculed and even took down a variety of women in the public eye.</description>
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      <dc:creator>Scott Detrow</dc:creator>
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      <title>8 Tracks: Portishead's Beth Gibbons is a 'passenger on no ordinary journey'</title>
      <description>Gibbons returns with a solo album, &lt;em&gt;Lives Outgrown&lt;/em&gt;, and a song that wonders beyond this life. On this week's 8 Tracks, NPR Music's Lars Gotrich listens to songs that explore what happens next.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:59:23 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Berhana: Tiny Desk Concert</title>
      <description>The Atlanta singer pays homage to his roots with Ethiopian jazz pianist Kibrom Birhane and members of the Ethio Cali band.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 05:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Bobby Carter</dc:creator>
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      <title>The music teacher who just won a Grammy says it belongs to her students</title>
      <description>Virginia music teacher Annie Ray started an orchestra for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She just won a Grammy for music education, and a $10,000 grant for her school. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 05:01:13 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Rachel Treisman</dc:creator>
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      <title>Toby Keith never knew it, but he helped my brother make a big life change</title>
      <description>Tim is a Special Olympian who until recently had lived with our parents. My mom and I were collaborating to get him excited about relocating to my home, when Toby announced a concert near there.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 17:27:55 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Kelly McBride</dc:creator>
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      <title>When will Black artists be ready to break up with The Grammys?</title>
      <description>On Sunday, Jay-Z accepted an honorary Grammy by taking gentle aim at the awards' failure to support Black musicians. "We want y'all to get it right — at least get it close to right," he said.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:49:15 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Country music star Toby Keith is dead at 62 after battle with stomach cancer</title>
      <description>Country music star Toby Keith, who dominated the charts in the 1990s and 2000s with a string of hits, has died at 62. The singer had been diagnosed with stomach cancer.</description>
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      <title>A 639-year-long John Cage organ performance strikes a new chord in Germany</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:09:08 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Rob Schmitz</dc:creator>
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      <title>Toby Keith, one of country music's biggest stars, dies at 62</title>
      <description>Keith announced on social media in 2022 that he had been having chemotherapy and radiation treatments for stomach cancer. He is behind such hits as "Red Solo Cup" and "Beer For My Horses."</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 05:33:45 -0500</pubDate>
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