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Grammys make awards changes, address conflicts of interest

Grammys make awards changes, address conflicts of interest

NEW YORK — The Recording Academy is making changes to several Grammy Awards categories, including the often-debated best new artist title, and having nomination review committee members sign disclosure forms to prevent conflicts of interest.
London mayor seeks answers over Taser use on rapper's father

London mayor seeks answers over Taser use on rapper's father

London’s mayor has called for an urgent investigation after rapper Wretch 32 released a video of his father being tasered in his home by a British police officer. The 36-second clip posted late Tuesday on Twitter shows police entering a house.
4 'Vanderpump' regulars ousted over slurs, racial profiling

4 'Vanderpump' regulars ousted over slurs, racial profiling

NEW YORK — Four cast members are not returning for another season of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” — two over their racist social media posts, and the others after they racially profiled a coworker.

Aftermath of Floyd death drives news interest, notably CNN

NEW YORK — Public interest in demonstrations following the death of George Floyd boosted news programming — none more so than CNN.
CBC host Wendy Mesley apologizes for using a certain word in discussion on race

CBC host Wendy Mesley apologizes for using a certain word in discussion on race

TORONTO — CBC News host Wendy Mesley says she's sorry and "deeply ashamed" after using "a word that should never be used" during an editorial discussion about current issues regarding race.
Review: Gone West embrace a sunny country in superb album

Review: Gone West embrace a sunny country in superb album

Gone West, “Canyons” (Triple Tigers Records) The full-length debut album from Gone West sets the tone right from the album cover — the four members languidly walking up a road in Malibu, California. It's warm and they are sun-kissed.
Review: Gone West embrace a sunny country in superb album

Review: Gone West embrace a sunny country in superb album

Gone West, “Canyons” (Triple Tigers Records) The full-length debut album from Gone West sets the tone right from the album cover — the four members languidly walking up a road in Malibu, California. It's warm and they are sun-kissed.

Historian Charles King wins Francis Parkman Prize

NEW YORK — Charles King's “Gods of the Upper Air,” a group biography on such groundbreaking anthropologists as Franz Boas, Margaret Mead and Zora Neale Hurston, has received a prominent history award.
Vienna Philharmonic purrs back to life after pandemic pause

Vienna Philharmonic purrs back to life after pandemic pause

The Vienna Philharmonic returned home, and its famous strings purred for the first time since March 10.
Vienna Philharmonic purrs back to life after pandemic pause

Vienna Philharmonic purrs back to life after pandemic pause

The Vienna Philharmonic returned home, and its famous strings purred for the first time since March 10.
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