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Review: Cate Le Bon gets reflective on new album 'Reward'Music Review: Cate Le Bon's fifth solo album, "Reward," is her most personal but still a beguiling affair

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FILE - In this Friday, May 17, 2019 file photo, Michael Rice of Great Britain performs the song "Bigger Than Us" during the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest grand final rehearsal in Tel Aviv, Israel. Britain's Eurovision song "Bigger Than Us" is an even bigger flop than previously thought after its last-placed entry was stripped of five points to correct a math error on Thursday, May 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, file)

Britain's losing Eurovision song now lower-scoring than everBigger Than Oops: Britain's losing Eurovision song scores lower than ever after math error

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FILE - In this July 1, 2011, file photo, Martha Reeves, of "Martha Reeves and the Vandellas," performs at the The Smithsonian Folklife Festival's Rhythm and Blues pavilion on the National Mall in Washington. When Motown legend Reeves sings her 1964 hit "Dancing in the Street" in the Alabama House of Representatives, let the record show that lawmakers feel compelled to sing along. Reeves, a native of Eufaula, Alabama, led lawmakers in song Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Motown legend has Alabama lawmakers 'Dancing in the Street'The Alabama House of Representatives broke into song while honoring Motown legend Martha Reeves Wednesday afternoon

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FILE - In this April 2, 2019, file photo, rapper Meek Mill speaks at a gathering in Philadelphia to push for drastic changes to Pennsylvania's probation system. Philadelphia's District Attorney's office wants a new trial with a new judge for rapper Meek Mill. Larry Krasner submitted the brief Wednesday, May 22, 2019. He said former Judge Genece Brinkley's court "abused its discretion" after sentencing Mill in 2017 to two to four years in prison for violating an old gun charge. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

District attorney says Meek Mill should get new trial, judgePhiladelphia's District Attorney's office wants a new trial with a new judge for rapper Meek Mill

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The Stray Cats in mostly fine form on 1st album in 26 yearsMusic Review: Stray Cats rock on after 40 years, but roll with fewer memorable melodic gems

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Review: The Waterboys do musical archaeology on new albumMusic Review: The Waterboys do musical archaeology on new album, "Where the Action Is"

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Review: Justin Townes Earle sings the blues on fine albumMusic Review: Downcast characters dominate as Justin Townes Earle sings the blues on "The Saint of Lost Causes."

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Jake Black, of Alabama 3 and 'Sopranos' theme fame, diesJake Black, co-writer of the song that opened "The Sopranos" and co-founder of the English electronic band Alabama 3, has died

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FILE - In this June 10, 2016 file photo, Hank Williams Jr. performs at the CMA Music Festival at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Williams Jr. is offering a $6,000 reward for his grandfather’s missing shotgun. The singer known for hits including “Family Tradition” has posted a letter online saying he spent time growing up in south Alabama with his grandfather. (Photo by Al Wagner/Invision/AP)

Hank Williams Jr. offering reward for grandfather's shotgunCountry music star Hank Williams Jr. is offering a $6,000 reward for anyone who can find his grandfather's missing shotgun

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FILE - In the Dec. 29, 2014 file photo, Maestro Zubin Mehta speaks during a press conference in Vienna, Austria. When Mehta joined the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969, Lahav Shani wasn’t even alive. Now, at the age of 30, the Israeli wunderkind is poised to succeed his mentor at the helm of the acclaimed symphony. Mehta, 83, is set to step down late this year after leading the orchestra for half a century and serving as its “music director for life” since 1981. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

Tough act to follow: Young maestro leads Israel PhilharmonicIsraeli wunderkind prepares to succeed Zubin Mehta at helm of Israel Philharmonic

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This Monday, May 20, 2019, photo shows one of three handwritten wills that a lawyer said were found in the home of Aretha Franklin in Pontiac, Mich., months after her death. Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Franklin, months after the death of the "Queen of Soul," including one that was discovered under cushions in the living room, a lawyer said Monday. (AP Photo/Ed White)

Handwritten wills shake up Aretha Franklin's estateThe discovery of handwritten wills in the home of the late Aretha Franklin could ignite a dispute among family members about the estate of the "Queen of Soul."

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