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Taylor Swift helped pay for employee health care when Grimey’s record store in Nashville was closed in the coronavirus pandemic. Now the business is thriving thanks to high interest in vinyl, owner Doyle Davis says.

“If someone has anxiety then it is great for their partner to touch them to calm and reassure them. That’s a beautiful thing . It just happens to be not the case here.” Beyoncé’s mom Tina Knowles said on Instagram, Derek Zagami and Natalie Lizarraga have all the details.

Much of the D.C. region has listened to the cicadas for weeks now — some have even eaten them. But one local man recorded their sounds to determine the key of their mating call.

You can watch and listen to live jazz on July 18th from 7:30 – 9:30pm on YouTube.

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The Gilford Police Department said Marilyn Manson is wanted in connection to a misdemeanor assault that allegedly took place in 2019.

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is back for a second season on Disney+. Two cast members from the show with the mouthful of a title, Joshua Bassett and Matt Cornett, talk about the fun they had on set. They took online high school courses, so filming the show gave them a bit of a high school experience.

Natalie Lizarraga spoke with singer Thomas Rhett about his growing family, heading back out on tour and how to get the family outside this summer.

DJ Cassidy is hosting the Mother’s Day “Pass the Mic” special this Sunday on BET. He sat down with us for some rapid-fire questions about his music taste and what he’d be doing if he weren’t a DJ.

As bands start to hit stages of small and outdoor concert venues, here’s what you can expect.

Beeple, real name Mike Winkelmann, told CNBC he believes nonfungible tokens will eventually be “looked at as a true alternate asset class.”

Spiders can hear much more than humans can, and use sound and vibrations to navigate and hunt for prey. New research has translated spider webs into music to get a better idea of how spiders communicate, and perhaps replicate certain vibrations to draw attention. MIT engineering professor Markus Buehler explains his research on LX News.

Tesla’s Elon Musk will host NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” for the first time on May 8, with Miley Cyrus performing as musical guest.

Aoki’s NFT collection, titled “Neon Future” by Steve Aoki x Maciej Kuciara, will be released Tuesday.

Homeland International is worth $100 million on paper despite owning just a small New Jersey deli. E-Waste has ties to the deli company.

Evan Greer, the artist behind the song “Surveillance Capitalism,” is calling on Spotify not to use a technology the app developer has patented – that would allow the app to use your recorded conversations to recommend songs and ads to you. In a statement to LX News, Spotify says it may not use the technology.

Rock legend Gene Simmons is selling his California house, it features 7 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, formal and informal dining rooms, a great room, office, bonus room and bar. Listed by Douglas Elliman’s Altman Brothers for $21,995,000. ‘Luxe Life with Derek Z’ gives us a tour.

Strange Brew closed at the beginning of the pandemic, in accordance with the state shutdown. Now they are reopening their doors, able to host live music again.

DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)” and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and “What!” as an ad-lib, has died, according to a statement his family released Friday. He was 50 years old. The Grammy-nominated performer, whose real name is Earl…

LeBron James, Missy Elliot and Chance the Rapper are among the celebrities sending prayers following the heart attack suffered by DMX.

Paul Simon is latest icon to sell his songs, joining Boy Dylan, Neil Young and Stevie Nicks. For acquirers, it’s a boom market. For musicians, estate-planning.