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Having mounted outsized tours for decades, U2 is particularly suited to the technological wizardry of the Sphere in Las Vegas. But is the Sphere suited for more? John Katsilometes/Las Vegas Review-Journal hide caption

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Sunday

Feid's music is steeped in his Colombian identity, but on one of reggaeton's most important stages, he won Puerto Rico over. @Sismatyc hide caption

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De Colombia p'al mundo: How Feid became Medellín's reggaeton 'ambassador'

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Friday

Hauschka performs at the Essen Philharmonie in 2015. Nina Ditscheid/Pitch Perfect PR hide caption

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Hauschka returns to prepared piano for new album

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Tuesday

The investigation into the murder of Tupac Shakur (on stage here in 1994) has long evaded closure. But in the last month, an arrest in connection with his shooting on Sept. 7, 1996, has brought the case back into the spotlight. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

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Gustavo Santaolalla Piper Ferguson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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How Gustavo Santaolalla and his ronroco took the film industry by storm

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Thursday

Composer Angélica Negrón, whose works are increasingly heard in concert halls across America, looks to her native Puerto Rico for inspiration. Catalina Kulczar/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Wednesday

(L-R) Marley Marl, Technician the DJ, Kid Capri, Swizz Beatz, DJ Spinderella, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Fat Joe, DJ Holiday, DJ Drama, Timbaland and Kool DJ Red Alert accept award onstage during the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2023 on October 03, 2023 in Atlanta, Ga. Paras Griffin/Getty Images hide caption

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Juking the stats, and the state of rap, at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards

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Thursday

In Pharoah Sanders' final years, Luaka Bop expressed interest in doing a proper reissue of Harvest Time. The label chose to release it as a box set alongside Sanders' final recorded album, Promises. Photo by John van Hasselt/Sygma via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Alan Palomo is in his element at L.A.'s Vintage Synthesizer Museum. Christopher Intagliata/NPR hide caption

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Surrounded by synths, Alan Palomo is teasing out a new kind of sound

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After more than 20 years of hosting All Songs Considered — and bringing hundreds of artists to the Tiny Desk - Bob Boilen is retiring. Meg Vogel/NPR hide caption

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Bob Boilen's farewell show: Songs that say 'goodbye'

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Friday

On Doja Cat's fourth album, Scarlet, she delights in playing the "demon" her haters and fans accuse her of being. Illustration by Jackie Lay hide caption

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On 'Scarlet,' Doja Cat finds power harnessing the darkness of online vitriol

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Thursday

Monday

Cellist Katie Tertell (front right) performs at the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, which featured what's believed to be the U.S. premiere of Cassadó's String Quartet No. 1 this year. Brian Christopher/Appalachian Chamber Music Festival hide caption

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American cellist hunts for Gaspar Cassadó's nearly lost treasures

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