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Sonny Rollins, Legendary Harlem Saxophonist, Dies At 95
Sonny Rollins, the Harlem-born saxophonist whose fearless improvisation reshaped modern jazz music, died Monday at his home in Woodstock, New York. He was 95. Publicist Terri Hinte confirmed the news. No official cause of death was released, though Rollins had struggled with pulmonary fibrosis and other health complications in recent years. With his death, jazz loses one of its final living architects from the bebop era. Rollins stood beside innovators who transformed American music during the
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Drake Surpasses JAŸ-Z For Most #1 Albums After Dissing Hov Across ‘ICEMAN’
As ICEMAN reaches No.1 on the Billboard charts this week, Drake claims the title of most number-one albums in Hip-Hop, surpassing longtime holder Jay-Z, now JAŸ-Z, with an album where the 6 God took plenty shots at Hov on “Janice STFU,” “Whisper My Name,” and “Make Them Pay.” ICEMAN marked Drake’s 15th No. 1 project, further extending one of hip-hop’s most dominant commercial runs. Drake officially breaks JAY-Z’s record for the most #1 albums by a rapper in Billboard 200 history 🏆 pic.twitter.
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Dame Dash Launches Dash Records Collective
Dame Dash is once again betting on reinvention. Amid renewed tension with longtime rivals and a fresh round of online criticism, the former Roc-A-Fella co-founder has announced the launch of Dash Records, a new label he says is aimed at discovering emerging talent across music and media. The announcement arrived through Instagram, where Dash framed the venture as both a business reset and a creative recruitment call. For an executive whose career has often moved between triumph, controversy, an
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Mexico agrees to host Iran at World Cup
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has agreed to allow Iran to be based in the country during the World Cup, claiming the United States were unwilling to host them. Sheinbaum said her government had been approached by Fifa after the US made it clear it did not want Iran's squad to stay in the country during the tournament. "We have no reason to deny them the possibility of staying in Mexico," Sheinbaum said. "The United States does not want the Iranian team to stay overnight, but they are
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