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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 22 January 2020

Music To Be Murdered By [Explicit]Eminem

The Detroit rapper's new music video for "Darkness," one of the album's 20 tracks, depicts a shooting at a concert and ends with a call for changes to gun laws

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 January 2020

The jazz trailblazer will perform his 2011 release, The Seven Deadly Sins, with a full jazz orchestra

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 16 January 2020

Angela Brown

Angela Brown to give free performance of ‘Opera from a Sistah’s Point of View’ Jan. 20 in Portland

Details: Written by The Skanner News staff; Published: 15 December 2019

National Museum of African American Music

The National Museum of African American Music is calling on visual artists to submit original artwork for consideration as permanent installations within the museum

Details: Written by Juan A. Lozano Associated Press; Published: 18 November 2019

Rapper Kanye West, right, shakes hands with Joel Osteen during a service at Lakewood Church, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

West spoke to a packed crowd of about 16,000 people in Houston on Sunday at the largest church in the U.S.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 16 October 2019

OB Addy

“Phenomenal Concert” featuring local artists, will be held this Friday, Oct. 18 at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 03 October 2019

Watch live as the bands of Cleveland High School raise money for their music program

Details: Written by By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer; Published: 30 September 2019

(AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

Norman was one of the rare Black singers to attain worldwide stardom in the opera world

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 16 September 2019

Annual Event Presented by ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Department Honors Female Leaders in Entertainmen

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 September 2019

Choir leaders say travelling as part of a choir helps the children develop confidence and broadens their worldview

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