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    ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 20: Angie Stone attends The 6th Annual URBAN ONE HONORS: Best In Black presented by TV One at Coca Cola Roxy on January 20, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.
    CIAA officials, fans mourn sudden death of R&B legend Angie Stone
    Legendary R&B singer Angie Stone, who was scheduled to perform during the CIAA tournament at CFG Bank Arena on Saturday, died in a car crash in Alabama hours before. She was 63.
    BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Honoree, BMAC Social Impact Award Kevin Liles speaks onstage during the Black Music Action Coalition Second Annual Music in Action Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton on September 22, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Black Music Action Coalition )
    Baltimore native Kevin Liles sued for alleged sexual assault of Def Jam employee
    In the suit, filed in New York Supreme Court, a woman identified only as Jane Doe alleged that Kevin Liles sexually assaulted her while they both worked at Def Jam.
    The Wu-Tang Clan is kicking off its final North American tour in June from CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore.
    Wu-Tang Clan announces final North American tour, with kick-off in Baltimore
    The “Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber” tour launches June 6 in Baltimore at the CFG Bank Arena.
    This year's Annapolis Restaurant Week includes options for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: It’s Restaurant Week. Should you dig in?
    Every year, Annapolis Restaurant Week rolls around and the message is clear. Eat out. But is it worth your time and money? It’s one of seven things to do in the coming week.
    Attendees listen as the Joshua Espinoza Trio performs during a Union Square Soiree in Baltimore last month.
    In Union Square, people come for the soiree and stay for community
    How a salon concert series spotlights artists and creates intimate access to different genres of music.
    Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
    Didn’t like Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show? Not everything is for you.
    Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was not everyone’s cup of tea. That’s OK — unless you demand that it should be.
    Susan Alcorn plays alongside Alvin Fielder at a High Zero Festival.
    Susan Alcorn, known internationally for pedal steel guitar, made Baltimore her home
    Susan Alcorn, a renowned pedal steel guitarist and experimental musician, died Jan. 31. She was 71.
    Beyonce accepts the Album of the Year for “Cowboy Carter” with Blue Ivy Carter onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night in Los Angeles.
    Beyoncé wins album of the year at the 2025 Grammys for ‘Cowboy Carter’
    As major fires continue to burn in Los Angeles, the Recording Academy has reformatted its award show as a vehicle to help wildfire victims.
    Jonathan Carney, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s top violinist, will retire in two years.
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s longtime concertmaster to retire
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jonathan Carney will step down after a 25-year tenure that was occasionally marred by conflict.
    "75," a new film from Warren Miller Entertainment, features ski and snowboard highlights from around the world. It's showing Jan. 23, 2025 at Maryland Hall in Annapolis.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Ski film debuts in a sailing town Thursday
    Give it to the folks at Maryland Hall — nobody was probably expecting a ski film in a town known for sailing. You can catch Warren Miller's “75” Thursday night at Maryland Hall. It’s one of the great things to do in Annapolis over the coming week.
    The Charm City Bluegrass Festival, now in its 10th year, takes place May 5th and 6th at Union Craft Brewing.
    Charm City Bluegrass Festival canceled this year, on ‘indefinite hiatus’
    In a post on social media, festival organizers cited a lack of resources as their reason for canceling the festival this year.
    FILE - Rapper Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif., left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series "Euphoria," in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. (AP Photo, File)
    Drake sues Universal Music for defamation over Kendrick Lamar diss track
    A hip-hop superstar beef was cranked up another notch Wednesday when Drake sued Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”
    The Recher Theater in Towson, which is hosting School of Rock this month.
    7 things to do in Baltimore County, from an ’80s dance party to a teen rock concert
    Seven things to do in Baltimore County, from a teenage rock concert to an adult ’80s dance party
    The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra audience watches a movie accompanied by a live musical performance on January 5, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
    Did the BSO just find its groove? Look at ticket sales.
    There’s a reason you may not have received a program book at a recent Baltimore Symphony Orchestra show.
    Manor Hill Brewing blanketed in snow on Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025. The brewery is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
    7 things to do in Howard County: From a whiskey dinner to Beatles trivia and jazz
    Seven things to do in Howard County from Thursday, Jan. 9 through Wednesday, Jan. 15.
    Praise guitarist Anthony Dye at the Magpie Cage Recording Studio in Baltimore during the recording of the melodic hardcore band's EP "Coming Up For Air."
    Praise guitarist talks EP, time at Towson University as a ‘hardcore kid’
    Since 2010, Anthony Dye, 34, of Hampden, has been a guitarist in the melodic hardcore band, which on June 14 released an EP called, “Coming Up For Air.”
    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 24: Lupe Fiasco performs at halftime in the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on December 24, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
    Rapper Lupe Fiasco named visiting professor at Baltimore’s Peabody Institute
    The Grammy-nominated emcee will teach students in one-on-one studio sessions next fall.
    Clockwise from upper left: Baltimore artists Samuel T. Herring of Future Islands; YG Teck; Brittney Spencer; and Combat had some of the best albums this year.
    The Top 10 Baltimore albums of 2024, ranked
    We ranked the top 10 albums from Baltimore acts both small and national — including Mario, Future Islands and YG Teck — that graced our ears this year.
    Beyoncé performed during the halftime show for the game between the Ravens and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston.
    Netflix sets records as 65 million tune in for NFL games and Beyoncé Bowl
    Wednesday’s doubleheader on Netflix set records as the most-streamed NFL games in history, with numbers nearly five times more than the NBA.
    Beyoncé performs during halftime of the Ravens-Texans game in Houston on Wednesday.
    Beyoncé Bowl: Recap of the halftime show at the Ravens-Texans Christmas game on Netflix
    Beyoncé performed at the Ravens-Texans Christmas game. It was deemed the Beyoncé Bowl, and she didn't disappoint.
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