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    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.
    Beyoncé is performing at halftime of the Ravens-Texans game in her native Houston.
    ‘Sorry, Harbaugh’: Beyoncé is performing at the Ravens’ game, and Lamar Jackson plans to watch
    "My first time seeing Beyoncé perform, and it’s at our game? That’s dope," Jackson said Monday.
    Pressing Strings returns to vocalist  Jordan Sokel's hometown for two shows on Dec. 22, 2024.
    7 things to do in Annapolis, from a Pressing Strings homecoming to Naptown races
    From a Pressing Strings homecoming to a Naptown half marathon, here are seven things to do this week in Annapolis.
    Participants in this year's Eastport Parade of Light are docked on Ego Alley.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Eastport’s Lights Parade among holiday events
    Holiday events are piling up fast and there's lots to choose from in Annapolis. One at the top of the list is the Eastport Yacht Club Parade of Lights on Saturday.
    The original art for Prince’s “Graffiti Bridge” album cover from 1990.
    Prince’s visual style is iconic. Meet the Maryland man who helped design it.
    Steve Parke, a longtime Maryland resident who was Prince’s art director for 13 years, will “kiss” and tell at the Baltimore County Public Library about his new book and time with the late icon.
    Holiday lights illuminate Inner West Street in Annapolis.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Midnight Madness celebrates small-town holidays
    Midnight Madness is back with three nights of late shopping in downtown Annapolis this month. It’s one of seven great things to do in the coming week.
    FILE - The Beatles, from left, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney arrive in Liverpool, England on July 10, 1964, for the premiere of their movie "A Hard Day's Night." (AP Photo, File)
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Hope you like the Beatles. That’s all WTMD is playing.
    With apologies to the Fab Four, here is a lyrical look at WTMD’s Beatles Day on Thursday. You could also check out the return of Lights on the Bay this week, take in a string quartet or watch two big shows at Maryland Hall.
    “I want to improve conditions for women” in classical music, said Baltimore Symphony Orchestra oboist Katherine Needleman.
    BSO’s top oboist leads the charge in classical music’s #MeToo fight
    When bad news hits the world of classical music, musicians turn to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s principal oboe player, Katherine Needleman, for details.
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