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Dolly Parton's Inspiring Message to Young Readers

The singer, who died last Tuesday at 80, included the touching note in the final book sent to five-year-olds as they got ready to start school.

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Carlos Baute's Hit Song Achieves One Billion YouTube Views

“There comes a moment when songs stop belonging to you," the singer wrote on Instagram on his iconic collaboration with Marta Sánchez.

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Floating Points Releases New Ballet Score

“Pandora’s about bringing hell to Earth,” says Sam Shepherd. “She really represents curiosity and change”

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Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore's New Film Score

The duo reunited for Threshold, a documentary about Olympic skier Jessie Diggins

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Read the Beautiful Letter Dolly Parton Sent to Imagination Library Graduates: ‘There Is No Limit to What You Can Do’

The singer, who died last Tuesday at 80, included the touching note in the final book sent to five-year-olds as they got ready to start school.

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Tributes pour in for David Fair, co-founder of Half Japanese

“David was one of those people who showed you that music didn’t have to follow any rules”

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Dolly Parton estate confirm inaugural “star-studded” two-day DollyFest 2027 for Nashville and London

The event will honour the late country icon's life and legacy

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Kali Malone Readies New Album Burning Song

Stephen O’Malley and Lucy Railton join Malone for the LP, led by “Heavy With Fruit”

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Kali Malone Readies New Album Burning Song

Stephen O’Malley and Lucy Railton join Malone for the LP, led by “Heavy With Fruit”

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Dolly Parton estate confirm inaugural “star-studded” two-day DollyFest 2027 for Nashville and London

The event will honour the late country icon's life and legacy

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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s Adorable, Fluffy New Dog Makes a Red Carpet-Worthy Debut in Fashion Campaign: Watch

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Wendy.

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Instagram’s ‘First Draft’ aims to speed up Reels creation

Creating and uploading social media content involving multiple clips can require a lot of time, but Instagram is planning to make this easier for creators. Its new ‘First draft’ feature allows artists and their teams using iOS to upload multiple clips and tap one button to have Instagram return a dr

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X joins the MCP boom with advertiser connection

X has launched its own MCP server, becoming the latest social platform to let advertisers create, analyse, and edit campaigns directly through third-party AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT. By connecting these external models to 23 of its core ads tools, X joins Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat in a broade

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Tributes paid following death of Half Japanese co-founder David Fair: “A pure artist and musician, all from the heart”

“David was one of those people who showed you that music didn’t have to follow any rules”

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“I thought it was a terrible name. But Brian was my friend. I’d just met Freddie”: How Queen almost became Build Your Own Boat

Name was Brian May’s idea, says Freddie Mercury’s ex, Mary Austin

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Crip Leader Convicted of Tupac Shakur Murder

Crips leader confessed to the killing in a 2019 memoir

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Friedman Amplification Honors Jose Arredondo

The 20-watt head and combo makes the late Jose Arredondo's holy grail modded Marshall tone more compact and affordable

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Cristin Milioti Rules Out "The Batman Part II" Appearance

The actor won an Emmy for her performance in the DC spin-off

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Kacey Musgraves Pays Tribute to Dolly Parton

The singer was the latest star to pay musical tribute to the country legend who died last week at 80.

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‘The Penguin’ star Cristin Milioti says “there’s not a chance” she’ll appear in ‘The Batman Part II’

The actor won an Emmy for her performance in the DC spin-off