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The Purple Print: how Prince left his mark on popular music

May 21, 2016
A month after Prince’s untimely death, we have decided to honor his lasting legacy not by discussing his extensive catalog, but by shedding light to the influence his music has had on Pop and R&B music for three decades. Have you ever heard a song and went “hmm that sounds a little bit like Prince!”? If you have, it’s probably because the song in question did

Lady Gaga’s show-stopping Oscars performance

Perhaps some people had forgotten that Lady Gaga could sing, but they were reminded last night when the Pop star graced the Oscars ceremony with a tribute to The Sound of Music and Julie Andrews, who received a nomination for it in 1966. Lady Gaga performed a medley from the musical’s score

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