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The folk song once asked, Where have all the flowers gone?—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Boyle is a great example of what Carthy was talking about, the originator of an oral history and a certain type of folk song, passed by word of mouth around a fanbase and through generations.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The performance highlights a blend of musical theater, art song and opera, bringing together four opera singers for a program that celebrates motherhood, family, love and all that life offers.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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The music moves from inventive, engaging art song to smoldering improvisations in which Wilkins and his bandmates—anchored by his regular colleagues Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass and Kweku Sumbry on drums—push to the outer limits.—
Steve Hochman,
SPIN,
21 Oct. 2024
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Marking his feature debut is Jaafar Jackson in the lead role as the pop music icon.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Far from contemporary pop, each note and lyric demands your full attention; the reward is transcendence, even as the material nudges you to annotate like a philosophy student with a highlighter in hand.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career, the film gives audiences a front-row seat to Michael Jackson as never before.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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But that’s exactly what happened when singer-songwriter Tucker Pillsbury, who goes by Role Model, crossed paths with María Zardoya, the introspective frontwoman of the Marías and the brains behind the solo project Not for Radio.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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The song kicks off with a string orchestra introduction followed by a Carmina Burana-like chorus and then Rosalía singing in an operatic soprano voice — in three languages.—
Dan Rys,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Starting as a chorus pig on The Muppet Show in the mid-1970s, Miss Piggy gradually became a bigger part of the series, before becoming an icon in the late ’70s and early ’80s.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Madden brought an '80s rocker vibe to show, wearing a skull on his belt and a bandana on his head.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Mavis’ covers of songwriters who could be her grandchildren (indie rocker Kevin Morby, Frank Ocean), is a nod to her recent role as patron saint of for several younger generations.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a short social media video on X, two team members can be seen dancing inside what appear to be blue totes, surrounded by the rest of the team and engaging in a team chant.—
Cameron Belcher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Once the boat was loaded, the man in the white T-shirt waved his arms like a bandleader, leading the migrants in a chant for one of his TikTok promo videos.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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And for those more interested in Mulaney’s musical stylings, the MLB graciously posted the below clip of his seventh inning stretch serenade.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Write a love letter, send flowers, or serenade that special person.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Part-song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/part-song. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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