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Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins, an original member of the influential musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic, has died. He was 81. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hide caption
Bobby Caldwell performs onstage at the 2013 Soul Train Awards at the Orleans Arena on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 in Las Vegas. Frank Micelotta/Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP hide caption
Tianna Esperanza, whose debut album Terror was released Feb. 17. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Love, good karma and a bit of old-school funk are ingredients for a happy life, says Kali Uchis. Cho Gi-Seok hide caption
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Omah Lay performs a Tiny Desk concert Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora/NPR/Michael Zamora/NPR hide caption
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American R&B group TLC poses at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, circa 1995. From left to right: Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas, Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins and Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes. Archive Photos/Getty Images hide caption
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Liv.e's turntablist approach warps the listener's sense of reality, letting reveries and hypotheticals bleed into the horizon without interrupting the perception of time and space. Photo by qlick hide caption
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Frank Ocean performs at Terminal 5 on July 26, 2012, in New York City. Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption
Prince performs live at the Fabulous Forum on Feb. 19, 1985, in Inglewood, Calif. Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
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