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Sampling has been a cornerstone of hip-hop since its inception, with producers repurposing existing music to create entirely ...

Adam Sandler debuted "The Chanukah Song" in 1994. Here's how the song — and its three later versions — became a holiday classic.

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Our annual look back at some people and places in the arts who died or departed in the last year, from Bob Newhart, Quincy Jones and the long-running Blue Man Group to some names you may not have ...

Richard Perry, one of the most stylish and successful record producers of the 1970s and '80s, died on Tuesday (Dec. 24) in a ...

Some people on this list would considered A-list celebrities, others may be names you're hearing for the first time. But all left a mark on Chicago that warrants honors.

John Sheahan of The Dubliners feels some melancholy when he thinks of Cork Opera House.