Haruki Murakami received the Center for Fiction Lifetime of Excellence in Fiction Award and Japan Society prize in New York.

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The Game doesn't want to hear your Top 5 West Coast rapper list or Mt. Rushmore picks -- if he's not in front of the lineup.

Continuing with our end-of-year coverage, following our Top 25 of 2025, Okayplayer shares our top artists of the year. From chart-topping releases to sold-out world tours, pristine album rollouts to ...

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As our latest “Music History” guest, Isbell swept us up in his fascinating career journey, which began with his brain ...

Grammy-nominated country singer Jelly Roll is officially a member of the Grand Ole Opry thanks to Craig Morgan.

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