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Last update: 4 hours agoLive Music & Community: “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” is drawing big praise at Quincy Music Theatre, while Cleveland’s The Music Settlement broke ground on a $12M Mandel Music House expansion to double teaching capacity. Global Stages: “Sarafina!” returns to Soweto with a revival that’s both celebratory and politically urgent for the 1976 uprising anniversary. New Releases & Scenes: Minneapolis punk veterans Ultrabomb drop “The Bridges That We Burn,” and Awich releases the “Fear Us” video with Joey Bada$$ & RZA. Tech & Platforms: Spotify will adopt Apple’s video podcast standard (HLS), making cross-platform uploads easier. Industry Watch: Drake’s “Iceman” finally lands after 297 days of rollout, and Doja Cat hints she may take three years off music. Education & Access: Ohio University’s Music Industry Summit stays free for students and educators, and a Reno nonprofit launches a postpartum “Take a Beat” music therapy program.
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