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The Metro: Take a ‘Journey Through the Dance Floor’ with ‘Dance Your Way Home’

Ryan Patrick Hooper, Tia Graham, The Metro May 15, 2025

Movement is right around the corner, and many in Detroit and beyond are getting ready to hit the dance floor...

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This combination of photos shows Cubby Checker at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York on June 12, 2014, left, British singer Joe Cocker performing in Monaco on Aug. 5, 2011, center, and Cyndi Lauper at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Sept. 12, 2021.
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Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, White Stripes and Outkast get into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Associated Press April 28, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll...

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"Jazz-A-Bet: An Original Jazz Alphabet" - “Um ABC do Jazz” by Detroiter Robin Wilson is a bilingual picture book that celebrates the history of jazz music through poetic verse.
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The Metro: ‘Jazz-A-Bet’ book bridges music history and children’s literature

Tia Graham, The Metro, Lauren Myers April 8, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The city of Detroit has long been a hotbed for jazz....

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Following Run-DMC’s 1986 song “My Adidas,” Adidas struck a first-of-its-kind endorsement deal with the group, giving each member one of these 14-karat gold sneaker-shaped pendants.
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The Metro: Author Vikki Tobak celebrates hip-hop jewelry, history with ‘Ice Cold’ exhibit

Anelle Scott June 4, 2024

Last year marked 50 years of hip-hop. Detroit has many musical contributions to the genre as well as influence on...

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"It Was All a Dream" will premiere at the Tribeca film festival in June 2024.
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‘It Was All a Dream’ documentary takes a close look at the golden age of hip-hop

Madison Ganzak, Anelle Scott May 9, 2024

Dream Hampton is an award-winning filmmaker and writer from Detroit. Her latest film, “It Was All a Dream,” is a...

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