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NPR Music 10: 2014

2014 began with a Frozen streak, included some stumbles (U2 and Apple, we're looking at you) and closed with an R&B revelation.
January 5, 2014

Frozen is the the biggest album in the country

Led by Idina Menzel's version of "Let It Go," which wasn't even supposed to be a single (but which is now echoing through the minds of every parent of a child aged 3-13), the soundtrack to Disney's retelling of the fairy tale of "The Snow Queen" topped the Billboard album chart in early January and stayed there for 13 weeks.


January 15, 2014

The Minnesota Orchestra's lockout ends

Due to bitter a labor dispute, the Minnesota Orchestra hadn't performed since October of 2012, but a deal (which involved the musicians taking pay cuts to resolve millions of dollars in losses) brought them back to work in early 2014.


January 26, 2014

Macklemore & Ryan

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