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British singer-songwriter George Michael, London, 2nd April 1987. (Michael Putland/Getty Images)

The timeless impact of "Father Figure"

Nardos Haile
(HBO)

"Game of Thrones" audience

Melanie McFarland
Stevie Nicks; Mariah Carey; Fiona Apple (AP/Reed Saxon/Reuters/Eduardo Munoz/Mario Anzuoni)

Music memoirs we want to read

Annie Zaleski
Kim Gordon (<a href='http://rumur.com/lost'>Michael Galinsky</a>)

I wanted Kim's bad-assitude

Elissa Schappell
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Prachi Gupta
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Prachi Gupta
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Prachi Gupta
Brad Paisley (AP/Robb Cohen)

Paisley's weird "racist" tune

Daniel D'Addario
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10 surprising Grammy moments

Daniel D'Addario
(Reuters/Mike Blake)

2013 Grammy Awards liveblog

Mary Elizabeth Williams
The Black Keys led the night in Grammy nominations (Mat Hayward / Shutterstock.com)

2013 Grammy nominees announced

Prachi Gupta
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