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Pearl Jam (Getty/Samir Hussein)

Pearl Jam makes history

Annie Zaleski
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Questlove honors dad

Brendan Gauthier
Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, One Direction (NBC)

Sarah Gray
Jimmy Fallon, Brian Williams and Tariq (NBC)

Sarah Gray
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Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta
Robin Williams (AP/Tina Fineberg)

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Prachi Gupta
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Dr. Dre (Reuters/Adam Hunger)

Hip-hop's profane victory

Brittney Cooper

Prachi Gupta
David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon (CBS/ John Paul Filo/NBC/Lloyd Bishop)

Neil Drumming

Prachi Gupta
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Jimmy Fallon, Questlove (AP/Chris Haston/Carlo Allegri)

Neil Drumming

Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta
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Prachi Gupta
(NBC)

Jillian Rayfield
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