MTV Unplugged highlights acoustic rock in new show
MTV debuts Unplugged featuring Elton John in a small New York studio with about 100 fans. The hour long set showcases real instruments, fewer edits, and singers who actually sing, as MTV aims for original, unexpected music formats beyond lip synchs and tech heavy videos. The series, starting with Squeeze, visits artists like Sinead O Connor and 10 000 Maniacs with Aerosmith and Eric Clapton planned, signaling a back to basics approach praised across ages.
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Harlem Dance Theater of Harlem gets $1 million grant
The Dance Theater of Harlem receives a $1 million conditional grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund to reduce deficits and support dancers' salaries and operations. The grant depends on raising additional funds by September 30, with $600,000 for deficit relief and $400,000 for salaries and operations.
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