Her range was astounding, both technically and stylistically. Her mechanics were nearly flawless, her heart huge. ELLA FITZGERALD, who would have turned 100 years old today, was also a quintessential AMERICAN cultural figure: revered and canonized for who she was—and criticized for who she was not and for what people wanted her to be. (And, damn, if she couldn't satisfy you by following her own muse, what chance do the rest of us have?) We remember the First Lady of Song in our REDEF MusicSET "Scat That: Ella Fitzgerald at 100"... That time BIG BOI walked in on that class about OUTKAST at GEORGIA TECH... Guess who is copyright-enforcement company RIGHTSCORP's biggest customer?... ROGER WATERS, TUNDE ADEBIMPE, THURSTON MOORE and YOUNG FATHERS join BISHOP DESMOND TUTU, ALICE WALKER and others in signing an open letter asking RADIOHEAD not to play in ISRAEL on JULY 19... Punk band DOWNTOWN BOYS plays COACHELLA, then calls out the festival's ownership and management. And not just for the expected reasons... That time your old label pulled your record from SPOTIFY and you had no idea why. Then again, it was no ordinary label... Welcome back, BANANARAMA... Get well soon, ELTON JOHN and GREGG ALLMAN.