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Facebook took a leap Thursday towards making itself into what it hopes will be the social center for entertainment and media.

David "Honeyboy" Edwards, considered to be the last of a generation of musicians who brought music from the rural Mississippi Delta to the rest of America, died at his home in Chicago early Monday morning. He was 96 years old.Honeyboy Edwards was born in 1915.

Over the next few weeks Weekend Edition Saturday will be producing stories about the business of putting on free concerts, how they work and what they bring to their communities.

After months of anticipation, Jay-Z and Kanye West released their collaborative album Watch the Throne on iTunes at midnight on Monday. Does it live up to the gold-leaf hype? Do we even want it to?

I'm in 24-hour countdown mode until I leave for Austin. My stomach has contracted into an irritated fist. Maybe I caught that nausea bug going around my neighborhood.

When it comes to a record store, what's more important, a comprehensive selection or a carefully curated assortment of options?It's a question that patrons of the subscription download service eMusic are going to have to confront starting tomorrow.

We continue our quest to answer your questions about the music industry. In researching today's question -- stay tuned -- we got in touch with noted music historian Nolan Porterfield, author of Jimmie Rogers: The Life and Times of America's Blue Yodeler.