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Imagine Dragons’ Success Reaches Lead Singer's Missionary Brother in El Salvador

Two years ago in El Salvador, BYU student Coulter Reynolds heard an Imagine Dragons song on the radio at a local Wendy’s. He was serving a mission at the time and figured his zone leader, who shared his hometown of Las Vegas, was playing a trick on him. There was no way that Imagine Dragons, an up-and-coming band headed by his older brother, Dan Reynolds, would be playing on the radio — especially in El Salvador.

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Watch: Claire Crosby revisits songs from ‘The Little Mermaid’ in new music video

By Haley Lundberg

Seven years after her first “Little Mermaid” video at the age of 3, Claire Crosby has returned to her underwater roots, showcasing just how much this little mermaid has grown up.

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Watch: Jenny Oaks Baker and Her Family Create Epic Cover of Disney's "The Incredibles" with Jason Lyle Black

By LDS Living

Violinist Jenny Oaks Baker and her four musical children—age 16, 14, 13, and 11—have performed all over the world, from Austria to Japan and Taiwan. Recently, Jason Lyle Black, known as the "Backwards Piano Man," approached the Bakers about teaming up for an epic Disney cover.

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8 must-have Christmas albums from Latter-day Saint artists

Here's some of our favorite Christmas albums from Latter-day Saint artists that you won't get tired of anytime soon!

33: “The Lord Is My Shepherd” (Psalms 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; 46)

Pray, sing, pray, sing, pray, sing—this pattern of worship may feel familiar to you as you think about church meetings, but it’s more than a repetitive practice. When we sing and pray, we are literally “pray-sing” or praising God, which is what this week’s lesson is all about. Psalms chapters 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; and 46 are a collection of songs and poetry that the Israelites used to praise God and His divine love. And as you study these chapters this week, you may find yourself doing the same thing through these inspired words.

Rob Gardner: Portraying the Savior in Music

Rob Gardner is the composer of the well-known Easter oratorio “Lamb of God,” and the arranger of the Latter-day Saint favorite, “Savior, Redeemer of my Soul.” On this week’s episode, in preparation for Easter, we sit down with Rob to discuss what he has learned from composing music about the Savior. We also get Rob’s thoughts about what he believes those who knew and loved Christ during His mortal ministry must have felt and experienced during the final week of His life.

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The Abolitionists: Why We’re Seeing the Movie We Don’t Want to See

On May 16th [a new movie will be released in theaters], The Abolitionists– a hidden-camera-documentary about child trafficking. And here’s a disclaimer:

Web hit Piano Guys sign with Sony

What do you get when five Mormons with a deep love of music discover the transformative power of YouTube? That's the back story of The Piano Guys, a group of Utah dads who've just gone from pop-music Web sensations to the newest artists on the Sony Masterworks label.

LDS Pianists Create Fun Musical Medley: 'The Evolution of Taylor Swift'

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