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Basketball fans at Wildcat Arena got a holiday treat on Thursday in the form of a down-to-the-wire thriller. Magnolia survived a last-second 3-point attempt by El Dorado and stayed unbeaten on the season with a 54-53 win in the varsity boys’ matchup. The Lady Panthers won the varsity girls’ game 59-30.

WEST MONROE - El Dorado got off to a slow start and couldn’t catch up Thursday in a 65-51 non-conference loss at West Monroe. The Wildcats fell to 0-3 on the season while the Rebels ran their record to 4-0.

BENTON - El Dorado hung tough early but couldn’t keep the pace at Benton as the Lady Wildcats fell 62-46 in 5A South action.

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Over the past six years, music streaming apps have hardly changed at all. Could users lose interest if they don’t evolve?

High-fidelity music was billed as the next revenue driver for music, but when it arrived on Amazon and Apple Music, it landed with a thud.

The metaverse has become the north star for a number of key tech and music companies, but is really the next step for the internet?

The metaverse has become the north star for a number of key tech and music companies, but is this all noise or really the next step for the internet?

Plugged In speaks with music executives on the key developments of 2021, and their expectations and predictions for 2022.