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Courtesy of The Vic Mensa ShowNPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: an unbothered, radically different, equal but opposite response to rap's podcast bros. -
Photo: Zayrha Rodriguez/NPRWe make the case to expand the canon for the New Wave of Latin Jazz. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.
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Los Texmaniacs' accordion-driven music is a living history lesson, which just so happens to be perfect for twirling on the dance floor.
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Marcus CooperThe Australian singer-songwriter's last album earned him his first Grammy nominations, a global tour with Charli xcx and even an SNL parody. His new release, She's the Best, excavates a deeper layer of his desires.
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The pop superstar is showing art from his personal collection for the first time. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is packed with fans. -
The Brazilian singer-songwriter sits easily in the poetry of the cosmos and his country, but communicates every emotion with tangible complexity. -
The up-and-coming Scottish mezzo-soprano's debut recital album is a compelling collection of songs about the sea.
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DJ_Dave writes and performs dance music with code. Her debut album, Hardcore Software, combines tech optimism with the open source spirit of an algorave.
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Violist and Buddhist, Music professor and chaplain - George Taylor shares his experience with music and spirituality before a recital at Eastman School of Music that kicks off the Gateways Festival. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to rapper Quavo about his nephew Takeoff's death four years ago, the future of his group Migos and his new album, "QRÖMELIFE."
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Nick Carpenter, who makes music as Medium Build, talks about his new album "King of Having Fun" and finding moments that make him feel like a kid again.
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Lambert started out as a scrappy country singer with a me-against-the-world attitude. How did she end up making lush disco songs and writing one of the biggest pop hits of the year? -
The Tonics, an amateur a cappella group of middle-aged men in suburban Philadelphia, have built a mass social media following by posting videos of their rehearsals in each other's kitchens. -
This week, pop star Miley Cyrus accomplished a feat that eluded her for 13 years. Bass Persuades debuted in the top spot on the albums chart.
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