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Frontman Ben Gibbard talks about the band's latest album, I Built You a Tower.
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We celebrate the rich culture, history of all Americans with Caribbean ancestry. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.
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No discussion of the midyear pop charts would be complete without a breakdown of contenders for the honorific "song of the summer."
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Lizzo cites fellow musicians Missy Elliot and Meredith Brooks as influences on the new album.
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With a pocket nudged just left of center, drummer Karriem Riggins and singer Liv.e breeze through a fresh and funky set of cosmic R&B.
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The Last Ship, the first musical to be staged at New York's Metropolitan Opera, inspired by Sting's childhood growing up in the shadow of a shipyard.
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A sanded-down biopic about the King of pop and propaganda has resurfaced his music on the charts — along with questions about how his enduring magic became make-believe
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Nearly 83, Barry Manilow is recovering from cancer, preparing for a series of concerts, and releasing his first album of new songs in nearly 15 years, What a Time.
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Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Peabo Bryson has died at 75. He was known for his Disney duets "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World." He died Tuesday after having a stroke.
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Floetry made its way "from London's SE5 to Philly's west side just to bring the vibe" to the Tiny Desk. And, let's be real, the vibe was immaculate.
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The Anthropic IPO, and those of other AI-related firms like OpenAI, could be among the biggest in U.S. history.
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NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with the Canadian-Iranian singer, Navan, about the fusion of French, Persian and English on his new album, Kisses on the Moon.
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Several artists, including country singer Martina McBride, have withdrawn from the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C.
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As Boards of Canada release their new album, 'Inferno', diehard fans remember the time when they trekked out into the Scottish countryside trying to find the band's so-called "Red Moon Party."
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