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Kendall BessentNew projects by three rap artists — chart juggernaut Lil Baby, pop-rap heartthrob Jack Harlow and Bay Area grinders SOB x RBE — offer three ways to relight a flickering star. -
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/FilmMagic, IncNext week, nominations come out for the 2027 Grammys. But there's one new award that's sparking a backlash, and it joins a complicated history of new categories.
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Courtesy of Eric Cheng"Creation" premieres Thursday night at Boston Symphony Orchestra. -
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for U2Bassist Adam Clayton and guitarist The Edge discuss the band's 16th studio album, "Carnaval de Luz."
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The Japanese band performs their wild fusion of Japanese folk, cumbia, salsa, Afrobeat and dancehall. -
The Swedish star slows her glitchy synth bangers to a more reflective pace, and reaches back to transform the teen pop hit that started it all. -
The Kennedy Center's former president Richard Grenell was a paid board member of Ticketmaster's parent company at the same time the two parties were negotiating. -
The band has reunited for its first album in more than a decade, drawing on a renewed connection among its members.
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A North Carolina musician was fascinating by the sound of singing sand dunes. He asked researchers from all over the world for help turning them into an instrument.
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A number of rising bands in the U.K. are drawing on Americana to create a genre of British alt-Country music.
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NPR Music's Stephen Thompson reports on a surprising hit album this week.
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From 1960 to 1964, Frank Tiberi, a saxophonist and professor of music at Berklee College of Music, followed John Coltrane around clubs in Philadelphia and New York. -
A new generation of artists is reimagining the port city's musical traditions, blending classic styles with contemporary sounds.
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Reflection, renewal. On this episode, we provide a musical reset for the mind. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.
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