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News Articles: Music Interviews

TOKiMONSTA performs at the 2022 Coachella music festival.

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  • Music Interviews

Brain surgery left TOKiMONSTA unable to understand music. Now every song is precious

Electronic music producer and DJ Jennifer Lee — aka TOKiMONSTA — underwent two brain surgeries in 2016 that temporarily stripped her of her ability to understand words or music.

October 02, 2023
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Olivia Rodrigo's second album, the follow-up to her 2021 breakthrough <em>Sour</em>, is called <em>Guts.</em>

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  • Music Interviews

Olivia Rodrigo wants you to decide what her songs are about

On Guts, the 20-year-old pop phenom is a little louder and funnier than the teenager on her debut — and even more fascinated with what the best songwriters leave out of the picture.

September 26, 2023
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang and
  • Kira Wakeam
Cellist Katie Tertell (front right) performs at the <a href="https://www.appalachianchamber.org/">Appalachian Chamber Music Festival</a>, which featured what's believed to be the U.S. premiere of Cassadó's String Quartet No. 1 this year.

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  • Music Features

American cellist hunts for Gaspar Cassadó's nearly lost treasures

American cellist Katie Tertell is seeking to recover from Japan forgotten manuscripts by Spanish composer Gaspar Cassadó.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Olivia Hampton
With a catalog that almost resembles a mosaic, and a penchant for dressing the part, no matter what that part might be, it can be hard to anticipate Teezo Touchdown's next move.

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  • Music Interviews

Teezo Touchdown's search for the perfect breakthrough

The stylish genre-bending rapper has been pursuing his moment for years. With his debut album, How Do You Sleep At Night?, he finally gets to make a big first impression.

September 19, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Pointer
Mitski says love ties together the narratives on her new album. "Sometimes the love is not good for you, and sometimes it's a respite from a dark situation."

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  • Music Interviews

Mitski's 'most American' album is 'united by love'

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mitski about her new album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.

September 19, 2023
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By:
  • Taylor Haney and
  • Leila Fadel
<em>Barbie</em>, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is the top grossing movie of 2023, generating more than $1.3 billion at the international box office so far.

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  • Music Interviews

'Barbie' music producer Mark Ronson opens up about the film's 'bespoke' sound

Ronson spent a year creating Barbie's music, with the help of artists like Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith and Billie Eilish. "Everyone ran with it and did something different," he says.

September 08, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
Romy

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  • Music

For Romy, dance music is best when it 'pulls your heart out'

The British musician and member of The xx talks about her debut solo album, Mid Air, and performs brand new songs live for World Cafe.

September 07, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Kallao and
  • Miguel Perez
Lauren Mayberry performs at the 9:30 Club in D.C. on Monday.

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  • Music

Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry goes solo — and we got exclusive backstage access

At the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Lauren Mayberry announced herself as a solo star.

September 07, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Noah Caldwell,
  • and 1 more
Julie Coucheron

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  • Music Interviews

Artistic director Julie Coucheron on 'four-hands piano' and the Georgian Chamber Players' new season

Norwegian-born Julie Coucheron acts as artistic director of the Georgian Chamber Players, which is gearing up for its 2023–24 season. Julie recently sat down in the studio with GPB Front Row Georgia host Sarah Zaslaw.

September 06, 2023
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Nanna

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  • Music

On her solo debut, Nanna considers the gargantuan task of starting over

The Icelandic musician talks about her new album, How To Start A Garden.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Kallao and
  • Miguel Perez
Missy Elliot performs at Lilith Fair at Jones Beach, New York, New York, July 16, 1998

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  • Music News

Missy Elliott made hip-hop 'Supa Dupa Fly'

Commentator Kiana Fitzgerald examines hip-hop game-changer Missy Elliott — as we celebrate 50 years of the genre.

August 25, 2023
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By:
  • Phil Harrell
Lonnie Jordan of War

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  • Music

War celebrates 50 years of 'The World is a Ghetto'

Founding member Lonnie Jordan and producer Jerry Goldstein look back at the making of 1972's The World Is A Ghetto.

August 25, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Kallao and
  • Miguel Perez
A woman passes by a mural of the rapper Biggie Smalls on a wall in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn.

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  • Author Interviews

As hip-hop turns 50, Biggie Smalls' legacy reminds us of what the genre has survived

Author Justin Tinsley discusses the life and legacy of the Notorious B.I.G., who was killed in 1997: "You can't talk about the story of hip-hop without mentioning the name Biggie Smalls."

August 23, 2023
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Genesis Owusu

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  • Music News

'Struggler' is Genesis Owusu's bold follow-up to his hit debut album

Genesis Owusu has won just about every award he could in his home country of Australia with his debut album. Now with album number two, he's ready to take on America.

August 21, 2023
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By:
  • A Martinez, Phil Harrell
Rhiannon Giddens performs at 'A New York Evening With Rhiannon Giddens' at National Sawdust on August 17, 2023 in New York City. In this interview with NPR's Michel Martin, she reflects on her new album and more.

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  • Music News

Rhiannon Giddens is searching for a 'little bit of joy to bounce into'

Rhiannon Giddens has won Grammys, a Pulitzer prize for her opera Omar, and a MacArthur Fellowship. She's composed music for ballet and video games. And her new album is called You're the One.

August 21, 2023
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By:
  • Kaity Kline,
  • Michel Martin,
  • and 1 more
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