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Charli XCX (feat. Caroline Polachek & Christine and the Queens), 'New Shapes'

The new song with Caroline Polachek & Christine and the Queens twists its bubbly, side-pony pastiche into something more mournful.

November 04, 2021
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  • Hazel Cills
Tems performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Tems: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Adorning hues that recall the title of her latest EP, If Orange Was a Place, the Nigerian singer performs a Tiny Desk home concert from an elegant performance space in Lagos.

November 04, 2021
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  • Bobby Carter
The Gap Band's Ronnie Wilson (center) with brothers Charlie and Robert Wilson, circa 1980.

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Ronnie Wilson, co-founder of R&B group The Gap Band, has died at 73

With his brothers Charlie and Robert, the multi-instrumentalist helped define R&B's sound in the 1970s and '80s, bringing a distinct flavor of synth-heavy electro-funk.

November 03, 2021
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  • Hazel Cills
Paul McCartney, shown here in 1963, says the initial rush of Beatlemania "was the fulfillment of all our dreams."

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Paul McCartney knew he'd never top The Beatles — and that's just fine with him

The forthcoming documentary Get Back revisits The Beatles' final days together. McCartney says he took the band's breakup hard: "It was quite difficult, because I didn't know what to do at all."

November 03, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Members of the Swedish group ABBA are seen on a display during a Voyage event at Grona Lund, Stockholm, on September 2. The band is delaying the release of a promotional video after two people died and one was injured at a tribute concert near Stockholm on Tuesday.

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ABBA delayed promotion of their new show after 2 people died at a tribute concert

Two people died and one was injured at an ABBA tribute show near Stockholm on Tuesday. The pop group has postponed the release of a promotional video for their upcoming concert, citing the tragedy.

November 03, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Pat Martino posing with his guitar in 1994. The celebrated jazz guitarist died Nov. 1 at age 77.

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Jazz guitarist Pat Martino, a virtuoso twice over, dies at 77

The lauded guitarist's career spanned nearly six decades, beginning with an auspicious education in Pennsylvania from a teacher of John Coltrane.

November 02, 2021
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  • Shaun Brady
Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan on the cover of <em>Valentine</em>.

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Join NPR Music's Listening Party for Snail Mail's 'Valentine'

Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan and singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco will join WPLN News' Paige Pfleger in a live conversation about the album.

November 01, 2021
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  • Lars Gotrich
The War On Drugs perform a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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The War On Drugs: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

In their Tiny Desk (home) concert, The War On Drugs gather in their packed studio in Burbank, CA to let us in on the fun and intricate inner workings of their craft.

November 01, 2021
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  • Maia Stern
Inductee Jay-Z speaks onstage during the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

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Barack Obama honors Jay-Z at his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction

The hip hop legend was inducted by the former president and comedian Dave Chappelle. The induction makes Jay-Z one of the few solo rappers to ever be included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

October 31, 2021
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  • Hazel Cills
The Washington, D.C.-based band Oh He Dead entered its song "The Foreigner" into the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest.

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Tiny Desk Contest entrant Oh He Dead on newfound motherhood and love

Judges for NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest watched thousands of videos, and here on Weekend Edition we're highlighting some of the standouts — this week: C.J. Johnson from Oh He Dead.

October 31, 2021
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  • Asma Khalid and
  • Ned Wharton
Helado Negro, performing at Coachella on April 20, 2018, in Indio, Calif.

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Helado Negro's meditative new album, 'Far In,' is one he's always wanted to hear

Roberto Carlos Lange, who performs under the moniker Helado Negro, shares his thoughts on his new album, astrology, and the beauty of nature.

October 30, 2021
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  • Scott Simon and
  • Evie Stone
alt-J's "U&ME" is featured in October's edition of Heavy Rotation.

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Heavy Rotation: 8 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

NPR member stations share a mix of popular songs playing on their airwaves in October, including music from alt-J, Anderson .Paak, The Killers and more.

October 30, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
"Some of the work is deliberately remaining outside of the structure," says musician and advocate Lilli Lewis of the efforts of Black musicians to make it in country and roots music industries. "We want to center different values and it's really difficult to do that from inside." Lewis just released a new album called <em>Americana.</em>

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New roots: Black musicians and advocates are forging coalitions outside the system

The mostly white country and folk music industries remain frustratingly difficult for Black musicians to enter. During one of Nashville's biggest events, one group envisioned a new pathway in.

October 29, 2021
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  • Jewly Hight

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  • Arts & Life

OK, so you're a 'Sellout.' Now what?

In his new book Sellout, writer Dan Ozzi traces a music industry in flux starting in the mid-90s, as punk bands cash in on their cred in exchange for rock stardom and asks, was it all worth it?

October 28, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong
Neffy, 2021 Tiny Desk Contest winner performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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  • Music

Neffy: Tiny Desk Concert

It felt good to be at the Tiny Desk, if only for one night. Tiny Desk Contest winner Neffy plays her winning song, "Wait Up," plus three more in the first Tiny Desk concert since March 2020.

October 27, 2021
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  • Bob Boilen
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