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Silvio Rodrí­guez's latest album is <em></em>called <em>Para la espera</em>.

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  • Music News

On 'Para La Espera,' Silvio Rodríguez Combines The Personal And Political

One of Cuba's best-known singers and songwriters, Rodríguez says this pandemic-era album — whose title translates to "For the Wait" — is all about dealing with uncertainty.

October 08, 2020
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  • Betto Arcos
GPB News NPR

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  • Music

'SNL' Nixes Morgan Wallen Appearance After Singer Violates COVID-19 Safety Protocols

Video of the country singer partying without a mask last weekend has surfaced on social media. "I respect the show's decision, because I know that I put them in jeopardy," Wallen says in a video.

October 08, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker

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  • Music Features

Power, Protest And Paranoia

The links between hip-hop and the prison system are on display in laws and lyrics stretching back decades. If you're caught between these two American institutions, it might look like a trap.

October 08, 2020
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By:
  • Sidney Madden and
  • Rodney Carmichael
Singer Johnny Nash records in a New York City studio, circa 1958.

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  • Music News

'I Can See Clearly Now' Singer Johnny Nash Has Died At 80

The Houston-born singer had his biggest American hit in 1972 — but as a fan of Jamaican music, he signed Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh and produced some of their early recordings.

October 07, 2020
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Gabriel Garzón-Montano's latest album is <em>Agüita</em>.

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  • Music

Gabriel Garzón-Montano's 'Agüita' Is A Rebuke Of Genre's Limitations

NPR's David Greene speaks with the singer and multi-instrumentalist about his new album, exploring his roots in Colombia and the influence of his late mother on his music.

October 07, 2020
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By:
  • David Greene and
  • Ryan Benk
Great Scott was a popular hangout for students at Boston College for many years.

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  • Music Features

City Scenes: Remembering Boston's Great Scott

Great Scott, the gritty little club in Boston's Allston neighborhood, will not reopen after the pandemic. This oral history dives into the club's 44-year-long legacy.

October 07, 2020
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  • Adam 12
GPB News NPR

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  • Obituaries

Rock Icon Eddie Van Halen Dies At 65

The guitarist, bandleader and songwriter Eddie Van Halen died on Tuesday. He was 65. NPR remembers his life and legacy.

October 06, 2020
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  • Stephen Thompson

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  • Obituaries

Eddie Van Halen, Guitar Hero, Dies At 65

The namesake of rock band Van Halen dazzled a generation of guitar fans with his flashy solos and trademark finger tapping.

October 06, 2020
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  • Stephen Thompson
Lenny Kravitz performs in Tours, France in 2018. He says touring is hard — and wonderful: "Everything is about those two and a half hours on stage."

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  • Music Interviews

Lenny Kravitz On Race, Being On The Road, And Ruff Ruff The Magic Dog

Kravitz's new memoir, Let Love Rule, follows his childhood and early career. Still touring in his 50s, Kravitz says, "I'm going to continue doing this as long as I can."

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Sam Briger
Led Zeppelin performing on stage in 1977. The band has been battling this allegation of copyright infringement since 2014.

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  • Music News

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Led Zeppelin

The move lets stand a previous ruling that the gargantuan rock band did not steal the opening instrumental of "Stairway to Heaven" from another band, Spirit.

October 06, 2020
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  • Andrew Limbong
Alicia Keys and Hrishikesh Hirway in Netflix's new documentary series, <em>Song Exploder</em> — an adaptation of Hirway's popular podcast.

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  • Music Interviews

Hrishikesh Hirway On Taking 'Song Exploder' To Netflix

The documentary series, an adaptation of Hirway's popular podcast, asks musicians including Alicia Keys and R.E.M to tell the step-by-step story of how a song was created.

October 05, 2020
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By:
  • Rachel Martin,
  • Simone Popperl,
  • and 1 more
Megan Thee Stallion protests the Breonna Taylor ruling during a performance of her hit "Savage" on <em>Saturday Night Live</em> on Oct. 3, 2020.

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  • Race

Megan Thee Stallion Protests Breonna Taylor Ruling On 'SNL'

One of the biggest stars in hip-hop used her appearance on Saturday Night Live to call out Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron.

October 04, 2020
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By:
  • LaTesha Harris
Linda Ronstadt in the documentary <em>Linda and the Mockingbirds</em>. Ronstadt is set to be honored in the Legend category by the Hispanic Heritage Awards.

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  • Music Interviews

Linda Ronstadt, A Hispanic Heritage 'Legend,' On Staying Connected

Ahead of a Hispanic Heritage Awards ceremony where she's set to receive her latest honor in a career full of them, Ronstadt shares a few thoughts on identity with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

October 04, 2020
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By:
  • Lulu Garcia-Navarro and
  • Ned Wharton
Chinese conductor Jiajing Lai performs in the first edition of La Maestra, an international competition for women conductors, held at the Philharmonie de Paris this September.

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  • Music News

Women Conductors Are The Rule, Not The Exception, At A New Classical Event

La Maestra, held in Paris this September, is the first fully realized competition solely for women conductors — an effort to help balance a male-dominated field.

October 02, 2020
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
Simón Mejía from Bomba Estéreo<em> </em><em></em>picks his 5 favorite Tiny Desk concerts.

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  • Music Lists

Bomba Estéreo's Simón Mejía Picks His 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

The funk is strong in these five Tiny Desk selections.

October 02, 2020
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By:
  • Simón Mejía
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