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The new album of music by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is a warm blanket of comfort in troubled times.

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A disciplined plea for peace – and quiet – from composer Arvo Pärt

A new album of music by the 88-year-old Estonian mystic seems to put an arm around you and whisper, "In troubled times, music can help."

November 10, 2023
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  • Tom Huizenga
SZA, seen here at The Webby Awards, was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, including album, record and song of the year.

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2024 Grammy nominations led by SZA, Billie Eilish and Phoebe Bridgers

The R&B star led all artists with nine nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards. She'll compete with Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste in album, song and record of the year.

November 10, 2023
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Cat Power

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Cat Power says Georgia childhood influenced her new album of Bob Dylan songs

Atlanta-born musician Chan Marshall, better known as Cat Power, has earned a reputation as an unforgettable interpreter of songs. Her twelfth album, Cat Power Sings Dylan, out this month, is a live recreation of Bob Dylan’s 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert.

November 10, 2023
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Tracy Chapman became the first Black person to win Song of the Year at the 57th annual Country Music Awards in Nashville on Wednesday. Above, Chapman performs on NBC's "Today" show in 2005.

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Tracy Chapman becomes the first Black person to win Song of the Year at the CMAs

Chapman won the award for her 1988 hit "Fast Car," which got renewed attention after singer Luke Combs released a cover of the song earlier this year.

November 10, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Julie Byrne

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Devotion and grief intermingle on Julie Byrne's otherworldly record

The skillful guitarist talks about the experiences underneath her latest album, The Greater Wings.

November 09, 2023
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  • Raina Douris and
  • Miguel Perez
Barbra Streisand, photographed in 1965.

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Barbra Streisand shares her secret for keeping performances honest

When she was starring in Funny Girl on Broadway, Streisand would alter the music slightly each night: "You can't just copy what you did from the night before." Her new memoir is My Name is Barbra.

November 08, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Cirque du Soleil is unveiling a plan to join its famous acrobatic shows with Nashville's country music. Here, a cast member performs during the The Beatles LOVE show by Cirque du Soleil at The Mirage in Las Vegas.

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Grand Ole ... Cirque du Soleil? New show will celebrate Nashville's country music

Cirque du Soleil is trading in its trademark worldbeat vibes for banjos and country two-step, for a new show to be unveiled next summer.

November 08, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell

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PinkPantheress, IRL

The artist doesn't need TikTok anymore to prove she can make a hit. Her debut album, Heaven Knows, makes it clear she's ready to conquer worlds beyond the web.

November 08, 2023
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  • Hazel Cills
Samia performs a Tiny Desk concert Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Samia: Tiny Desk Concert

Samia's set provides a stunning showcase for her charisma, vocal talent and deftly detailed lyricism.

November 08, 2023
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  • Stephen Thompson
Black Thought of The Roots performs during Philly Fights Cancer on May 20, 2023.

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'Music was there for me when I needed it,' The Roots co-founder Tariq Trotter says

Trotter, aka Black Thought, reflects on his childhood in Philly, his decades-long friendship with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and his life as a musician. Trotter's new memoir is The Upcycled Self.

November 07, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
The Great Stalacpipe Organ spans 3.5 acres of the cave and is considered the world's largest musical instrument. The name is a combination of the words <em>stalactite</em> and <em>pipe organ</em> but in actuality, it is a percussion instrument.

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The largest musical instrument in the world is underground in a Virginia cave

Luray Caverns in Northern Virginia is celebrating 50 years of being a National Natural Landmark. It's also the place that holds the largest musical instrument in the world.

November 07, 2023
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  • Alan Goffinski
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The Emerson String Quartet gives one of its last live performances at NPR's Tiny Desk

In 1976, some Juilliard students got together and created a string quartet — and the Emerson String Quartet was born. They came to the NPR Tiny Desk to play one of their final live performances.

November 07, 2023
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  • Mia Venkat and
  • Justine Kenin
Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi are Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola's new film.

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Sofia Coppola imagines Priscilla's teen years, living at Graceland with Elvis

"I felt like my role was just to explain her experience," Coppola says of her new film, Priscilla. The filmmaker also has a new book, Archive, which collects documents from her eight movies.

November 07, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
Barbra Streisand in March 1966.

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  • Book Reviews

Barbra Streisand's memoir shows she wasn't born a leading lady — she made herself one

At nearly 1,000 pages long, My Name Is Barbra is the ultimate exercise in directorial control, and a celebration of women's authorship.

November 07, 2023
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  • Brittany Luse
Emerson String Quartet performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

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  • Concerts

Emerson String Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert

In one of its very final performances ever, the durable and beloved string quartet says farewell with music by Beethoven, Walker and Ravel.

November 06, 2023
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  • Tom Huizenga
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