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Turning The Tables
PJ Harvey's <em data-stringify-type="italic">Uh Huh Her </em>was a powerful force for critic Laura Snapes. "Seeing this woman I so admired derail a linear path to greater success and greater approval – the de facto path as far as teachers were concerne
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How PJ Harvey's 'Uh Huh Her' Taught Me To Carve My Own Path

Apr 22, 2021
As a kid discovering music, you assemble a hodgepodge of other people's opinions. But there's a lot of joy to be found when the urge to agree with the critics melts away, writes critic Laura Snapes.
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Music Features
Fans with a photo of Selena during a ceremony honoring her in 2017. Over the decades since her death, Selena's legacy has become even more profound than writer Deborah Paredez ever anticipated.
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Selena At 50: Preserving And Protecting A Precious Legacy

Apr 16, 2021
This week marks what would have been the 50th birthday of Selena, who died in 1995. Now, she's experiencing a remarkable revival. But has she ever really been that far from our thoughts or playlists?
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Editors' Picks
Miko Marks' latest album is <em>Our Country. </em>Throughout her career, she's deepened her connection to her ancestors while elaborating on the possibilities of all the styles that speak to her.
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On 'Our Country,' Miko Marks' Musical Lineage Comes Full Circle

Apr 15, 2021
Marks' catalog — especially her latest album — deserves a close listen, revealing a history lesson not just about her own experiences and repertoire but the entire last century of Black roots music.
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I Grew Up Afraid. Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Is The Lesson I Needed

Apr 14, 2021
For all the fuss around the viral hit "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," its true message is a tender one: Hell hath no fury like what young queer people go through every day.
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Slingshot
Joshua Schultz, a Nashville-based tour lighting designer who was already in recovery from a painkiller addiction at the time the pandemic began, shares his struggles with mental health.
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Mental Health Takes Center Stage As Pandemic Devastates Nashville's Live Music Scene

Apr 14, 2021
WPLN News reports on surmounting mental health concerns in Nashville's live music community.
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Editors' Picks
Laurie Anderson, an artist and performer whose work spans disciplines, channels her emotional past into transformative art.
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Catching Up With Laurie Anderson, An Artist Always Ahead Of Her Time

Apr 13, 2021
The versatile, eclectic multimedia artist and musician Laurie Anderson has taken stock of her life's work, pursuing reissues and retrospectives while always forging ahead.
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Still 'Fearless': Re-Recording The Past On Taylor's Version

Apr 12, 2021
On the re-recorded Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift – and her fans – reconnect with the past; we asked writers and musicians to share how they hear these songs now.
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Taylor Swift, onstage during the Fearless Tour at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 27, 2009 in New York. Swift released a re-recorded version of her 2008 album <em>Fearless </em>on April 9, 2021.
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The Rhymes And Reasons Behind Re-Recording Your Own Classics

Apr 12, 2021
Taylor Swift is far from the first to revisit her old catalog for reasons of business as much as art – but even if it's often a managerial decision, the process can't help but be heartfelt.
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Slingshot
In the past year, Joy Oladokun has been tapped for visibility-boosting initiatives, performed on late-night shows and had her songs placed on primetime TV.
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How Joy Oladokun's Career Bloomed In An Uncertain Year

Apr 07, 2021
The Nashville-based, Nigerian-American artist writes songs that offer trustworthy empathy, delivered without romanticism — a tone that has connected with listeners during the tumultuous pandemic era.
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World
Rana Sulaiman Halo, 22, founded and leads the Ashti choir with support from the AMAR Foundation, a British charity. She has lived in the camp since 2014.
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'We Will Never Break': In Iraq, A Yazidi Women's Choir Keeps Ancient Music Alive

Apr 04, 2021
Women from Iraq's Yazidi minority get together to perform centuries-old sacred songs. They've survived captivity by ISIS and loved ones' deaths. "They are trying to heal," says a Yazidi politician.
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Slingshot
Marley Munroe is jazz vocalist Lady Blackbird.
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KCRW Presents Lockdown Listening: Lady Blackbird

Mar 31, 2021
Brittany Howard, Sampa The Great, Billie Holiday, Donny Hathaway and more are featured on Lady Blackbird's lockdown playlist.
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Editors' Picks
Dutch composer Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL.
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The Music Of 'Justice League' Is Its Own Epic Tale Of Death And Rebirth

Mar 18, 2021
Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, is far from the first film composer to be fired at the eleventh hour. But he might be the first to get his job back.
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Music Features
Megan Thee Stallion, who took home the awards for best new artist and two rap categories, performs with Cardi B at the 2021 Grammy Awards ceremony.
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Escapism, Not Escape, At A Grammy Night Defined By Exceptions

Mar 15, 2021
We deserved a good show, and we got one of the best in years. But it wouldn't be the Grammys without a few familiar mistakes.
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World Cafe
<em>Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans </em>was produced by WXPN<em></em>
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'Kanaval' Chronicles The History Of Haiti And Its Influence On New Orleans

Mar 15, 2021
Hear the first two hours of the documentary that chronicles the history of Haiti and explores that nation's influence on the music, culture and identity of the Crescent City: New Orleans.
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Louder Than A Riot
Mac Phipps, the rapper formerly signed to No Limit Records, has been granted clemency after 21 years in prison.
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With A Long-Awaited Shot At Freedom, Mac Phipps Has His Eyes On The Future

Mar 12, 2021
Last month, the rapper was recommended for clemency after serving 21 years in prison for a crime he says he did not commit. Now he tells NPR about his time behind bars and his hope for life outside.
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Play It Forward
Devont<strong></strong>é Hynes' new album, <em>Fields</em>, is nominated for two classical Grammy awards this year.
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Play It Forward: Devonté Hynes' Grammys Surprise And Biggest Inspirations

Mar 12, 2021
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with artist Devonté Hynes about how his Grammy-nominated classical album Fields came together and the artist he is most grateful for – Angel Bat Dawid.
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The Grammy Awards
Chick Corea, holding a freshly won Grammy in the award ceremony's press room in LA on Feb. 8, 2015.
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Considering Chick Corea's Grammys Success And The Kitchen Sink Of Genre

Mar 11, 2021
Corea, who died in February, remains the most-awarded jazz musician in Grammys history. But Corea, who always identified as a jazz player, wasn't landlocked by any genre conventions. He wasn't alone.
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"There was a time in my life when I was that dude 24/7," Freddie Gibbs says of his persona. "Having a family provides a different inspiration. You're doing things for a bigger purpose and not just yourself anymore."
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Freddie Gibbs Might Blow Up, But He Won't Go Pop

Mar 10, 2021
"I always wanted to take my mother to the Grammys and now I will." Alfredo is up for best rap album, but that won't stop Freddie Gibbs from making the music he wants to make.
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Deceptive Cadence
Kids in Toki class.
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On A Remote Island, A Music School Flourishes

Mar 09, 2021
The Toki School of Music is the brainchild of pianist Mahani Teave, who gave up a promising international career to return to Easter Island to teach children.
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Music Interviews
Jeremie Pennick, better known as Benny The Butcher, in a portrait from 2021. His new album, <em>Plugs I Met 2</em>, will be released March 19.
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On 'Plugs I Met 2,' Benny The Butcher Is Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud, Up Front

Mar 08, 2021
Butcher came to prominence through the close-knit and much-respected crew Griselda, but is now stepping to the front with a label, sports agency and new album, Plugs I Met 2.
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Jazz Night In America: The Radio Program
Helen Sung
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Pianist Helen Sung: From Classical Outsider To The Jazz Inner Circle

Mar 04, 2021
Sung reflects on how, as a young classical pianist, she stuck to her jazz dreams. More recently, she's translated her emotions on social justice into a thematic composition for her quartet.
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Music

New Compilation Of Old Tunes Is 'An Alternate History Of The World's Music'

Mar 03, 2021
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jonathan Ward on his new 100-track compilation of early recordings from around the world called Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music.
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Slingshot
Eric Burton of Black Pumas is one of KUTX's artists to watch.
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City Scenes: 9 Austin Artists You Need to Know Right Now

Feb 25, 2021
For Black History Month, NPR member station KUTX is featuring some of the Black artists shaping the Austin music scene.
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Fans photographed on the eve of Daft Punk's album launch, held in the tiny Australian town of Wee Waa, on May 17, 2013.
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What Does Daft Punk Leave Behind?

Feb 24, 2021
Known for indelible hits like "One More Time" and "Around the World," the now-legendary French duo called it quits this week after years of silence.
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Music Features
Country artists like Miko Marks, Rissi Palmer, Mickey Guyton and Willie Jones are making standout music despite the confines of an industry that privileges whiteness.
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With All Eyes On Country Music, Will Black Nashville Get The Reckoning It Deserves?

Feb 19, 2021
Country music's race problem became a hot topic in early February, but the roots of racial injustice in the industry go much deeper. Two Nashville writers unpack the history and recent responses.

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