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    Nov 1

    In hip-hop, it takes the right partnership to bring it all to life. In Season 2 of The Formula, some of hip-hop’s most respected rapper-producer duos break down the method to their magic. Only at . Supported by .

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  2. 6 minutes ago

    George Harrison died 20 years ago today. Among many iconic affairs, his Concert for Bangladesh was the first large-scale pop music event to benefit a major human rights issue.

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  3. 38 minutes ago

    The most respected figure in American musical theater is remembered on a special episode of :

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  4. 1 hour ago

    Beverly Glenn-Copeland, or Glenn as he's known to friends, compares himself to a radio that's tuned to pick up certain frequencies. He sees his role as merely to receive and transcribe these frequencies, then send them back into the world as music.

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  5. 2 hours ago

    The rock music industry isn't exactly renowned for churning out well-adjusted, down-to-earth people with positive attitudes — that might be part of the reason Dave Grohl is such a compelling figure.

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  6. 15 hours ago

    Pulitzer-winning composer Caroline Shaw began her career with a creative blank check, but she's spent much of the past decade moving sideways. Her latest trick: reinventing as a songwriter.

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  7. 16 hours ago

    The songs on 'Different Kinds of Light,' much like Jade Bird herself, are accessible, thoughtful and nuanced.

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  8. 17 hours ago

    Remembering Young Dolph, the Memphis rapper who uplifted collaborators, fans and family.

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  9. 18 hours ago

    Which buds should you buy? Tiny Desk audio engineer Josh Rogosin has some tips on the best wireless earbuds around! 👂

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  10. 19 hours ago

    There is no Labelle without the range and clarity of Sarah Dash's silver throat and the trio's commitment to singing as equals.

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  11. 20 hours ago

    It's officially holiday season at the Tiny Desk! Revisit Tiny Desks from throughout the years that celebrate this time of year❄️☃️

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  12. 21 hours ago

    The new album by Joan as Police Woman began as a thrilling, one-night-only collaboration with Afrobeat legend Tony Allen. Then disaster struck.

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  13. 22 hours ago

    "Those of us who loved Stephen Sondheim have carried his lyrics along in our minds as if he'd somehow used his Blackwing pencil to excavate words from our own hearts," shares Scott Simon.

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  14. 23 hours ago

    The remains of American-born singer and WWII hero Josephine Baker are to be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris. She's the first Black woman to get France's highest honor.

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  15. 24 hours ago

    If you're a music-lover that always has your nose in a book, we have good news for you. Check out the NPR staff picks for the best music books of 2021!

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  16. 24 hours ago

    For the 31st anniversary of Hanukkah Lights, NPR revisits old favorites.

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  17. Nov 28

    From the latest : Two new compilations capture moments long lost to time using archival recordings from the 1960s and 70s.

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  18. Nov 28

    NPR Music critic Ann Powers reviews a new docuseries called "The Beatles: Get Back". It centers around hours of unseen footage of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

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  19. Nov 27

    ICYMI: Jon Batiste, Billie Eilish and Doja Cat are among the nominees for the 2022 Grammys.

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  20. Nov 27

    The world is changing in hues of amber and maroon. Do you have the appropriate soundtrack?

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  21. Nov 27

    Legendary Native American musician Joanne Shenandoah, a trailblazer popular with both mainstream and Native audiences, has died.

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