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Kacey Musgraves (speaking at microphone) won the Grammy for best album of the year for Golden Hour.

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Kacey Musgraves And Childish Gambino Win Top Awards At 2019 Grammys

11:16am February 11, 2019

by Andrew Flanagan

No single artist dominated, but over the course of a night in which a handful of artists won major awards, a thread became clear: The Academy was attempting to make amends for past mistakes.

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Kacey Musgraves And Childish Gambino Win Top Awards At Grammys

7:26am February 11, 2019

by Mandalit del Barco

Kacey Musgraves won the night's top honor, album of the year, for Golden Hour — which also won country album of the year. Childish Gambino won record and song of the year for "This Is America."

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DJ Marshmello's 'Fornite' Concert Has The Music World Buzzing

6:41am February 11, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

What does DJ Marshmello's Fortnite concert mean for the future of music performance? The 10-minute virtual concert was one of the largest digital gatherings ever.

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Lau Noah performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Jan. 10, 2019 (Amr Alfiky/NPR).

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Lau Noah: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am February 11, 2019

by Bob Boilen

There's a magical aura that surrounds Lau Noah as she sits behind the Tiny Desk and unspools thought-provoking story-songs.

In a pointed moment, host Alicia Keys (center) opened the 61st Grammy Awards by bringing out Lady Gaga (left), Jada Pinkett Smith (second from left), Michelle Obama (second from right) and Jennifer Lopez (right) to speak about women and music.

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Live Blog: The 2019 Grammy Awards

11:38pm February 10, 2019

The Recording Academy is spreading its prizes widely this year. No artist is dominating, but Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Kacey Musgraves and Brandi Carlile have all won awards.

Brandi Carlile accepts the Grammy award for Best American Roots Performance, one of the 75 awards handed out at the Grammy's Premiere Ceremony prior to the prime time telecast.

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2019 Grammy Awards: The Full List Of Winners

10:47pm February 10, 2019

by NPR Staff

Artists who have won multiple awards at the 61st annual Grammy Awards include Lady Gaga, Brandi Carlile and Kacey Musgraves.

Noted for its sharp commentary on race, identity, sex and politics, Noname's album, Room 25, was one of the most critically-acclaimed records of last year.

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'We Need To Exist In Multitudes': Noname Talks Artistic Independence, Women In Rap

7:10pm February 10, 2019

Fatimah Warner, best known as the rapper Noname, has been quietly gaining attention for her feminist and socially aware lyrics. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Warner about her sophomore album, Room 25.

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Cedric Burnside plays Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines, Iowa on Dec. 1, 2018 in support of his Grammy Nominated "Benton County Relic."

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Grammy-Nominated Blues Musician Cedric Burnside Remembers His Roots

8:05am February 10, 2019

by Clay Masters

His album Benton County Relic was nominated for a Grammy this year in the Best Traditional Blues category and features lyrics about his poor upbringing in Mississippi.

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Leah Nobel's Running in Borrowed Shoes is out now.

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Leah Nobel Explores The Mixed Bag Of Human Experience With New Album

8:05am February 10, 2019

Leah Nobel interviewed 100 people about what it means to be human to help create her new album Running in Borrowed Shoes.

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Congressman Hank Johnson Advocates For Release Of Detained Rapper 21 Savage

5:41pm February 09, 2019

British-born rapper 21 Savage was detained by U.S. immigration officials for allegedly overstaying a visa. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson about why he's advocating for the rapper's release.

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