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Nicki Minaj performs during the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.

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Vote: Who Do You Think Are The Most Influential Women Musicians of the 21st Century?

2:28pm October 29, 2018

by Ann Powers

This year, we considered the most influential women and non-binary artists making music today. Now, we want to know what you think: Who deserves to be most acknowledged? Who makes your list?

Linker E Os Caramelows perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Sept. 10, 2018.

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Liniker e os Caramelows: Tiny Desk Concert

11:35am October 29, 2018

by Felix Contreras

Liniker e os Caramelows are from Brazil but steeped in the tradition of soul from here in the U.S. Watching this performance is to witness a spell being cast, note-by-note.

Beastie Boys (L-R) Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz perform at the 2004 MTV Movie Awards in Culver City, Calif.

Rap, Buddhism And Broken Radiators: The Beastie Boys Have A Story For Everything

8:34am October 29, 2018

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Adam Horovitz and Michael Diamond of the Beastie Boys about their new memoir, Beastie Boys Book.

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Songwriter Amy Ray Brings New Album 'Holler' To The Ramkat

6:00am October 29, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

As one half of the Grammy-winning folk duo Indigo Girls, songwriter Amy Ray has been releasing music for over 30 years.

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Sonny Fortune, performing with the Elvin Jones Quartet at Bimhuis in Amsterdam, on March 29, 1986. The celebrated saxophonist died Oct. 25 in New York.

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Sonny Fortune, Stalwart Saxophonist Of New York, Dies At 79

6:54pm October 27, 2018

by Nate Chinen

After a move to New York in the late '60s, the clear-toned Fortune became a versatile fixture on the broad landscape of modern jazz.

Geoffry Wharton with his mysterious Gagliano violin.

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A 'Cosmic Connection' Between 2 Violinists

6:09pm October 27, 2018

by Ned Wharton

For decades, Cologne-based violinist Geoffry Wharton has played jazzy crowd-pleasing encores written in the 1930s by an obscure composer, Audrey Call. Wharton discovered a spooky connection with her.

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WYEP nominated Christine and The Queens for this month's edition of Heavy Rotation.

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

7:00am October 27, 2018

These recent releases — including French favorite Christine and the Queens and an appropriately spooky single from Thom Yorke — will have you reconsidering your 'Best of 2018' lists.