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Clockwise from upper left: The singer, MILCK at the Women's March on Washington in January, Lorde, Big Thief, SZA, Partner, Moses Sumney

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All Songs Considered: The Year In Music 2017

10:20am December 11, 2017

Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson join hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton to look back at the highlights of 2017 in music, from the women's march on Washington to Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. and more.

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Genesis Blu calls herself a "raptivist" — a mix of rapper and activist.

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A Conversation With Houston's 'Raptivist' Genesis Blu

7:46am December 10, 2017

Genesis Blu is both a psychotherapist who works with teenagers and a rapper. "I love them equally," she says.

Ranking Roger of The English Beat, performing in May 28, 1983. The group's rework of Smokey Robinson and The Miracles' "The Tears of a Clown" reimagined the sterling soul hit as a bouncing slice of ska.

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Weekend LISTening: Me And My Shadows

5:00pm December 08, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Pairing original songs with covers that might just blow your musical mind — this time we look at The English Beat, The Kinks, Jenny Lewis and more.

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Across the Blue Ridge #103 - The Onlies, Traditionalist Interpreters and Explorers

4:00pm December 08, 2017

by Paul Brown

A new generation of highly skilled performers is putting new life into roots music.

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Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Migos And Hover Cars Converge In 'Motorsport' Video

2:53pm December 08, 2017

by Steffanee Wang

The "MotorSport" video finds the Migos trio, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj in a far-away future filled with neon green energy drinks and some ridiculously long pink braids.

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Festivo Alt.Latino: Gaby Moreno In Concert

2:00pm December 08, 2017

by Felix Contreras

Her voice dripping with Southern R&B grit, Moreno and her band never lose sight of the emotion in the holiday classics they perform at KUT in Austin, Texas.

Meek Mill on September 3, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The rapper was sentenced to prison in early November.

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Meek Mill's Legal Team, Denied At Every Turn, Presses Ahead

1:35pm December 08, 2017

by Sidney Madden

As the Philadelphia rapper remains behind bars, Meek Mill's legal team tells NPR they will continue to fight for his freedom, despite a growing list of rejections.

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Perceived As Prophetic Of A Bloodless Coup, Zimbabwean Artist's Profile Rises

1:26pm December 08, 2017

by Frank Chikowore

One of the country's musicians has benefited dramatically from the country's political upheaval, due to an album some see as presaging its recent change in president.

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Beegie Adair On Piano Jazz

1:12pm December 08, 2017

Hear the Nashville pianist play an original tune she wrote for a friend's Christmas present and join host Marian McPartland for a duet on this 1991 episode.

Franz Schubert's Lieder

12:35pm December 08, 2017

Franz Schubert composed music in nearly every genre imaginable--symphonies, chamber music, operas, piano pieces--and yet each piece was infused with his favorite: lieder--songs.

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