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Feist says her goal with Pleasure is to "[go] back to a place that would be sustainable, that I can imagine enjoying when I'm 90."

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Feist Has A Message For Her 71-Year-Old Self

8:16am May 07, 2017

That message is embedded in the Canadian singer's new album, Pleasure. "I appreciate the perspective that 28-year-old Leslie's shed on my life," she says. "I kind of want to echo that forward."

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'Places,' Please: Lea Michele Turns Back To Broadway

7:48am May 06, 2017

The Glee star was cast in Les Misérables when she was 8 and has been performing ever since. She says her new album, Places, intentionally calls back to her history onstage.

Actor Richard Gere says of his new character, "I think there's a kindness and softness in Norman, where he really believes these schemes are going to be good for people."

'Every Culture Has A Norman': Richard Gere On Playing A Fixer And Wandering Jew

7:48am May 06, 2017

by Scott Simon

Gere's latest film, Norman, is about a Jewish man who pops up on the streets of Manhattan dropping names, handing out cards and promising to connect people.

A video of a dancing Pikachu getting tackled by men in suits in Songdo, South Korea went viral on Friday.

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WATCH: Deflating Pikachu Gets Tackled, Hustled Off Stage By Suited Men

9:26pm May 05, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

A video from the Pokémon World Festival near Seoul shows 15 Pikachu dancing to Hairspray when the ringleader's costume starts deflating. Then a group of men forcefully spirit the dancer away.

Loretta Lynn, seen here performing at SXSW 2016, suffered a stroke Thursday night.

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Loretta Lynn Suffers Stroke, Expects Full Recovery

8:53pm May 05, 2017

by Otis Hart

The country legend, who just celebrated her 85th birthday, fell ill Thursday night.

Future and Amber Rose unmask in dark visual of survival and seduction.

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WATCH: Future's 'Mask Off' Video Is A Hood Opera Of Apocalyptic Proportions

6:00pm May 05, 2017

by Rodney Carmichael

Amber Rose joins Future for a hellish night ride of flutey loops.

Du Yun, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer for music, considers the issues of diversity in classical music.

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Looking For Women's Music At The Symphony? Good Luck!

4:16pm May 05, 2017

by Tom Huizenga

Recent surveys show that less than 2 percent of music performed by American orchestras is by women composers. This year's Pulitzer Prize winner, Du Yun, speaks out on diversity in the concert hall.

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Across the Blue Ridge #71 - A Festival Visit & Blues in Bluegrass

4:00pm May 05, 2017

by Paul Brown

This week we take a moment at Merlefest – not for the main stage acts, but with the community of jammers at festivals. Beyond that, we hear a fine selection of bluegrass and old time music wi

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Lydia Loveless unlocks the slow-burning desperation at the heart of an electro-pop banger.

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Hear Lydia Loveless Reinvent Justin Bieber's 'Sorry'

1:40pm May 05, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

Loveless unlocks the slow-burning desperation at the heart of an electro-pop banger.

Tank And The Bangas perform perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Mar. 6, 2017. (NPR)

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Listen To The New Single From Tiny Desk Contest Winners Tank And The Bangas

1:28pm May 05, 2017

by Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey

Hear the newly released, studio version of "Quick," the song that made the New Orleans-based band the winners of the 2017 Tiny Desk Contest.