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Justin Timberlake joins Walt Dohrn, Anna Kendrick and director Mike Mitchell in the recording studio during the making of Trolls.

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To Get His First Oscar Nod, Justin Timberlake Had To Act Like A Troll

4:44am February 10, 2017

by NPR Staff

Timberlake says he always thought a song needed "misery and self-loathing" to be recognized by the Oscars — until his own theme for the animated movie Trolls was nominated for Best Original Song.

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It's Official: Prince Is Coming To Streaming This Sunday

7:07pm February 09, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Prince's Warner Bros. catalog, long held off streaming services, will return on the night of the Grammy awards.

Soapmaker Dr. Bronner Releases Posthumous Album Of His Own Words

4:39pm February 09, 2017

by Andrew Limbong

Walk into any health food store, and you'll find a bottle of Dr. Bronner's soap. It's famous not only for its cleansing power but for its label, which is full of Dr. Bronner's religious and philosophical writings. Now the company is releasing an album of his words set to music. He was a Holocaust survivor, business genius and a difficult family man.

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A still from Miranda Lambert's "We Should Be Friends" video.

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Miranda Lambert's Video For 'We Should Be Friends' Is Cute As Hell

2:35pm February 09, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Bless the salon, for it is a holy place of renewal and tiny dogs.

Sunny Sweeney's new album, Trophy, comes out March 10.

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Songs We Love: Sunny Sweeney, 'Bottle By My Bed'

1:36pm February 09, 2017

by Jewly Hight

Country singer Sunny Sweeney's frank and personal ballad wrestles with the desire for motherhood while recognizing how a female musician's lifestyle can look to a harried mom.

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BadBadNotGood, 'In Your Eyes' (Live)

1:00pm February 09, 2017

by Jason Bentley

The hip-hop-inflected jazz quartet performs a song from its latest release, IV, alongside fellow Toronto native Charlotte Day Wilson.

Alex Sopp, flutist for yMusic, has created a video for her band's new album.

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Take A Deep Dive Into yMusic's Video For The Buoyant 'Sunset Boulevard'

12:41pm February 09, 2017

by Tom Huizenga

Falling fast, jumping high and one stratospheric sky dive, are all themes explored in a new stop-motion animated video from the ensemble, yMusic.

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First Watch: Sean Rowe's Oaken Baritone Bolsters The Hopeful 'Gas Station Rose'

12:05pm February 09, 2017

by Bob Boilen

Sean Rowe's extraordinary baritone and his simple, strained stories are equally compelling — hear his newest, 'Gas Station Rose.'

Annie Hardy of the band Giant Drag returns after a long break from music, and a period of unimaginable loss.

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Giant Drag's Annie Hardy Returns, Pours Unimaginable Grief Into New Album

12:00pm February 09, 2017

by Robin Hilton

The former grunge-pop singer returns after a long break from music — and unimaginable loss — for a heartbreaking solo debut album due out in the spring.

Robot guitarist "Mach" and a robot drummer "Ashura", members of a robot rock band "Z-Machines", perform music at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.

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What Big Tech's Quarterly Reports Say About The Future Of Music

11:36am February 09, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

The past week brought a slew of high-level financial filings from tech and music companies — from which we read the tea leaves.