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CeCe Winans hadn't released an album since the late 2000s when she decided, at the urging of her son Alvin Love III, to make what would become Let Them Fall in Love.

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'At This Age, This Is Who I Am': The Gospel According To CeCe Winans

9:19am February 02, 2017

by Jewly Hight

Winans has spent her long career expanding what gospel can sound like and where it can go. To pull off her first release in nearly a decade, she adapted once again — by letting go of the wheel.

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In Bill Murray's Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil checks for his shadow every day on repeat.

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For Groundhog Day, Hear Public Radio's Records On Repeat

9:00am February 02, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

If you had to wake up to the same record every day for the rest of your life, a la Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, what would it be? Public-radio hosts weigh in.

Chuck Prophet's new album, Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins, comes out February 10.

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First Listen: Chuck Prophet, 'Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins'

12:01am February 02, 2017

by Tom Moon

Listening to Prophet's new album feels like riding shotgun down some mythic highway with a rock true believer.

Jesca Hoop's new album, Memories Are Now, comes out February 10.

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First Listen: Jesca Hoop, 'Memories Are Now'

12:00am February 02, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

Hoop's songs burst with ideas: They're as strange and smart and heartfelt as they are gorgeous. Memories Are Now further showcases her enviable capacity to surprise.

Teen Daze's new album, Themes For Dying Earth, comes out February 10.

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First Listen: Teen Daze, 'Themes for Dying Earth'

12:00am February 02, 2017

by Jason Heller

The British Columbian synth band conjure breathtaking vistas, exotic flora, and meteorological phenomena on its new album.

Tinariwen's new album, Elwan, comes out February 10.

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First Listen: Tinariwen, 'Elwan'

12:00am February 02, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

After the chaos, warfare and corruption of the past several years in their native country, the Tuareg guitar gods deliver a more bitter message.

Miguel Zenón's new album, Tipico, comes out February 10.

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First Listen: Miguel Zenón, 'Típico'

12:00am February 02, 2017

by Felix Contreras

The Puerto Rican saxophonist's 10th album is a portrait of a band lost in thought with smiles on their faces.

Quelle Chris' new album, Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often, comes out February 10.

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First Listen: Quelle Chris, 'Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often'

12:00am February 02, 2017

by Timmhotep Aku

The rapper and producer's new album is a humorous and heartfelt emotional journey to self-acceptance.

John Lennon with Yoko Ono and son Julian at a 1968 press conference at Internel Studios in Stonebridge Park, Wembley.

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Yoko Ono Working On Biopic About Her Relationship And Activism With John Lennon

6:53pm February 01, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Ono has teamed with experienced producer Michael De Luca and writer Anthony McCarten for the as-yet-untitled film.

The music video "Hwages" has become a viral sensation in the Middle East.

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Saudi Women Stunt Hard (And Dis Men) In A Music Video Gone Viral

5:41pm February 01, 2017

by NPR Staff

"Throughout Saudi Arabia, throughout the Gulf, throughout the entire Middle East, this is getting a lot of play and a lot of conversation," says NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas. And you can dance to it."

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