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Olivia Rodrigo's second album, the follow-up to her 2021 breakthrough Sour, is called Guts.

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Olivia Rodrigo wants you to decide what her songs are about

5:12pm September 26, 2023

On Guts, the 20-year-old pop phenom is a little louder and funnier than the teenager on her debut — and even more fascinated with what the best songwriters leave out of the picture.

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Barry Manilow topples Elvis' performance record at Vegas' International Theater

4:28pm September 26, 2023

With his 637th performance at Vegas' International Theater, Barry Manilow has broken the performance record previously held by Elvis Presley.

Taylor Swift enters her football era and breaks the internet

4:28pm September 26, 2023

In a rare example of Taylor Swift's love life making headlines, fans are swooning over the superstar's potential new beau, footballer Travis Kelce.

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21 Days of Musica Latina: Bolivia

1:32pm September 26, 2023

by Miguel Perez

Every weekday through Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe dives into the music of a different country in Latin America.

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Terry Kirkman, founding member of The Association, dies at 83

5:10am September 26, 2023

The 1960s folk-rock group The Association had a number of hits songs including "Cherish," "Windy" and "Never My Love." Over the weekend, singer-songwriter Terry Kirkman died.

Clockwise from left: Tianna Esperanza, LP Giobbi, waterbaby, Briscoe.

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Public Radio's Favorite New Musicians Of 2023

7:15pm September 25, 2023

We asked our Member music stations one question: Identify your favorite artist who entered 2023 without a full-length album.

The king of R&B? It depends who you ask.

Usher will soon have Super Bowl halftime validation. But can he top Rihanna?

5:46pm September 25, 2023

by Mallory Yu

In the immortalized-by-meme words of Usher: Watch this.

Laurel Halo's 'Atlas' describes the feeling of being everywhere and nowhere

5:17pm September 25, 2023

DJ and composer Laurel Halo's new album, "Atlas", is a tapestry of slowly-evolving textures — and it was inspired by the nighttime imagery of cities she visited while out on the road.

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R&B Pillar, Usher, to headline super bowl 58 halftime show

4:36pm September 25, 2023

by Stephen Thompson

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Stephen Thompson, from NPR Music, about the NFL's announcement that R&B pillar, Usher Raymond, will headline Super Bowl 58's halftime show.

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21 Days of Musica Latina: Haiti

4:02pm September 25, 2023

by Miguel Perez

Every weekday through Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe dives into the music of a different country in Latin America.