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Ryuichi Sakamoto posing for a portrait in Paris in 1996.

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has died

2:20pm April 02, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol and the writer of sweeping movie scores.

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We made ChatGPT write a song for us

7:56am April 02, 2023

We keep hearing that Artificial Intelligence is a threat to the creative arts. So we put ChatGPT to the test to see if it can write a decent song.

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Musicians Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia on their new album, 'Eclipse'

9:58am April 01, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with musicians Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia about their love story and their new album, "Eclipse."

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Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song premieres tonight on PBS.

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Watch Joni Mitchell perform 'Summertime' at Gershwin Prize concert

7:37pm March 31, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox and Angélique Kidjo are among the artists performing on Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, airing on PBS this evening.

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Watch Live: The 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert

11:45am March 31, 2023

by Nate Chinen

This celebration honors this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, Louis Hayes and Sue Mingus. Watch live Sat, April 1, 7:30 p.m. ET!

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Limbo District, 'Encased'

9:48am March 31, 2023

by Lars Gotrich

The Athens, Ga., group has always felt like a myth hidden in plain sight. In a newly unearthed studio session, hear the band reverse-engineer punk's primitive roots to craft a circus-like surrealism.

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Auto-Tune made him famous. T-Pain shows off his natural singing voice on a new album

5:10am March 31, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to multi-platinum-winning singer, songwriter, producer and rapper T-Pain about his new covers album: On Top of the Covers.

On the record, the members of boygenius craft songs about how we care for each other, why we choose each other and how this kind of closeness can transform us.

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On 'the record,' boygenius honors how friendship shapes our very sense of self

5:01am March 31, 2023

by Marissa Lorusso

The friendship shared by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus isn't just the backdrop for their album as boygenius: It's the subject of many of these songs, built into their very structures.

Durand Bernarr performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Durand Bernarr: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am March 31, 2023

by Mitra I. Arthur

Before his eclectic, high-energy performance, the singer and showman told the Tiny Desk team: "I'm not meant to be understood; I'm meant to be experienced."

Samara Joy accepts the Grammy Award for best new artist in Los Angeles on Feb. 5.

Grammy-winning jazz singer Samara Joy joins for concert and conversation

2:04pm March 30, 2023

by Terry Gross

Samara Joy comes from a family of gospel singers and has been singing all her life. In February, she became the second jazz performer in Grammy history to win the award for best new artist.

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