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"Somebody once said — I don't know who it was — that gospel music is just the idea that everything is going to be all right," says Eli Paperboy Reed.

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Eli Paperboy Reed Finds His 'Way Home' — To Gospel

8:27am June 11, 2016

by NPR Staff

After a record deal gone sour, the singer turned in earnest to teaching gospel quartet music to Harlem teenagers. His faith-filled new album My Way Home reflects that experience.

Soprano Andriana Chuchman and tenor Sean Panikkar in a scene from Shalimar the Clown.

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Salman Rushdie's 'Shalimar The Clown' Is Now An Opera

8:27am June 11, 2016

by Willis Arnold

Rushdie's tale of love and revenge has made its way to the stage. It premieres tonight at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.

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White Denim On World Cafe

5:25pm June 10, 2016

The Austin band has emerged from a roster change with its frenetic guitar-rock sound fully renewed.

Broods' new song, "Heartlines," is out now.

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Lorde Co-Writes A New Song: Hear 'Heartlines', By Broods

5:13pm June 10, 2016

by Sophie Kemp

Hear the electro-pop track, which was co-written by Lorde and her fellow New Zealanders in Broods.

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs live in New York City on June 7, 2015 at a special NPR Music event.

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Watch Yo-Yo Ma Play A Moving Tribute To Going Home

5:09pm June 10, 2016

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The cellist and founder of the Silk Road Ensemble talks about how his concept of "roots" has expanded — and how music happens between the notes on a page.

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Film director Morgan Neville talks to NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas at a live event in New York City on June 7, 2015.

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A Music Documentary Is 'A Trojan Horse,' Says Oscar Winner Morgan Neville

3:40pm June 10, 2016

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Watch the celebrated director of 20 Feet from Stardom discuss his latest film, The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project.

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Across the Blue Ridge #24 - The Steep Canyon Rangers, Blue Ridge music, and tunes from Texas

3:33pm June 10, 2016

by Paul Brown

The Steep Canyon Rangers are one of the hottest bluegrass bands on the scene today. A few friends from UNC-Chapel Hill started the band.

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Weaves: Tiny Desk Concert

1:42pm June 10, 2016

by Bob Boilen

The Toronto band displays an eagerness to try on new sounds while always remaining playful and quirky — sometimes loud, sometimes gentle and always a trip.

Andy Samberg plays Conner4Real in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Pop Star' And Making Music Funny

12:36pm June 10, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

The gang discusses The Lonely Island's new movie, then looks back at other films that find humor in the foibles of musicians. And, as always, we close with What's Making Us Happy this week.

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Songs We Love: Dinosaur Jr., 'Tiny'

11:30am June 10, 2016

by Mina Tavakoli

The first single from Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not is the band distilled: a systematic reconfiguration of the Jurassic, juvenile sound it's always owned.