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With 'Be As You Are,' Mike Posner Finally Takes His Mom's Advice

5:17pm May 04, 2016

by NPR Staff

The singer's latest pop hit is — ironically — about the downsides of having a pop hit. But another song on his new album, At Night, Alone, focuses on his relationship with his mother.

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California Addiction Doctor Scheduled Meeting With Prince, Lawyer Says

5:17pm May 04, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

A lawyer for a California addiction doctor held a press conference Wednesday. He said his client was scheduled to meet with Prince the day after the singer died, and that he had dispatched his son, who works with him, to Prince's Minnesota home.

Jennifer Nettles' new album, Playing With Fire, comes out May 13.

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First Listen: Jennifer Nettles, 'Playing With Fire'

3:26pm May 04, 2016

by Jewly Hight

Few who've been following the Sugarland singer's career could deny her expressive range, but even she had never reveled in it quite this freely until now.

A still from Ought's "Beautiful Blue Sky" video.

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Ought's New Video Captures The Beauty And Boredom Of The Everyday

2:40pm May 04, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

In a video for the contemplative post-punk song, a dancer holds a mirror to the hallways, bedrooms and parks where our plainest, loneliest experiences occur.

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Songs We Love: Esmé Patterson, 'No River'

2:10pm May 04, 2016

by Ann Powers

Patterson casts light on the assumption people make about a woman: that she's inexhaustibly strong, yet mysteriously dangerous. "I'm human, I'm human," she reminds us.

Ben Harper performs live at World Cafe Live at The Queen.

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Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals On World Cafe

1:38pm May 04, 2016

Hear why now was the right time for Harper to reunite with his longtime backing band.

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Songs We Love: Idris Ackamoor And The Pyramids, 'Rhapsody In Berlin'

10:00am May 04, 2016

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

Reunited after three decades, the pan-African "cosmic jazz" experimentalists throw an extended and ecstatic dance party, with throwback funk vibes and multiculti merger.

Canadian band The Grindmother is a family act, led by guitarist Rain Forest and his 67-year-old mom.

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This Ain't Your Mama's Grindcore Band — It's His

6:25am May 04, 2016

by Lindsay Totty

The Grindmother is a Canadian metal band that's just released its debut album. It's also what the group's 67-year-old lead singer prefers to be called.

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Chino Moreno, who has led Deftones since it formed in Sacramento nearly 30 years ago, performs with the band at SXSW 2016 in Austin, Texas.

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Deftones' Chino Moreno On Surviving, Evolving And 'Gore'

4:59pm May 03, 2016

by Jonathan Dick

After nearly 30 years, Moreno's beloved band just put out its eighth album. "I wanna believe that we haven't changed," he says, "but that everybody else has just sort of caught up."

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Watch Jason Isbell Perform 'Palmetto Rose' Live

4:12pm May 03, 2016

by Greg Shea

The two-time Grammy winner performs a blues-rock song in front of a sold-out crowd in Boston.