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Episode two of Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf

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Japanese Breakfast and iLe share their top Tiny Desk Contest entries

5:08pm May 05, 2022

by Elle Mannion

In the second episode of Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf, judges Michelle Zauner and iLe share entries that feature remarkable guitarists, songs sung in Spanish, a "mind-blowing" bassist and more.

Olivia Rodrigo performs during her 2022 SOUR Tour at Radio City Music Hall on April 26, 2022 in New York City. She spoke up in support of abortion rights while performing in Washington, D.C. this week.

Olivia Rodrigo voices support for abortion rights onstage during her concert in D.C.

2:10pm May 05, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

"I hope we can raise our voices to protect our right to have a safe abortion," the pop star said, prompting cheers from the audience.

World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a playlist from 2018.

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World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 2018

12:46pm May 05, 2022

by Bruce Warren

From Hozier to Kacey Musgraves, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jade Bird, Janelle Monae and Hop Along, 2018 was peppered with excellent releases from all genres of music.

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PUP stays honest and true to their roots in 'The Unravelling of PupTheBand'

12:19pm May 05, 2022

PUP is an acronym for Pathetic Use of Potential ... which has proven to be untrue as they've seen a lot of success over the last decade.

Kidd Creole, the rapper whose real name is Nathaniel Glover, is arraigned in New York on Aug. 3, 2017, after he was arrested on a murder charge.

The rapper Kidd Creole is sentenced to 16 years over a fatal stabbing

12:14pm May 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Rapper Kidd Creole, who was a founding member of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison for stabbing a homeless man to death on a New York City street.

Old Gap store playlists have become a hot commodity among some collectors and former employees.

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A former Gap employee embarks on a quest to collect every in-store playlist

10:03am May 05, 2022

by Jonaki Mehta

Michael Bise collected the paper playlists for the music his Gap store played in the '90s. Now he's on a mission to hunt down a generation's worth of playlists.

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Songs Of Remembrance: Daughter misses her mom's jokes

6:54am May 05, 2022

Carlita Lewis remembers her mother, Eileen Moody-Lee, who died of COVID-19 in August. Her mom, who worked at the Indian Health Service Unit in Arizona, loved R.E.M's song, "Losing My Religion."

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Ron Carter performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Ron Carter: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

3:12pm May 04, 2022

by Nikki Birch

Watch the legendary jazz bassist and members of his trio perform from The Blue Note's prestigious stage.

Naomi Judd (right) and Wynonna Judd perform during the 2008 Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, Calif.

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Naomi Judd embodied the role of country music's 'mother' — and helped to expand it

1:43pm May 04, 2022

by Jewly Hight

Alongside her daughter Wynonna, Naomi Judd, who died on April 30, willed one of the most riveting acts in country music into being through persistence and sacrifice.

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Ron Carter at 85: tracks and stories from the life of a record-setting bassist

1:21pm May 04, 2022

by Trevor Smith

To celebrate bassist Ron Carter's 85th birthday, hear a conversation with Ron and our host Christian McBride with music handpicked from Ron Carter's storied discography.