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Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning American singer and actor, dies at 74

7:42am January 21, 2022

Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, was best known for Bat Out Of Hell, one of the best-selling albums of all time. He also appeared in over 65 movies, including The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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Adele posted a video on her Twitter on Thursday, apologizing for needing to postpone her Las Vegas show.

Adele postpones Vegas show in tearful post, saying half of her team is out with COVID

10:51pm January 20, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Weekends with Adele was originally set to run from Jan. 21 to April 16. The singer announced that the Las Vegas residency was postponed due to COVID issues.

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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Al Bilali Soudan, Kiran Ahluwalia, Tufan Derince

9:03pm January 20, 2022

by Bob Boilen

For the second consecutive year, NPR teams up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival we call Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

Pedro the Lion's David Bazan just released the second part of his Arizona trilogy, Havasu.

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Pedro the Lion's David Bazan in conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib

4:59pm January 20, 2022

by Lars Gotrich

And just like that, Pedro the Lion's new album is out now. Listen to Havasu in its entirety with David Bazan and author Hanif Abdurraqib.

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'Barn' is Neil Young's best album in quite a while

3:49pm January 20, 2022

by Ken Tucker

Young has long been a nature writer, composing pastorals about the environment. Barn finds him composing lyrical hymns to the earth and sky, or raging against destruction on the horizon.

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Singer Bobby McFerrin performs at The 39th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell - Day 6 at The New Orleans Fair Grounds on May 3, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

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Bobby McFerrin reflects on going from the hotel bar to prescribing 'medicine music'

1:38pm January 20, 2022

Host Christian McBride talks with vocalist and 2020 NEA Jazz Master Bobby McFerrin. We'll hear tracks from his vast catalog, stories from his illustrious career, and an impromptu jam with Christian.

Sierra Ferrell performs live at the 2021 XPoNential Music Festival

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Sierra Ferrell seems to have always known where she was headed

12:18pm January 20, 2022

In this session, Sierra Ferrell talks about her life and adventures so far. Plus, you'll hear live recordings of her performances from last years XPoNential Music Festival.

Tabla player Badal Roy, who worked with both Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman, in 2011.

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Tabla player Badal Roy, known for his cutting-edge jazz collaborations, dies at 82

12:03pm January 20, 2022

by Brad Farberman

The tabla player worked with trailblazing collaborators including Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman.

Bronx-raised Cardi B offers to pay fire victims' burial costs

9:05pm January 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

"I hope that not having to worry about the costs associated with burying their loved ones will help as they move forward and heal," the Grammy-winning rapper said.

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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Kombilesa Mí, Northern Cree, Son Rompe Pera

8:55pm January 19, 2022

by Bob Boilen

For the second consecutive year, NPR teams up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival we call Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.