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For Rapper Drake, It Really Is As Easy As 1, 2, 3

6:05am March 16, 2021

Drake recently released Scary Hours 2, a mini-album with three songs on it, and those songs all debuted in the top-three spots of the Billboard Hot 100. No other artist has ever pulled this off.

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Remembering Usha Subrahmanyam With 'Don't Know Why'

6:18pm March 15, 2021

NPR pays tribute to some of the people who lost their lives to COVID-19 by listening to their stories and the music they loved. Uttara Marti's mother loved the song "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones.

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Most Grammys Per Single Lady — Beyoncé's 28th Win Sets A New Record

4:26pm March 15, 2021

With a total of 28 wins, Beyoncé broke the record for the most Grammys of any woman or any singer at this year's awards.

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Tiny Desk Concert with Chick Corea & Gary Burton.

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Tiny Desk Playlist: 2021 Grammy Winners Who've Stopped By The Tiny Desk, Vol. 2

3:58pm March 15, 2021

by Lars Gotrich

The Tiny Desk space — both at the D.C. office and now in our (home) concert series — has been host to several Grammy winners over the last 13 years.

Megan Thee Stallion, who took home the awards for best new artist and two rap categories, performs with Cardi B at the 2021 Grammy Awards ceremony.

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Escapism, Not Escape, At A Grammy Night Defined By Exceptions

3:37pm March 15, 2021

by Maria Sherman

We deserved a good show, and we got one of the best in years. But it wouldn't be the Grammys without a few familiar mistakes.

Jacob Collier plays a Tiny Desk (Home) concert.

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Tiny Desk Playlist: 2021 Grammy Winners Who've Stopped By The Tiny Desk, Vol 3

2:55pm March 15, 2021

by Lars Gotrich

The Tiny Desk space — both at the D.C. office and now in our (home) concert series — has been host to several Grammy winners over the last 13 years.

If we could literally take one thing away from the Grammys, Harry Styles' feather boa might be it.

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Grammys 2021: 10 Takeaways From A Big, Weird Night

2:55pm March 15, 2021

by Stephen Thompson

The Grammys demonstrated a brilliant new way to assemble an awards show, and a not-so-brilliant way to choose the winners.

H.E.R. performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Nov. 8, 2018.

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Tiny Desk Playlist: 2021 Grammy Winners Who've Stopped By The Tiny Desk, Vol. 1

2:48pm March 15, 2021

by Lars Gotrich

The Tiny Desk space — both at the D.C. office and now in our (home) concert series — has been host to several Grammy winners over the last 13 years.

Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans was produced by WXPN

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'Kanaval' Chronicles The History Of Haiti And Its Influence On New Orleans

12:25pm March 15, 2021

Hear the first two hours of the documentary that chronicles the history of Haiti and explores that nation's influence on the music, culture and identity of the Crescent City: New Orleans.

Beyoncé (left) and Megan Thee Stallion, who each won three awards at the 2021 Grammy Awards, accept trophy for best rap performance on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Beyoncé Reigns And Billie Eilish Repeats At 2021 Grammy Awards

9:11am March 15, 2021

by Otis Hart

In a Grammy ceremony filled that mixed surprisingly intimate moments with familiar staged bombast, Megan Thee Stallion won best new artist and Beyoncé became the most awarded performer of all time.

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