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Future has dropped three chart-topping albums in just six months

10:42am October 02, 2024

by Stephen Thompson

This week, the rapper Future hit #1 on Billboard's albums chart for a third time in the last six months. Meanwhile, on the songs, chart, stasis is becoming the coin of the realm.

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Songs That Move You: Linda Ronstadt's 'La Calandria'

3:52am October 02, 2024

by Anamaria Artemisa Sayre

Our friends at Alt.Latino feature a listener's recollection of how Linda Ronstadt's song "La Calandria" moved her grandfather to tears.

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Some of Bob Dylan's most raucous rock comes to life on 'The 1974 Live Recordings'

11:00am September 30, 2024

by Ken Tucker

Dylan's 40-show 1974 tour with The Band produced a live double-album later that year. Now, the music available from that tour has increased dramatically with the release of a new 27-CD set.

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Historic flooding strands hundreds in North Carolina. And, Hezbollah leader mourned

8:12am September 30, 2024

Tropical storm Helene has left western North Carolina with catastrophic damage from historic flooding to a loss of power for thousands. And, Lebanon mourning the loss of Hezbollah leader.

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Kris Kristofferson at the Film Premiere of Chelsea Walls

Kris Kristofferson, musical rebel and movie star, has died at age 88

6:51pm September 29, 2024

Musician and film star Kris Kristofferson has died at age 88. His hit songs include "Me and Bobby McGee" and he starred in dozens of films, including A Star Is Born, opposite Barbra Streisand.

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An Atlanta tribute concert celebrated former president Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday

7:48am September 29, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

Former president Jimmy Carter turns 100 on Tuesday. To celebrate, the humanitarian's Carter Center organized a benefit concert in Atlanta this month that also showcased his lifelong love of music.

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Jazz pianist Christian Sands on his new album 'Embracing Dawn'

7:48am September 29, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with jazz pianist Christian Sands about his latest album, "Embracing Dawn." It's informed by a breakup.

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'Wait Wait' for September 28, 2024: Live in Kansas City with Dionne Warwick!

12:30pm September 28, 2024

This week, Wait Wait is live in Kansas City with special guest Dionne Warwick, and panelists Josh Gondelman, Shantira Jackson, and Paula Poundstone

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The final, posthumous album from SOPHIE stands out among the best music out this week

5:19pm September 27, 2024

by Daoud Tyler-Ameen

This week's new music includes the current king of bluegrass, electronic stylings from an RNB pioneer and a posthumous release from the iconic producer SOPHIE, who passed away in 2021.

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The album SOPHIE left behind has been finished

5:11am September 27, 2024

by Hazel Cills

One of the rising stars of electronic music, SOPHIE died suddenly in 2021 at the age of 34. A new posthumous album highlights what might have been.

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