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New Frightened Rabbit Compilation 'Carries On' The Songs Of The Late Scott Hutchison

6:20pm July 22, 2019

by Connor Donevan

Tiny Changes — a collection of covers from Frightened Rabbit — is intended as a celebration. But the project has taken on new weight after the death of the band's lead singer.

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Art Neville, A New Orleans Icon, Dead At 81

5:17pm July 22, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The keyboardist and singer was the co-founder of both the Meters and the Neville Brothers died Monday — bands that took the funk and swagger of New Orleans to a much larger world.

Jacob Collier plays a Tiny Desk Concert on May 16, 2019.

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Jacob Collier: Tiny Desk Concert

3:49pm July 22, 2019

by Colin Marshall

As the NPR staff gathered to watch his performance, Jacob Collier sprinted full bore down the hallway for his set, hardly able to contain his creative energy or enthusiasm.

Lil Nas X in April, posing backstage during the 2019 Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif.

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Lil Nas X Ties Chart Record For Longest Streak At No. 1

1:49pm July 22, 2019

by Emily Abshire

"Old Town Road" spent last week neck and neck with Billie Eilish's "bad guy." Both artists helped their Hot 100 numbers with strategically deployed remixes, taking advantage of a murky chart policy.

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Lukas Nelson's Message Is Simple: 'Go Play Outside'

1:46pm July 22, 2019

Lukas Nelson's latest record, Turn Off The News (Build A Garden), includes plenty of guests. Neil Young, Margo Price, and yes, Lukas' dad, Willie Nelson, all appear on the album.

The fractions of pennies per play that streaming pays out has been a boon to the recording industry — but artists often criticize it for the same.

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The Success Of Streaming Has Been Great For Some, But Is There A Better Way?

1:13pm July 22, 2019

by Paula Mejía

Chastened since the turn of the millennium, the streaming revolution has now revivified the recording industry — at least, those at the top of it. What are the alternatives, then?

The rise of streaming has rewired how people access media — and is shifting that media's place in the world.

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A Borrowed World: Streaming As The New Reality

8:28am July 22, 2019

by Andrew Flanagan

In a short time, streaming has become the central revenue engine of the music industry, and the way most of us access music — or almost any media, for that matter. What's that mean for the music?

Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter and Aaron Crouch play The Father, The Mother and The Son in the world premiere of Blue at the 2019 Glimmerglass Festival.

New Opera 'Blue' Takes On The Tragedy Of Police Brutality

5:14pm July 21, 2019

by Jeff Lunden

The new opera by Tazewell Thompson and Jeanine Tesori tells the story of a couple in Harlem who are forced to confront their teenage son's sudden death by police violence.

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A Special Tune Marked Apollo 11

10:33am July 21, 2019

ABC commissioned an original song from Duke Ellington for the 1969 mission. Ellington wrote and performed "Moon Maiden" as viewers waited for the lunar landing.

Tycho's latest album, Weather (feat. Saint Sinner on vocals), is out now.

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Ambience, Vocalized: Instrumentalist Tycho Adds Saint Sinner's Vocals To 'Weather'

8:00am July 21, 2019

Tycho, whose real name is Scott Hansen, is famous for his ambient instrumental tracks. But for Tycho's latest album, Weather, Hansen enlisted Saint Sinner to add vocals to the ambience.