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Kali Uchis performs onstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 20, 2018 in Indio, California.

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The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+

8:02am July 30, 2018

This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.

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The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+

7:53am July 30, 2018

Noname performs at RBC Bluesfest at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa, Canada in July 2018.

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The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+

7:50am July 30, 2018

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The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+

2:29am July 30, 2018

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The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+

2:25am July 30, 2018

From left: Betty Kelly, Rosalind Ashford and Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas perform circa mid-1964 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

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Come On Out And Dance

8:21am July 28, 2018

by Scott Simon

The Motown hit landed at a turning point in civil rights — and where Black Power movements flourished, the song followed. Scott Simon explores why, with a little help from singer Martha Reeves.

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Tell 'Em Where You're From: The Regional Anthems That Move Us

10:10am July 26, 2018

Some sprout from the cities and states they rep for; others are outsiders, held up in pride by a sister community. NPR's American Anthem series continues with a list of place-based bangers.

Members of ÌFÉ perform at NuevoFest in Philadelphia

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Summer Latin Music Festivals Offer Music And Opportunity

11:41pm July 20, 2018

by Marisa Arbona-Ruiz

For Latinx musicians who have found themselves excluded from the stages of mainstream festivals, a growing range of festivals and tours catering to Latinx artists and fans is changing the game.

Drake's latest No. 1 hit "In My Feelings" shot to the top of the charts thanks to a viral dance challenge that had little to do with the rapper himself.

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Who's Entertaining Who?: How The Internet Picks Up Drake's Slack

10:53am July 20, 2018

by Sam Sanders

Drake's latest No. 1 hit "In My Feelings" shot to the top of the charts thanks to a viral dance challenge that had little to do with the rapper himself.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (left) takes the oath of office in August 1993 as President Bill Clinton looks on. A new album, Notorious RBG in Song sets events from Ginsburg's life to music.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life Immortalized In Song

9:35am July 18, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

Songs about the life and career of the Supreme Court justice, written in secret by her daughter-in-law, now make their debut on a very personal album called Notorious RBG in Song.

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