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A screenshot from video of the song '1-800-273-8255' by Logic on YouTube.

Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds of fewer suicides, study finds

3:52pm December 28, 2021

In 2017, the rapper Logic named a song after the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number. A new study has found it may have had a remarkable impact.

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Hilary Hahn, 'Serenade for Life'

3:07pm December 28, 2021

by Tom Huizenga

Hear the violinist, celebrated for her beautiful tone, in a surprise gift from a departed composer.

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Let's end the year with some bangers! Join Alt.Latino's Listening Party

10:20am December 28, 2021

Join Alt.Latino for an live, hour-long fiesta dedicated to highlighting the hottest Latin music of 2021

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Our Favorite Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts Of 2021

5:00am December 27, 2021

by Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis

Watch some of the year's greatest Tiny Desk performances, featuring a small sample of the talented artists who delivered intimate sets from their homes around the world.

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Giveon shares the stories behind 'When It's All Said And Done'

5:07pm December 26, 2021

The R&B star got his first big break less than two years ago with a feature on the Drake hit "Chicago Freestyle." Since then, he's released hit after hit.

Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus, their Big Hit Entertainment agency said. Members of the group are seen here at a news conference to introduce their single "Butter," in May. They are, from left to rig

3 members of K-pop sensation BTS have tested positive for COVID-19

9:50am December 26, 2021

by The Associated Press

Nearly half of the seven-member band have now tested positive, after returning to South Korea from abroad earlier this month.

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Exploring some favorite Christmas songs beyond that Mariah Carey tune

5:06pm December 25, 2021

NPR staffers discuss their favorite Christmas songs.

Holiday show celebrating Cole Porter is playing to packed (masked) houses in Paris

5:14pm December 24, 2021

by Eleanor Beardsley

A holiday musical review celebrating the work of Cole Porter is playing to rapturous audiences in Paris.

Did a song by the rapper Logic lead to fewer suicides?

5:14pm December 24, 2021

When rapper Logic's song "1-800-273-8255" — the digits for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — came out, the hotline started getting more calls.

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Rock historian Ed Ward revisits the Beatles' puzzling Christmas records

1:02pm December 24, 2021

by Ed Ward

Ward, who died May 3, 2021, spoke in 1992 about a series of Christmas singles the Beatles made in the '60s. If you were a member of their fan club, you got one each year.

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