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The Grammys May Not Be Hip, But For These Nominees, The Awards Still Matter

7:37am February 11, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

In a year when the likes of Frank Ocean and Justin Bieber have dismissed the awards show as irrelevant, Mandalit del Barco speaks to a few artists for whom a Grammy win remains a very big deal.

Chattanooga's Terminal Station was headed for demolition in the 1970s — until entrepreneurs converted it into a train-themed hotel, named after Glenn Miller's hit song.

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How 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' Became The World's First Gold Record

6:35pm February 10, 2017

by Mike Miller

Seventy-five years ago, Glenn Miller's hit kicked off a music industry tradition — and helped change its namesake city.

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Boston Symphony Orchestra Gets Grammy Nods For Shostakovich Recordings

6:35pm February 10, 2017

by Andrea Shea

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is up for two Grammys for its series of recordings of Shostakovich symphonies. It was recorded in front of a live audience, but it's not one seamless performance.

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Keith Ingham (center) appears with Hal Smith and Bobby Gordon on the cover of Music From The Mauve Decades.

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Keith Ingham On Piano Jazz

5:59pm February 10, 2017

The British-born pianist joined host Marian McPartland in the fall of 1997.

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon bites one of his two Grammy Awards, for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album, at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in February 2012.

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What's The Deal With The Grammys' Best New Artist Category?

3:17pm February 10, 2017

World Cafe investigates how some past Best New Artist winners fared in their subsequent careers. It's not always pretty.

Dean Ween Group performs live in the World Cafe studio.

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Dean Ween Group On World Cafe

1:54pm February 10, 2017

by David Dye

Hear a live session with Mickey Melchiondo's new band, including Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton.

Esme Patterson performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Feb. 1, 2017. (NPR)

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Esmé Patterson: Tiny Desk Concert

11:34am February 10, 2017

by Bob Boilen

Esmé Patterson has dropped the banjos and folk from her previous project Paper Bird, and in their place are electric guitars and a backing band worth getting behind.

Leontyne Price as Leonore in a Metropolitan Opera production of Verdi's La forza del destino, 1977.

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Leontyne Price At 90: The Voice We Still Love To Talk About

11:33am February 10, 2017

by Tom Huizenga

Sherrill Milnes calls it "an avalanche of sound." Jessye Norman says it's "a cloud filled with silver." Singers and critics talk about the amazing voice of Leontyne Price on her 90th birthday.

'In Movement' by Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane, Matthew Garrison

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The Standard Bearers: In Jazz Categories, The Grammys Remain Focused On The Past

11:26am February 10, 2017

by Nate Chinen

If you're a jazz musician looking for recognition from the Grammy Awards, it helps to be playing a song that's familiar.

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Lowland Hum Explains Its New Album, 'Thin,' Track By Track

10:37am February 10, 2017

by Bob Boilen

Lauren and Daniel Goans, together the band Lowland Hum, explore the inspirations and experiments that make up their newest record, 'Thin.'