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Cimafunk (Feat. George Clinton), 'Funk Aspirin'

1:10pm August 20, 2021

by Felix Contreras

The new single from Cuban funkmeister Cimafunk, featuring Parliament's George Clinton, is the perfect soundtrack for an end-of-summer front porch party (properly masked, of course).

Lorde, whose new album Solar Power was released Aug. 20, 2021.

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Lorde, Now Fully Adulting, Embraces A Folksy Analog On 'Solar Power'

12:50pm August 20, 2021

The pop star has spent the four years growing up and slowing down – she speaks to Morning Edition about her new album and sound, including using her synesthesia like a creative scythe.

Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton's persona has taken on an almost saint-like manifestation in recent years, writes Amanda Marie Martinez.

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Why Do We Need Dolly To Be A Saint?

12:00pm August 20, 2021

by Amanda Marie Martinez

Media outlets have become so quick to feed the public feel-good stories about the singer that routine fact-checking seems to be getting overlooked, as a recently viral story shows.

Joy Oladokun performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Joy Oladokun: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:00am August 20, 2021

by Nikki Birch

Watch the folk-soul singer-songwriter perform four songs from her new album, in defense of my own happiness.

Chucky Thompson speaks at a Recording Academy event in January 2009. The late producer created some of the most celebrated hits of the '90s "hip-hop soul" era.

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In Chucky Thompson, Black Music Found A Borderless, Million-Selling Sound

3:57pm August 19, 2021

by Christopher A. Daniel

The producer, who died this month at 53, crafted career-defining records by Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans and The Notorious B.I.G., armed with a desire to understand his artists as people first.