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Megan Thee Stallion has released her debut album, Good News.

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Megan Thee Stallion Shares 'Good News,' Her First Studio Album

1:19am November 20, 2020

by LaTesha Harris

Megan Thee Stallion is closing out a tumultuous year by releasing her debut album, Good News. The reigning Hot Girl linked with Beyoncé, SZA, City Girls, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Young Thug and more.

"It's something that I've always thought that was important, ever since I was a kid, to laugh," Thundercat says. "Being able to laugh is one of the best feelings ever."

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Play It Forward: Thundercat Eases Loneliness With Trippy Music

4:34pm November 19, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Thundercat about his latest album, It Is What It Is, the importance of laughter and the artist he's grateful for, Louis Cole.

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'Louder Than A Riot' Podcast Finds Evidence Rapper Mac Might Be Innocent

4:34pm November 19, 2020

Rapper McKinley "Mac" Phipps was sentenced to 30 years for allegedly killing a fan at one of his shows. NPR podcast Louder Than a Riot explores new evidence that Mac is likely innocent.

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Code Switch Staffers Pick Their Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

5:00am November 19, 2020

by Code Switch

NPR's podcast about race, ethnicity and culture digs deep into the Tiny Desk archives.

Bruce Swedien and Quincy Jones onstage together, speaking at the Pensado Awards for audio engineering in Culver City, Calif. in 2015.

The 'Sonic Genius' Behind Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Has Died

2:51pm November 18, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Audio engineer Bruce Swedien, who shaped the sound of several albums with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, died Monday at age 86. He also collaborated with artists from B.B. King to Jennifer Lopez.

Adrianne Lenker plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Adrianne Lenker: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

11:26am November 18, 2020

by Bob Boilen

The leader of Big Thief performs five songs from a camper in Joshua Tree for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

'Hitman' Bang Si-hyuk, The Brand-New Billionaire Behind BTS

10:22am November 18, 2020

by Haeryun Kang

Formerly a producer and songwriter for K-pop's nascent idols, Si-hyuk's own label, Big Hit Entertainment, recently became larger than the other top labels in Seoul combined.

AC/DC, left to right: Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Stevie Young.

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AC/DC Returns To Rock The Masses With 'Power Up'

6:00am November 18, 2020

Angus Young and Brian Johnson discuss the band's new album, a tribute to Young's late brother Malcolm and an unlikely comeback from all kinds of loss.

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OutKast's Stankonia was released Oct. 31, 2000, and we're still feeling the stank two decades later.

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OutKast's 'Stankonia' Threw Us To The Wilderness

5:00am November 18, 2020

Experience the mayhem of what it means to create something new. Three Southern rap experts revisit the 20-year-old classic.

Lil Wayne Faces Federal Charge For Gun Possession

4:33pm November 17, 2020

by Elie Levine

The rapper is facing a federal charge of illegal possession of a firearm by a felon. His attorney calls the weapon in question a gold-plated handgun that was packed in luggage and never brandished.