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Mariah Carey's 'Rarities' Illuminate Pop Music's Evolution

1:00pm October 06, 2020

by Andrew Chan

Celebrating 30 years in the limelight, the pop diva's year of retrospection includes a memoir, an album of rarities and re-released remixes, all of which give a masterclass in legacy building.

Lenny Kravitz performs in Tours, France in 2018. He says touring is hard — and wonderful: "Everything is about those two and a half hours on stage."

Lenny Kravitz On Race, Being On The Road, And Ruff Ruff The Magic Dog

12:19pm October 06, 2020

by Sam Briger

Kravitz's new memoir, Let Love Rule, follows his childhood and early career. Still touring in his 50s, Kravitz says, "I'm going to continue doing this as long as I can."

Little Big Town plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Little Big Town: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:00am October 06, 2020

by Ann Powers

Little Big Town, one of the biggest bands in country music, perform a Tiny Desk quarantine show, and they bring the hits.

Led Zeppelin performing on stage in 1977. The band has been battling this allegation of copyright infringement since 2014.

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Led Zeppelin

4:09pm October 05, 2020

by Andrew Limbong

The move lets stand a previous ruling that the gargantuan rock band did not steal the opening instrumental of "Stairway to Heaven" from another band, Spirit.

Linda Diaz plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Linda Diaz, 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Winner: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

12:07pm October 05, 2020

by Linda Diaz

Watch Linda Diaz's Tiny Desk concert, recorded atop New York City's Javits Center.

Alicia Keys and Hrishikesh Hirway in Netflix's new documentary series, Song Exploder — an adaptation of Hirway's popular podcast.

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Hrishikesh Hirway On Taking 'Song Exploder' To Netflix

7:19am October 05, 2020

The documentary series, an adaptation of Hirway's popular podcast, asks musicians including Alicia Keys and R.E.M to tell the step-by-step story of how a song was created.

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Spice Girl Melanie C On New Self-Titled Album

6:04pm October 04, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with pop star and member of the Spice Girls, Melanie C, about her new self-titled album, which was released on Oct. 2.

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Megan Thee Stallion protests the Breonna Taylor ruling during a performance of her hit "Savage" on Saturday Night Live on Oct. 3, 2020.

Megan Thee Stallion Protests Breonna Taylor Ruling On 'SNL'

11:47am October 04, 2020

by LaTesha Harris

One of the biggest stars in hip-hop used her appearance on Saturday Night Live to call out Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron.

Linda Ronstadt in the documentary Linda and the Mockingbirds. Ronstadt is set to be honored in the Legend category by the Hispanic Heritage Awards.

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Linda Ronstadt, A Hispanic Heritage 'Legend,' On Staying Connected

7:43am October 04, 2020

Ahead of a Hispanic Heritage Awards ceremony where she's set to receive her latest honor in a career full of them, Ronstadt shares a few thoughts on identity with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

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Maeve Gilchrist's New Album Features Heavenly Harp Music

7:43am October 04, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Celtic harpist Maeve Gilchrist about her new album, The Harpweaver.