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Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, pose with their trophy in Krakovets, at the Ukraine border with Poland, on May 16. The U.K., which placed second, is in talks to host next year's event instead of Ukraine due to the war.

Eurovision winner Ukraine can't host next year's contest because of the war

8:32am June 17, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Public broadcasters and security experts concluded it's not feasible for the war-torn country to host, organize and produce the event. They're now turning to the U.K., which placed second this year.

Across her extensive career, Beyoncé has maintained her position as one of the most powerful performers in music.

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Beyoncé announces new album 'Renaissance'

10:29am June 16, 2022

The album will be the pop star's first solo studio album in six years.

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Watch Lakou Mizik live in concert from World Cafe Live

8:57am June 16, 2022

by Bruce Warren

A signature series from WXPN, Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans features live music, theatre events and an audio documentary.

Haley Reinhart performs during the homecoming for American Idol Season 10 in Arlington Heights, Ill.

The best 'American Idol' contestants of all time, ranked — according to your votes

8:57am June 16, 2022

by Linda Holmes

NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour asked listeners to vote on their favorite American Idol contestants of all time.

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Songs to believe in: A Juneteenth playlist

8:06am June 16, 2022

by Lara Downes

This Juneteenth, pianist Lara Downes remembers the freedom that has been hard fought and hard won.

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Larry June performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Larry June: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:00am June 16, 2022

by Bobby Carter

Larry June is the indie-rap hustle personified. Though the Bay Area emcee has a prodigious output, his (home) concert reflects the comfortable, laid-back tone of his records.

Remembering Scott 'Scooter' Stewart, lost to COVID, with Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Free Bird'

8:32pm June 15, 2022

Shannon Hunt remembers mechanic Scott "Scooter" Stewart of Shiloh, Ill., who died from COVID. She calls him her "bonus dad."

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Meghan Stabile, photographed onstage with Robert Glasper during Winter Jazzfest 2020.

Meghan Stabile, promoter who united jazz and hip-hop, dead at 39

6:14pm June 15, 2022

by Nate Chinen

"We get so stuck on categories and labels that you completely miss the point of really beautiful, authentic forms of art," Stabille told Jazz Night in America in 2015.

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Beabadoobee, '10:36'

1:20pm June 15, 2022

by Hazel Cills

The latest single from Beabadoobee's forthcoming album has a magnetic, rough-around-the-edges sound with sweetness at its core.

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Valley of Weights, 'I Was a Wartime Draughtsman'

10:04am June 15, 2022

by Daniel Brown

On its debut double album, Valley of Weights throws a haymaker into the contemporary psych scene.