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New Kids on the Block's "House Party," featuring Boyz II Men, Big Freedia, Jordin Sparks and Naughty by Nature, is just one of the coronavirus quarantine-inspired songs released over the past months.

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From The Urgent To The Absurd, Musicians Take On The Coronavirus Through Song

4:43pm April 28, 2020

Many musicians canceled tours and delayed album releases due to the pandemic. But some are now using home recording setups and streaming services to write and publish songs about the coronavirus.

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Mecca Notes and members of the Brass-a-Holics perform "I'll Fly Away" in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Watch New Orleans Musicians Perform A Socially Distanced Funeral Song

4:35pm April 28, 2020

by Colin Marshall

Members of Brass-a-Holics and Mecca Notes pay tribute to lives lost to COVID-19 with a performance of "I'll Fly Away."

Sheryl Crow won three Grammy awards in 1995, including record of the year for "All I Wanna Do" off her album, Tuesday Night Music Club. For this session, we revisit her 1993 interview about her debut.

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Classic World Cafe: Sheryl Crow On Her Debut Album, 'Tuesday Night Music Club'

3:31pm April 28, 2020

Today, you can pretend it's 1993: One month ago, a new singer-songwriter named Sheryl Crow released her debut album called Tuesday Night Music Club, but it wasn't an immediate success.

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Bandcamp Will Again Waive Fees To Support Artists

11:48am April 28, 2020

by Jon Lewis

The company generated $4.3 million for artists when it paused the collection of a percentage of sales for a day in March — which it will repeat on May 1, June 5 and July 3.

Chinese medical experts heading to the Philippines are seen during a ceremony before their departure in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, earlier this month.

Chinese Song Expressing Friendship During Pandemic Backfires With Wary Filipinos

10:35am April 28, 2020

by Scott Neuman

A video for "One Sea" was posted by the Chinese Embassy in Manila in an effort to foster solidarity in the fight against COVID-19. But many Filipinos saw it as Beijing pressing territorial claims.

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Rodrigo y Gabriela: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:00am April 28, 2020

by Felix Contreras

Rodrigo y Gabriela play a relaxed Tiny Desk home concert from their studio in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.

Rooted in languid rhythm, Octavian's "Poison" featuring Santi with OBONGJAYAR sounds like nothing else out.

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Heat Check: Shake Your Senses

11:04am April 27, 2020

by Sidney Madden

If you're looking for a mental reset, divergent sounds from Octavian, Tora, Kali Uchis and Isaiah Rashad will do the trick.

Rock group Protomartyr. From right to left: Alex Leonard, Joe Casey, Scott Davidson, Greg Ahee.

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Movie Recommendations For Quarantine Viewing From Protomartyr's Joe Casey

10:01am April 27, 2020

by Joe Casey

In Our Daily Breather, we ask artists how to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Joe Casey of Protomartyr recommends some unconventional films.

Mahan Esfahani plays a Tiny Desk Concert.

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Mahan Esfahani: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am April 27, 2020

by Tom Huizenga

The harpsichord is alive and well. Watch Mahan Esfahani give the first solo harpsichord recital at the Tiny Desk, playing music that spans over 250 years.

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Your Anti-Anxiety Playlist: 'Xanadu'

5:17pm April 26, 2020

Listeners share the songs that make them feel calm during this stressful time.

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