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Conductor Marin Alsop performs at The Royal Albert Hall in west London on Sept. 12, 2015.

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Not My Job: What Does Conductor Marin Alsop Know About Superconductors?

2:59pm July 27, 2019

Marin Alsop is the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the São Paulo Symphony so we know she's a good conductor ... but how will she do on our quiz about conducting electricity?

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10-Year-Old Girl Who Penned Letter To Yo-Yo Ma Gets A Response

8:03am July 27, 2019

When 10-year-old Anyi Kesler couldn't get in to a free Yo-Yo Ma concert, she wrote a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune. Yo-Yo Ma read the letter and responded.

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

5:00am July 27, 2019

There are some new-comers on the music scene, and our NPR Music member stations have curated a list of some highlights for your playlists.

Clockwise from top left: Dawes (Magdalena Wosinska), Amy Ray (Brian Fisher), Kathleen Edwards (Victor Tavares), J.S. Ondara (Josh Cheuse)

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Watch Live Performances From XPoNential Music Festival 2019 This Weekend

9:04pm July 26, 2019

by Bruce Warren

Watch Dawes, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, Guster, Kathleen Edwards, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram and many more perform live on the Camden Waterfront starting Friday, July 26.

The Edge and Bono perform in the Netherlands during U2's The Joshua Tree tour in 1987. The U2 song "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," inspired by gospel, has become a rock 'n' roll hymn, even finding its way into real-life church services.

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In U2's 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,' A Restless Search For Meaning

4:28pm July 26, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

Inspired by gospel, the standout from U2's American experiment, The Joshua Tree, has become a rock 'n' roll hymn, even finding its way into real-life church services.

Carlos Santana is still expected to perform at Woodstock 50 ... if it happens at all.

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If Woodstock 50 Happens, It Won't Be A Festival And It Won't Be In New York

2:05pm July 26, 2019

by Andrew Flanagan

The music festival has been slowly unraveling since April, but might have found a new lease on life.

Taylor Goldsmith of the band Dawes performs at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival. Dawes is back for the 2019 festival broadcast.

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Listen Live: Newport Folk Festival 2019

2:05pm July 26, 2019

by Paul Georgoulis

Listen to the 2019 Newport Folk Festival's official broadcast, with select performances by Jeff Tweedy, Jade Bird, Yola and more.

Singer David Daniels, performing at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2004.

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Opera Star David Daniels Indicted For Sexual Assault In Texas

1:50pm July 26, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Daniels and his husband, Scott Walters, are both accused of drugging and raping a man in Houston in May 2010. Daniels is also being accused of drugging and raping another man in Michigan in 2017.

Residente and Bad Bunny lead demonstrations in San Juan against the Puerto Rican governor

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Residente And Bad Bunny, Fresh From Demonstrations, Celebrate With A New Single

1:43pm July 26, 2019

by Felix Contreras

Residente, the former Calle 13 frontman, withheld a single from upcoming album until the Puerto Rican governor resigned. That time has come and gone, and here we are.

Cannonball Adderley sits with his saxophone.

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'The Black Messiah' And The Legacy Of Cannonball Adderley

1:41pm July 26, 2019

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley left a monumental legacy during his two decades in the spotlight. Revisit his music with old bandmates and Patrick Bartley Jr.'s young New York band.