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The rise of streaming has rewired how people access media — and is shifting that media's place in the world.

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A Borrowed World: Streaming As The New Reality

8:28am July 22, 2019

by Andrew Flanagan

In a short time, streaming has become the central revenue engine of the music industry, and the way most of us access music — or almost any media, for that matter. What's that mean for the music?

Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter and Aaron Crouch play The Father, The Mother and The Son in the world premiere of Blue at the 2019 Glimmerglass Festival.

New Opera 'Blue' Takes On The Tragedy Of Police Brutality

5:14pm July 21, 2019

by Jeff Lunden

The new opera by Tazewell Thompson and Jeanine Tesori tells the story of a couple in Harlem who are forced to confront their teenage son's sudden death by police violence.

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A Special Tune Marked Apollo 11

10:33am July 21, 2019

ABC commissioned an original song from Duke Ellington for the 1969 mission. Ellington wrote and performed "Moon Maiden" as viewers waited for the lunar landing.

Tycho's latest album, Weather (feat. Saint Sinner on vocals), is out now.

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Ambience, Vocalized: Instrumentalist Tycho Adds Saint Sinner's Vocals To 'Weather'

8:00am July 21, 2019

Tycho, whose real name is Scott Hansen, is famous for his ambient instrumental tracks. But for Tycho's latest album, Weather, Hansen enlisted Saint Sinner to add vocals to the ambience.

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'The Git Up': Dissecting The Country Rap Chart-Topper

6:03pm July 20, 2019

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica about the country rap song that's tearing up the charts, "The Git Up."

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An NPR Listener Shares His Signature Song

8:00am July 20, 2019

For Chris Bubenik of Asheville, N.C., Lisa Loeb's "Stay (I Missed You)" is an "amazing opus about finding yourself."

Thom Yorke's third solo album ANIMA represents a recalibration of his creative process.

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Thom Yorke Recalibrates And Digs Deeper Into His Dread Of Technology With 'ANIMA'

5:48pm July 19, 2019

by Tom Moon

Thom Yorke has always had a dread of technology. But the Radiohead frontman's latest album, ANIMA, explores that dread with the help of technology.

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Hans Zimmer, Matt Jones of the Re-Collective Orchestra and conductor Nick Glennie-Smith at a scoring session for Disney's The Lion King.

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25 Years After Scoring 'The Lion King,' Hans Zimmer Returns To Pride Rock

4:09pm July 19, 2019

by Tim Greiving

Twenty five years after he scored the original The Lion King, which won an Oscar, Hans Zimmer returns to Pride Rock to revisit the classic musical themes for a re-imagined tale.

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Dan Auerbach And Patrick Carney Bring Brotherly Love Back To The Black Keys

12:55pm July 19, 2019

Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney explain why they just needed to get out of each other's hair for a bit.

"Prophet," the second single from King Princess' upcoming debut album, Cheap Queen, is out now.

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King Princess Shows What's To Come With 'Prophet' And Announces Her Debut Album

12:02pm July 19, 2019

by Rosalind Faulkner

The 20-year-old singer-songwriter announces her upcoming debut album, Cheap Queen, and drops its second official single, "Prophet."