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Flying Lotus paints a weird trap tapestry with his new track "Fire Is Coming"

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With His First Album In 5 Years, A 'Fire Is Coming' From Flying Lotus

12:34pm April 17, 2019

by Sidney Madden

The genre-jumping producer is set to release Flamagra, his first album in five years, in May with features from Solange, Anderson .Paak, George Clinton and more.

Kevin Morby in a scene from his video for the song "OMG Rock N Roll."

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Kevin Morby Drops New Song, Video In Advance Of 'Oh My God'

11:01am April 17, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

The new track, "OMG Rock N Roll," is playful but sets a portentous scene that, Morby says, is ultimately about gun violence in America.

Theodore performs a Tiny Desk Concert on March 27, 2019 (Amr Alfiky/NPR).

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Theodore: Tiny Desk Concert

10:06am April 17, 2019

by Bob Boilen

The music of Theodore is dark and transformative, with the kind of spare elegance you can hear in Sigur Rós or Pink Floyd.

K-Pop Industry Faces Lurid Scandal Involving Sexual Violence And Official Corruption

6:05pm April 16, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

One of South Korea's most successful cultural exports, K-pop music, is facing its worst crisis to date: a lurid scandal involving misogynistic celebrities and corrupt police.

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Portrait of country singer and musician Rosanne Cash, c. 1980.

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Rosanne Cash On Art And Activism

3:44pm April 16, 2019

The singer-songwriter opens up about the #MeToo movement in the music industry and more.

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The Mekons Celebrate Restlessness And Exploration On 'Deserted'

1:59pm April 16, 2019

by Ken Tucker

The Mekons are first-generation British punk rockers who've moved through an array of genres over the decades. Their most recent album was recorded in a studio just outside Joshua Tree National Park.

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A woman smokes a cigarette in a scene from Cate Le Bon's video for the song "Home to You."

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Cate Le Bon Comes 'Home To You'

11:40am April 16, 2019

by Adelaide Sandstrom

The Welsh singer uses a luminous wash of avant-pop to explore one communities' search for belonging and a sense of place.

Gary Clark Jr. performs a Tiny Desk Concert on April 1, 2019 (Amr Alfiky/NPR).

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Gary Clark Jr.: Tiny Desk Concert

10:19am April 16, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

These three songs, from Clark's incendiary new album This Land, roar with the assurance and force of a showman at the top of his game.

Top row, left to right: Cover art for Jesca Hoop's Stonechild, Sevdaliza, Chris Staples; Bottom row, left to right: Tank and the Bangas, Vera Sola

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New Mix: Tank And The Bangas, Jesca Hoop, Chris Staples, More

5:00am April 16, 2019

This week we've got wild and wonderful new music from Tank and the Bangas, a message of unity from singer Jesca Hoop (with Lucius), the mysterious voice of Sevdaliza and more.

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Ellen Reid's opera p r i s m has won this year's Pulitzer Prize for music.

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Readjusting Your Reality: Ellen Reid Wins Music Pulitzer For 'P r i s m'

10:42pm April 15, 2019

by Tom Huizenga

The young composer's opera, which debuted at the Los Angeles Opera, was inspired by her own experience as a survivor of sexual assault.