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Chris Stapleton's latest album, From A Room: Volume 2, is available now.

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Chris Stapleton Dives Into His Archives For 'From A Room: Volume 2'

4:45pm December 01, 2017

The Nashville singer sits down with NPR's Ari Shapiro to talk about his latest album, which includes songs he wrote long ago, re-recorded tracks, and covers of his favorite tunes.

Complexity Of Touring With Rosewood Instruments May Soon Be Eased

4:41pm December 01, 2017

by Robert Benincasa

Complex regulations around the material, including a confusing permit process for musicians, may be much easier to navigate after a meeting today in Geneva.

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Newly Reissued 'Astaire Story' Suffers From A Couple Of Missteps

4:23pm December 01, 2017

by Kevin Whitehead

In 1952, record producer Norman Granz brought six jazz stars into the studio to back a singer from outside their circle: Hollywood song and dance man Fred Astaire.

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Claudio Roditi On Piano Jazz

3:57pm December 01, 2017

The versatile trumpeter made his way from Brazil to the New York jazz scene in the 1970s. Hear him perform with host Marian McPartland in this 1996 episode.

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All.Latino Album Review: Calma Camona's '100 Vidas'

3:49pm December 01, 2017

by Felix Contreras

The Puerto Rican soul singer Calma Camona's new album is a strong statement of power, gender and identity.

Hip-Hop Mogul Russell Simmons Steps Down After 2nd Sexual Assault Accusation

11:25am December 01, 2017

by Eric Deggans

Russell Simmons has stepped-down as head of his businesses Def Jam Recordings and Rush Communications following accusations of sexual assault in 1991 from actress and screenwriter Jenny Lumet.

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The North Star Grassman And The Ravens cemented Sandy Denny as one of British music's most cherished voices.

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Shocking Omissions: Sandy Denny's 'The North Star Grassman And The Ravens'

10:00am December 01, 2017

by Louise Brown

After adding her inimitable alto to great folk-rock records of the late 1960s, Denny released her debut album as a solo artist in 1971. It cemented her as one of British music's most cherished voices.

"We had certain adjectives that the two of us would discuss about the record: post-apocalyptic and urgent," Glassjaw guitarist Justin Beck (left) says of Material Control.

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Glassjaw Guides Us Through The Apocalyptic 'Material Control'

6:33am December 01, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

"The record finally sounds like the band we heard in our heads." The oblong Long Island hardcore band breaks down each track from its first album in 15 years.

Walter Martin performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Sept. 21, 2017 (Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR).

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Walter Martin: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am December 01, 2017

by Robin Hilton

Best known for his role with The Walkmen, as a solo artist he makes unabashedly joyful, sweetly innocent and playful music. And only he would arrive with a barbershop quartet.

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Lindsey Buckingham And Christine McVie On World Cafe

5:58pm November 30, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

A new Fleetwood Mac spinoff performs songs from a new self-titled duo album.