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NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Julie Bee of Marfa Public Radio to talk through the best albums released on May 2. -
Nelson's new album, Oh What a Beautiful World — his 77th solo album and 154th overall — doesn't break from convention, but that's exactly why it feels so necessary right now. -
This weekend in the arts: Tijuana Design Week; "Voice Out"; "Materiality"; Wu Man and the La Jolla Symphony; saxophone with the San Diego Symphony; City Ballet's "Carmen"; Mara Altman's "A Little Shelf Love"; Leonard Patton Trio; moondaddy and more. -
"Weird Al" Yankovic has no trouble tapping into his dorkiness. Perhaps that's the secret to his decades-spanning appeal. On this week's Wild Card with Rachel Martin, he talks about aging into his weirdness. -
Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour has officially kicked off. Some fans are going all out to capture the tour's Western fashion aesthetic. -
It's a slow week on the Billboard charts, but Jack Black breaks a surprising record on the chart. Plus, rapper Doechii lands her first top 10 album and Alex Warren's "Ordinary" continues to move up the Hot 100. -
To foster equity and community, people gather several times a year to sing together in Portland, Oregon. The woman behind this effort has twice been nominated for a Grammy in music education. -
Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens brings Biscuits & Banjos, a music festival that features Black musicians on guitars, fiddles and banjos, history, dancing and more, to Durham, N.C. -
French violinist and social media influencer Esther Abrami releases her new album, Women, featuring music by female composers in a bid to redress historic biases. -
The seven acts voted into the Rock Hall this year include Southern rap and Midwest garage rock duos, pillars of the grunge and English blues rock eras and the '80s' most unusual pop star.
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