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Becca Stevens On World Cafe

Becca Stevens performs in the World Cafe studio at WXPN in Philadelphia, Penn. Galea McGregor /WXPN hide caption

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Becca Stevens On World Cafe

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The eclectic Brooklyn singer's new album, Regina, takes inspiration from Queens of all kinds — historical, mythological and the one led by Freddie Mercury.

Becca Stevens On World Cafe

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Becca Stevens Gives 'Queen Mab' A Nightmarish Reading

Becca Stevens' new album, Regina, comes out March 24. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Becca Stevens Gives 'Queen Mab' A Nightmarish Reading

XPN

With lyrics lifted from Mercutio's speech in Romeo And Juliet, Stevens tangles beauty with terror in a way that would give Shakespeare the shivers.

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Singer Becca Stevens Had To 'Pull The Trigger' On Her New Album

Becca Stevens says her new album, Perfect Animal, ended up "exactly how it was meant to be." Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Singer Becca Stevens Had To 'Pull The Trigger' On Her New Album

Stevens says it was hard to let go of her quest for perfection. But after a long creative process, Perfect Animal ended up "exactly how it was meant to be."

Singer Becca Stevens Had To 'Pull The Trigger' On Her New Album

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Tillery: Live In Concert

Tillery. L-R: Rebecca Martin, Gretchen Parlato, Becca Stevens. John Rogers for NPR/johnrogersnyc.com hide caption

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The Checkout: Live

Tillery: Live In Concert

WBGO

Three of today's top jazz vocalists keep open lines to singer-songwriter folk and modern R&B. Together, Rebecca Martin, Gretchen Parlato and Becca Stevens sing and strum their trio arrangements of original tunes and select covers.

Tillery on The Checkout: Live

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