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Lucinda Williams' Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart is out June 30. Danny Clinch hide caption
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Courtney Marie Andrews On World Cafe
Grammy nominees Brittany Howard, Marcus King and Big Thief. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Black Pumas On World Cafe
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Megan Thee Stallion performs Jan. 30, 2020, in Miami, Florida. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for EA Sports Bowl hide caption
Top row: Khruangbin; Middle row, left to right: Protomartyr, Lucinda Williams; Bottom row, left to right: Tenci, The Lovely Eggs Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Lucinda Williams's iconic fifth album, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, defined Americana, but it's just one peak in a career that stretches 20 years forward and back in time from that moment. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rapper Quelle Chris. His new project with producer Chris Keys, Innocent Country 2, is on our shortlist for the best albums out on April 24. Ahmed Arasah/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lucinda Williams sees her new album Good Souls Better Angels as part of a long line of political country music. "Go back and listen to Woody Guthrie. It is my job, as far as I'm concerned," she says. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'I Get Angry, Too': Lucinda Williams On Her Politically Charged New Album
Dua Lipa's "Good in Bed" is one of the best songs of March. Hugo Comte/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels + Lucinda Williams have their album, Vanished Gardens, out on June 29. D. Darr/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
On this episode of World Cafe, we discuss Bonnie Raitt's 1989 release Nick of Time. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Americana Music hide caption
Turning The Tables: Women Of Roots and Americana
Lady Gaga performs "Til It Happens To You" on stage at the 88th Oscars on Feb. 28, 2016. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Songs That Say 'Me Too'
Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac in the recording studio, circa 1975. Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
Charles Lloyd (left) and Lucinda Williams recorded a live version of "Masters Of War" at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Nov. 28, 2016. Erik Jacobs, Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption
Lucinda Williams performs at Lincoln Center Out Of Doors. Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption
On August 4, Lucinda Williams, Thao And The Get Down Stay Down and iLe will perform at Lincoln Center Out Of Doors for a night with NPR Music. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Lucius, The Record Company and Lucinda Williams are featured in this week's World Cafe encore sessions. WXPN hide caption