From left, St. Vincent, Nathaniel Rateliff and Japanese Breakfast. Renee Klahr/NPR hide caption
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St. Vincent (by Zackery Michael), Jason Isbell (by Alysse Gafkjen) Courtesy of the artists hide caption
The Metallica Blacklist on World Cafe
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St. Vincent On World Cafe
Megan Thee Stallion kicked off Saturday Night Live's 46th season in style — and with substance. Will Heath/NBC hide caption
Daddy's Home (out May 14), Annie Clark's sixth album as St. Vincent, takes the sounds and sleaze of early-1970s New York as its aesthetic backdrop. Zackery Michael/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Singer Jorja Smith. Her latest release, Be Right Back, is on our shortlist of the best albums out on May 14. Bardha Krasniqi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sleater-Kinney performs on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 19, 2019. On July 1, drummer Janet Weiss announced her departure from the band after more than 20 years. Andrew Lipovsky/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images hide caption
Kacey Musgraves made a point of showcasing her gentler side during her 2015 Tiny Desk Concert, but as it so often does, rowdiness prevailed in the end. Lydia Thompson/NPR hide caption
Brandi Carlile performs a live World Cafe Session at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Liz Waldie/WXPN hide caption
Brandi Carlile On World Cafe
Sleater-Kinney and St. Vincent in the studio. Jonny Cournoyer/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Beyoncé performs onstage during Coachella on April 14, 2018. Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
St. Vincent has reimagined 2017's MASSEDUCTION for forthcoming release MassEductation, out Oct. 12 on Loma Vista. Nedda Afsari/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
St. Vincent performs in Park City, Utah in 2017. Photo Illustration: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images and Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
St. Vincent performs at O2 Apollo Manchester in October 2017 in Manchester, England. Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption
Courtney Barnett, one of this year's performers, at the Newport Folk Festival in 2015. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
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Watch St. Vincent's full Morning Becomes Eclectic performance at KCRW.com Brian Lowe/KCRW hide caption
St. Vincent performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Nov. 27, 2017 (Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR). Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR hide caption
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