For his "Rich Spirit" / "N95" medley on SNL, Kendrick Lamar performed with minimal visual accompaniment, perfectly geared for the raw intimacy of his newest material. Will Heath/NBC hide caption
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Harry Styles accepts the album of the year award for Harry's House during the 65th Grammy Awards on Feb. 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
Lizzo plays President James Madison's crystal flute in the flute vault at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 26, 2022. Shawn Miller/Library of Congress hide caption
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Lizzo, Beyonce, and the ways and reasons musicians update offensive art
singer, rapper, dancer, flutist, and actress Lizzo. AB+DM hide caption
Lizzo's Special leads our shortlist this week of the best new albums out on July 15. AB+DM!/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Saba (left), Lizzo (center) and Rosalía have released some of our favorite songs of the year so far. Collage by Estefanía Mitre / NPR/Photos courtesy of the artists hide caption
Roséwave is light and breezy, but not necessarily unsophisticated — the sound of an experience kissed by sweet summer heat. Vanessa Leroy/NPR hide caption
Lizzo, pictured here on May 17 in New York City, has rerecorded a lyric in her new song after criticism that it had what many consider an ableist slur. Noam Galai/Getty Images for YouTube hide caption
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Alabama Shakes (by Autumn de Wilde), Lizzo (by John Vettese/WXPN), Courtney Barnett (by Milk! Records), Ray Lamontagne (by WXPN) Autumn de Wilde hide caption
"How Many More Times?"
Nik Dodani is a comedian, actor and writer. Pooneh Ghana/NPR hide caption
Mickey Guyton's roséwave playlist features Destiny's Child, Maren Morris, India.Arie and Tenille Townes. Bonnie Nichoalds/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Padma Lakshmi is an Emmy-nominated food expert, television producer, host and The New York Times best-selling author. Inez and Vinoodh/NPR hide caption
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Pixies' members perform a Tiny Desk concert on Jan. 27, 2014. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
Lady Gaga, photographed outside of the Met Gala on May 6, 2019, in New York. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Four of the most-nominated artists at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards — (from left to right) Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, and Finneas O'Connell — pose in the audience during the broadcast. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption