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2 Chainz and Lil Wayne teamed up for Welcome 2 Collegrove. Courtesy of Def Jam hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 17

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For The Chemical Brothers, joy can be a tricky emotion to get right

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Why Radiohead's Philip Selway put down the drumsticks on his latest album

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Pachyman forges his own version of dub music on 'Switched-On'

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Nídia is a Lisbon-based music producer specializing in batida, an electronic music subgenre that draws on her West African heritage. Marta Pinad/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Sense of Place: Riding the changing tides of Lisbon's dance music scene

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TOKiMONSTA taught herself how to make electronic music in college. Matt Nelson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Brain surgery left TOKiMONSTA unable to understand music. Now every song is precious

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Alan Palomo is in his element at L.A.'s Vintage Synthesizer Museum. Christopher Intagliata/NPR hide caption

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Surrounded by synths, Alan Palomo is teasing out a new kind of sound

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On 'Sidharth,' Sid Sriram zeroes in on his true path

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