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Geddy Lee Richard Sibbald/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Geddy Lee on World Cafe
Olivia Rodrigo Nick Walker/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Olivia Rodrigo on World Cafe
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Rhiannon Giddens Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
What Now, the second solo album from Brittany Howard, is out Feb. 2, 2024. Bobbi Rich/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
PJ Harvey performs a Tiny Desk concert. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Arkells Scarlet O'Neill/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rosanne Cash Pamela Springsteen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Samia performs a Tiny Desk concert Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora/NPR/NPR hide caption
Kevin Drew Richard Briant/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Beatles, pictured here in 1969, just released what's been billed as the band's final song. Bruce McBroom/© Apple Corps Ltd. hide caption
The Beatles' 'Now and Then' is a wistful curiosity, 45 years in the making
How producers used AI to finish The Beatles' 'last' song, 'Now And Then'
Becca Mancari Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Becca Mancari explores the different facets of forgiveness on 'Left Hand'
"I really enjoy writing the songs and performing and the other things that we do," David Byrne says of his work in Talking Heads. Jordan Cronenweth/Courtesy of A24 hide caption
For David Byrne, Talking Heads was about making emotional sense — not literal sense
Philip Selway Phil Sharp/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Black Pumas Jesse Lirola/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Turnpike Troubadours David McClister/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Turnpike Troubadours on World Cafe
Having mounted outsized tours for decades, U2 is particularly suited to the technological wizardry of the Sphere in Las Vegas. But is the Sphere suited for more? John Katsilometes/Las Vegas Review-Journal hide caption
Jonathan Wilson Andrea Nakhla/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jonathan Wilson on World Cafe
Ilsey Caity Krone/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mike Mills (from left), Linda Pitmon, Peter Buck, Steve Wynn and Scott McCaughey Chris Sikich/Courtesy of the artist hide caption