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Lorde Is The 21st Century's Author Of Adolescent Evolution

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Lorde Is The 21st Century's Author Of Adolescent Evolution

August 31, 2018 • Before Pure Heroine, Ella Yelich-O'Connor was just a teen from suburban New Zealand trying to kill time. Instead, she snatched the mic, ushering in a sonic shift towards minimalism and dark pop.

Tiny Desk Contest: The Latinx Artists We Loved

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Tiny Desk Contest: The Latinx Artists We Loved

April 27, 2018 • The NPR Music staff watched almost 5,000 videos during the Tiny Desk Contest. We highlight five Latinx artists that impressed us.

Tiny Desk Contest: The Latinx Artists We Loved

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Even More Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Love

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Even More Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Love

April 19, 2018 • We're almost ready to announce the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest winner. Here are a few entries we wanted to highlight this week in the meantime.

Celebrating The Animal Friends Of The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest

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Celebrating The Animal Friends Of The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest

April 16, 2018 • Calling all animal lovers! While our judges are hard at work picking a winner, we're focused on the furry friends of the Tiny Desk Contest.

Watch This Week's Outstanding Entries From The Tiny Desk Contest

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Watch This Week's Outstanding Entries From The Tiny Desk Contest

April 12, 2018 • Our judges are one week closer to picking this year's winner — in the meantime, check out the entries that stood out to us this week.

Cape Weather's 'Telephono' Outlines L.A. With A Laid-Back Groove

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Cape Weather's 'Telephono' Outlines L.A. With A Laid-Back Groove

April 10, 2018 • Cape Weather celebrates the clean, hard lines of some of Los Angeles' most famous buildings in a video for its breezy "Telephono."

Rising Country Star Jade Bird Played 'The Tonight Show'

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Rising Country Star Jade Bird Played 'The Tonight Show'

April 5, 2018 • The 2018 Slingshot artist wowed new fans at SXSW for her super-charged vocal performances, and she matches that intensity with a rendition of "Lottery" for Jimmy Fallon.

Watch The Tiny Desk Contest Entries That Impressed Us This Week

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Watch The Tiny Desk Contest Entries That Impressed Us This Week

April 5, 2018 • Browse every entry to the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest over on the Contest website and while you wait for a winner, check out some great entries we saw this week.

Thanks To A Tweet, Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' Is On The Charts

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Thanks To A Tweet, Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' Is On The Charts

April 4, 2018 • Fleetwood Mac's 1977 song "Dreams" is sitting at No. 14 on a top rock chart because of its newfound popularity in Twitter memes.

Thanks To A Tweet, Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' Is On The Charts

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