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Friday

On 'Sour,' Olivia Rodrigo Is A Lowercase Girl With Caps-Lock Feelings

Olivia Rodrigo's debut album, Sour, is out May 21, less than six months after she shattered streaming records with the breakthrough single "drivers license." Renee Klahr/NPR hide caption

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On 'Sour,' Olivia Rodrigo Is A Lowercase Girl With Caps-Lock Feelings

The debut album by the "drivers license" phenom plays like one bottled-up soliloquy after another, bursting from a quiet observer who has been paying closer attention than you think.

Thursday

Thursday

Phoebe Bridgers On Learning From Elliott Smith, 20 Years After Figure 8

Though she only came to his work after his death, Phoebe Bridgers has listened to Elliott Smith's Figure 8 more times than she can count. Her second album, Punisher, is out in June. Lera Pentelute/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Phoebe Bridgers On Learning From Elliott Smith, 20 Years After Figure 8

A conversation with Phoebe Bridgers, a devout student of Smith's music, about how the final album of his lifetime lit a path between basement grit and polished studio splendor.

Tuesday

Justin Bieber Finds His Bliss

Justin Bieber, photographed with fans at the premiere of his self-produced YouTube documentary series Seasons, on Jan. 27, 2020 in Los Angeles. The pop star released his first album in five years, Changes, on Feb. 14. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images hide caption

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Justin Bieber Finds His Bliss

On Changes, his first studio album in five years — after a trying decade-plus of growing up in the digital spotlight — Justin Bieber sounds reinvigorated.