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Kelli O'Hara as Laura Brown, Renée Fleming as Clarissa Vaughan, and Joyce DiDonato as Virginia Woolf in Kevin Puts's "The Hours." Evan Zimmerman/Met Opera hide caption
Three superstar divas power opera 'The Hours' - coming to movie theaters everywhere.
Christine McVie in 1969, just a year before officially joining Fleetwood Mac and forever making hearts melt. Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Daddy Yankee helped build a global market for reggaeton — but he also illustrated how much political power the genre wields. Victor Bizar Gomez for NPR hide caption
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Drummer Nate Smith arranges funky grooves with strings attached
Jazz at Lincoln Center
The key change has been used by musicians like Beyoncé, Travis Scott, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and Michael Jackson for decades. Nowadays, it's getting harder and harder to find in top songs. Kevin Winter/The Recording Academy/Getty Images; Rick Kern/Getty Images; Ron Galella/Getty Images; GARCIA/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images hide caption
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Julieta Venegas on World Cafe
The Mexican band Son Rompe Pera, one of the highlights of the 2022 edition of the WOMEX festival. Marc van der Aa/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
On CAZIMI, Caitlin Rose's first new album in nine years, the songwriter has found new ways to add to her music's depth and dimension. Laura E. Partain/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
NPR Music's The Spark features conversations with The Linda Lindas, Adia Victoria, Kathleen Hanna, Sadie Dupuis, S.G. Goodman and Moor Mother NPR hide caption
In the three decades between her solo debut and this year's Fossora, Björk has turned her singular singing voice toward a more egalitarian ideal. Gabriella Trujillo for NPR hide caption
At the Appalachian School of Luthiery in Hindman, Ky., days after July's catastrophic floods, luthier Kris Patrick searches through the mud-caked remains of instruments and materials. Arden S. Barnes/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Low's Mimi Parker (left) and Alan Sparhawk backstage at Merriweather Post Pavilion in 2007. Catherine P. Lewis for NPR hide caption
Literally speaking, there would be no Migos without Takeoff. Rich Fury/Getty Images for Global Citizen hide caption
Endure, the third album from New Orleans band Special Interest out Nov. 4, is an album marked by juxtaposition and contrasts. Alexis Gross hide caption
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Jamaaladeen Tacuma in front of the Whiteville Bus Station Sound Evidence/Courtesy of Artist hide caption
Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma reflects on his journey down a 'Dirt Road' in N. Carolina
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma reflects on his journey down a 'Dirt Road' in N. Carolina
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Bono discusses his new memoir, 'Surrender,' and the faith at U2's core
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The Culture Corner: Janet Jackson's 'The Velvet Rope' turns 25
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