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Honored onscreen and in sound, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, a messenger whose time is now
In the ways he memorialized his own family and held up his city, Dolph demonstrated his understanding of people as more than the sum of our generosity or our flaws. Paras Griffin/Getty Images hide caption
Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band is centered on her unique and powerful voice; even decades after its release, it still sounds utterly fearless. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images; Courtesy of Apple Records hide caption
Joan Wasser turned a prolific session-player career into her own band, Joan as Police Woman. Her latest album, The Solution Is Restless, began as a marathon jam with Afrobeat innovator Tony Allen. Giles Clement/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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A close listen to Adele's new album, 30, reveals a wealth of jazz connections. TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
NPR Music critic Ann Powers writes that Adele's new album, 30, "engages with the world â through lyrics that trade adolescent romanticism for genuine self-examination." Her new album, 30, is out now. Simon Emmett/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A new album marks the 90th birthday of Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina. Peter Hundert /Deutsche Grammophon hide caption
Clairo, Katie Gavin of MUNA, and King Princess Photo Illustration by Michele Abercrombie/NPR;Getty Images hide caption
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Four centuries of Black American history are told in new Kronos Quartet performance
Music discovery is always on the menu at Vocalo Radio in Chicago Morten Falch Sortland/Getty Images hide caption
Adele sings in front of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles during a televised concert to promote her fourth album, 30, which chronicles the aftermath of her divorce in ways that take subtle chances with the star's signature cathartic style. Cliff Lipson/Getty Images hide caption
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Victoria Sur nets a Latin Grammy nomination with airy lullabies she wrote for her kids
Zhalarina entered the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest with her song "Lala." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tiny Desk Contest entrant Zhalarina on the paternal bond that inspired 'Lala'
English electronica musician and producer Jon Hopkins. His new album, Music For Psychedelic Therapy, is out now. Kevin Lake/Future Music Magazine hide caption
Jon Hopkins found his beatless new album, 'Music for Psychedelic Therapy,' deep down
Composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter with a page from his ...(Iphigenia) score. Jeff Tang/Courtesy of Real Magic hide caption