The Heart of Afghanistan project is Ahmad Fanoos on vocals & harmonium, his sons Elham on piano and Mehran on violin, with Hamid Habibzada on tabla. Sachyn Mital/Sachyn Mital hide caption
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An American in Paris: organist Rhoda Scott's remarkable career in Jazz
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An American in Paris: organist Rhoda Scott's remarkable career in Jazz
Wednesday
"New Beyoncé is literally good for everybody in the world," Maggie Rogers says of Renaissance, which shares a release date with her own Surrender. "I'm so excited for this record." Olivia Bee/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Culture Corner: Missy Elliott on World Cafe
Beyoncé's long-awaited seventh solo album, Act I Renaissance, is due out Friday, July 29. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Jens Lekman in 2022. Ellika Henrikson/Courtesy of Chromatic PR hide caption
For Swedish musician Jens Lekman, recrafting old albums was a lesson in self-love
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"We're not friends like we go out and talk about the weather," Emily Sprague says about her bandmates in Florist. "We're friends like we are a part of each other's souls." Carl Solether/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Sophie Allison's third album as Soccer Mommy, Sometimes, Forever, is a study in contrasts: focused, intimate writing paired with wild production that whips her songs into squalls of distortion and delay. Sophie Hur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Singer-songwriter Manizha, photographed at Eurovision in Rotterdam on May 16, 2021. She faced a cyberbullying campaign in Russia after voicing opposition to the country's military operation in Ukraine. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images hide caption
A new reality reverberates through Russia's music scene
Lou Reed, photographed at the opening of his photography exhibit at the Gallery at Hermes on Jan. 19, 2006 in New York. Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images hide caption
The New York Public Library honors Lou Reed with a new exhibition
Saturday
The physicality of music — how it impacts the body and the way space can alter its effect — has been central to Caterina Barbieri's work. Furmaan Ahmed hide caption
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On Laura Veirs' 12th studio album, Found Light, her command never falters. Shelby Brakken/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan performs during its 2010 revival in Camden, New Jersey. Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images hide caption
25 years on, Lilith Fair is a reminder of how one woman's radical idea changed music
Sunday
Mike Stoller, 89, the songwriter and producer who, with his producing partner, wrote many of Elvis's biggest songs, poses for a portrait at his home in Los Angeles, CA. Jessica Pons for NPR hide caption
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Composer Deborah Wicks La Puma writes music for Mo Willems' musicals including Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience. A new animated version is on HBO Max. HBO Max hide caption