Candice Hoyes uses her surroundings for inspiration — and New York City has no shortage of interesting sights. Jessie Obialor hide caption
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Anthony Gonzalez of M83. The band's latest album, its first since 2011, is called Junk. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
K.A.A.N. stands for Knowledge Above All Nonsense. Dalton Latham hide caption
Derek Amato is one of only a few dozen known "sudden savants." Derek Amato hide caption
Maurice White flanked by singers Ralph Johnson (left) and Philip Bailey (right) of the band Earth, Wind & Fire perform at the Wiltern Theater December 11, 2004 in Los Angeles. Carlo Allegri/Getty Images hide caption
The routines that students learn at Dance for PD classes in Venice, Calif., can be quite challenging, instructors say. Courtesy of Joe Lambie and Laura Karlin hide caption
David Bowie, shown here in concert in 2003, considered selling his music catalog but ultimately opted to securitize his royalties instead. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption
Natalie Cole performing in New York in 2015 Bobby Bank/Getty Images hide caption
Musician David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker says Spotify streamed his songs without his permission. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images hide caption
Listen to this clip of Beethoven's Sonata No. 23
Nikia Cliff II, 6, throws paper airplanes with his Major Chords for Minors piano instructor Bruce Leaman after Cliff's lesson. "I had a lesson cancellation," Leaman explained. "So we're killing time until Nikia's older brother is done with his drum lesson." Brittney Lohmiller for NPR hide caption
After the funeral in 2013 for popular folk music star Diomedes Diaz, fellow musicians including accordionist Andres Gil performed in homage to him. Now Colombia's Congress is considering a bill to honor Diaz. Ricardo Mazalan/AP hide caption
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"When I was in New York, I wanted to hang out with all these amazing musicians that I really admired," says nightclub D-22 owner Michael Pettis. "But I wasn't cool enough. So I figured, well, if I create a club and they all play there, then I get to hang out with them." Nelson Ching/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
As China Cracks Down On Cultural Fringe, Indie Rock Finds A Home In Beijing
Mohamed Hashem, one of Saudi Arabia's best known musicians, plays the oud, a Middle Eastern lute. Leila Fadel/NPR hide caption