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- Bad Bunny And Bobi Wine Are Among The Global Artists Singing About Coronavirus
They're using music to raise awareness about COVID-19 — and how to reduce its spread. Researchers say that songs can help transmit important information during a disease outbreak.(Image credit: Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images; John Parra/Getty Images for Spotify) ... read more - Star-Studded ‘One World’ Concert To Rally Support For Health Care Workers
The global virtual event starts at 8 p.m. ET. Curated by Lady Gaga, the special promises performances from Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish.(Image credit: NBC/Getty Images) ... read more - ‘You Just Get Written Off:’ One Inmate On Life On Rikers During The Pandemic
Rikers Island jail in New York City is currently in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak. Inmate Daryl Campbell is currently under quarantine and shares his experience.(Image credit: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images) ... read more - Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Money Trees’ Is A Time Machine
A song from the rapper's landmark album good kid, m.A.A.d city, produced by DJ Dahi, is built around an atmospheric sample. For one writer, it's a portal back to a night out in L.A. in 2015.(Image credit: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images) ... read more - DJ Dahi Unpacks His Spiritual Samples for Pusha T and Kendrick Lamar
When DJ Dahi reverses samples — or alters his voice — to produce hits for the likes of Pusha T, Kendrick Lamar or Childish Gambino, it's a ministry of texture and sound. (Image credit: NPR) ... read more - Marin Alsop On Her Swing Orchestra And Stepping Down From The Baltimore Symphony
We learn all kinds of interesting things when we're at loose ends during a pandemic lockdown. Did you know that Baltimore Symphony Orchetsra Music Director Marin Alsop co-founded a swing band?(Image credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images) ... read more - Clubbing In The Time Of COVID-19: Berlin Clubs Are Closed, So DJs Are Livestreaming
People are dancing at home to livestreamed sets. "I think this is probably the most difficult time since World War II," says Lutz Leichsenring of the Berlin Club Commission. "Everything is shut down."(Image credit: Sandra Garanca/Tommy Four Seven) ... read more - The ‘Genius Move’ That Helped Drake’s New Song ‘Toosie Slide’ Hit No. 1
Drake is now the first male artist with three No. 1 debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His most recent hit has raised the question of how TikTok is fueling chart success.(Image credit: Prince Williams/WireImage) ... read more - How Tarriona ‘Tank’ Ball Of Tank And The Bangas Is Finding Calm During A Crisis
In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Tarriona "Tank" Ball of Tank and the Bangas recommends trying something new.(Image credit: Gus Bennett/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - Join NPR Music’s Listening Party For Fiona Apple’s ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’
Today at 3 p.m. ET, we will host a listening party for Fiona Apple's first album in eight years. Join the chat room, ask our expert panel questions and shout your love. (Image credit: Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - Bon Iver Releases ‘PDLIF,’ A New Song To Benefit COVID-19 Relief Efforts
"PDLIF" — an acronym for "Please Don't Live in Fear" — is the band's first new song since last year's i,i.(Image credit: Graham Tolbert & Crystal Quinn/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - Hear Bob Dylan’s New Song, ‘I Contain Multitudes’
The second new release from Dylan in the last three weeks, "I Contain Multitudes" is a list of funny and preposterous boasts about the singer's prowess and power.(Image credit: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) ... read more - In New Film About Gospel Pioneers The Clark Sisters, The Music Comes First
Director Christine Swanson's new film is about the celebrated Detroit gospel group, The Clark Sisters. She talks to host Rachel Martin about being adamant about casting women who could actually sing.(Image credit: Amanda Matlovich/Courtesy of Lifetime) ... read more - Lang Lang: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Watch the superstar pianist at home in Shanghai, China, play a soothing Chopin Nocturne and Bach you can dance to.(Image credit: NPR/NPR) ... read more - Appalachian Road Show’s New Album Confronts ‘Tribulations’ Past And Present
The people of Appalachia have traditionally relied on music in times of hardship. A new bluegrass supergroup is putting a 21st-century spin on old-time music in an album perfect for our dire times.(Image credit: Micah Schweinsberg/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more