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Hannah, host of "Candyland," which aired Mondays from 6-8 p.m. on WRUR-FM (Rochester) , has been named the new music director of The Route.
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Gladys Vega/Getty ImagesBenito's Saturn Return leads to a folk revival on 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,' remixing the poetics and politics of Puerto Rican roots music. -
Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage/WireImageTwo debuts claim the top two spots on Billboard's main album's chart: Lil Baby and Bad Bunny.
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Express Newspapers/Getty ImagesThe lot includes about 50 items and features early handwritten drafts for Dylan's hit "Mr. Tambourine Man" as well as photographs, posters and a signed harmonica. -
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with composer Levi Taylor and librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton about two new operas featuring Black female protagonists that were commissioned by the Kennedy Center's Social Impact program, in collaboration with the Washington National Opera.
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The Tiny Desk Contest is NPR Music's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist. -
Stretch and loosen up before pushing play on this one, because there is no sitting still when soca fills the room. -
NPR"s Scott Detrow speaks with Marcus Dowling, country music reporter for The Tennessean about Ringo Starr's new country music album, 'Look Up.'
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Starflyer 59's Déjame Dormir strips away layers of distortion and feedback for something soft and sleepy. -
Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.
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UK pop sensation Robbie Williams is the subject of a new biopic, but a lot of Americans have absolutely no idea who he is.
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Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery, his publicist said. -
In 2008, Suze Rotolo reflected on being Dylan's girlfriend and muse. Folk singer Joan Baez spoke to Terry Gross in 1987. In 1998, Al Kooper looked back on his time as a session musician with Dylan.
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Time and time again Bad Bunny has proven that he's strongest creatively when he anchors himself to the island and if DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS is to be believed, home is where he's insistent on staying. -
No matter how famous he gets, the focus of Bad Bunny's music always comes back to his home of Puerto Rico. And his new record is being called his most Puerto Rican and most political album yet.
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