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Matt Butler has played concerts in more than 50 prisons and jails

Monday, January 30, 2023

"Reckless Son" is a one-man show by singer/songwriter Matt Butler inspired by the convicts he's met while touring American prisons and jails.

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Works from 1927 are about to become part of the public domain

Friday, December 30, 2022

Every new year a crop of books, music and films become part of the public domain in the U.S. Jennifer Jenkins of Duke University shares a few of the works from 1927 coming our way.

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You'll find Alicia Keys' new record, 'Santa Baby,' winking under the mistletoe

Friday, December 16, 2022

The famed singer, songwriter and pianist covers some holiday classics as well as two originals that she hopes will extend the shelf-life of the holiday spirit.

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Bono discusses his new memoir, 'Surrender,' and the faith at U2's core

Thursday, October 27, 2022

The veteran rock star speaks with Morning Edition about his new memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story — and in particular, his deep-rooted spirituality.

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Mohammed Amer's new series explores the tragedy and comedy in the refugee experience

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Mohammed Amer has spoken about his family's experience as Palestinian refugees in standup comedy. He spent nearly a decade turning it into a television series, which is arriving on Netflix this week.

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Demi Lovato on taking the power back through a heavy new album, 'HOLY F***'

Friday, August 19, 2022

"We'll just bleep this interview to death," says Morning Edition host Leila Fadel ahead of her conversation with Demi Lovato about a harder-edged new album, HOLY F***.

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Bartees Strange explores his journey from 'Farm to Table'

Friday, June 17, 2022

In an interview with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel, the fast-rising artist talks about a life path as winding and varied as his music.

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Black baseball players struggled long after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier

Friday, June 17, 2022

After Jackie, a new History Channel documentary, tells the stories of three of the Black baseball players who followed Jackie Robinson into the major leagues.

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Where is 'Harry's House' anyway? Harry Styles explains

Friday, May 20, 2022

The pop star has spent a life on the go, so the pandemic offered him a rare chance for reflection, to separate the person from the pop star. Also, of course, to record a new album.

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A center dedicated to Bob Dylan prepares to open in Oklahoma

Monday, May 09, 2022

The Bob Dylan Center opens in Tulsa on Tuesday. It contains more than 100,000 pieces from his archives.

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With 'Humble Quest,' Maren Morris is closely following her compass

Friday, March 25, 2022

After a global dance hit, the country star returns from lockdown with an intimate new album — and a new son, who helped inspire it.

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The four 'SZNZ' of Weezer

Friday, March 18, 2022

Rivers Cuomo, songwriter of Weezer, talks about looking to Vivaldi for inspiration in announcing a quartet of seasonal releases this year and navigating three decades spent in the same band.

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Half a century ago, Stevie Wonder defined what an 'artist's classic run' could mean

Wednesday, March 02, 2022

For the occasion of its half-centennial, cultural critic and poet Hanif Abdurraqib takes the measure of Stevie Wonder's unmatchable artistic achivements in the early-to-mid '70s.

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Country singer Brent Cobb explores his faith on new gospel album

Friday, January 28, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Brent Cobb about his album, And Now, Let's Turn To Page..., which is a collection of spirituals and hymns. Surviving a car crash inspired him to make the album.

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What was the best album of 2021? It depends which critic you ask

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

There wasn't much consensus among the nation's music critics about which was the best album of 2021. We'll hear a few of the choices.

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'I don't think about the dance floor': Jlin's complicated rhythms

Thursday, December 09, 2021

Electronic composer Jlin warps percussion and other-worldly sounds into a fascinating, challenging collage. On a new album, she also gets a bit more... straightforward.

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Adele talks coming back to Earth at '30'

Friday, November 19, 2021

Morning Edition's Rachel Martin talks to Adele about her latest album and the growing pains of growing older.

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Under the thunder that opens Led Zeppelin's 'When the Levee Breaks'

Tuesday, November 09, 2021

Throughout NPR's 50th anniversary, we're looking back at moments from that year that have (also) stood the test of time. Today, one of the most unforgettable pieces of drumming in rock history.

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Kacey Musgraves: 'Star-Crossed' And Thriving

Friday, September 10, 2021

"We're all taught that the success of a relationship has to somehow correlate with the length of it... I just don't think that that's fully accurate." The singer-songwriter's new album is out today.

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Lorde, Now Fully Adulting, Embraces A Folksy Analog On 'Solar Power'

Friday, August 20, 2021

The pop star has spent the four years growing up and slowing down – she speaks to Morning Edition about her new album and sound, including using her synesthesia like a creative scythe.

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