The Atlantic

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Twenty years after the release of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the artist has been granted something rarely afforded to women: the space to make mistakes—and still be considered great.

UNCUT

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Who’s next? Well, yes they are. Ahead of their UK arena tour next month, our latest deluxe edition Ultimate Music Guide focuses on the music of The Who – now fully-updated to account for their late-career resurgence with remarkable new album, Who . Y

NPR

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The rapper released his debut album July 20, the second anniversary of his brother's death. FreeJAH is an ode to his brother Jahiem, who was murdered after serving five years in prison.

Music Tech Focus

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Along with Goldie, acclaimed producer James Davidson is currently working on the Subjective project. Top Tip “The mix poses the biggest challenge. Achieving a coherent mix over a whole album, with so many styles [like Subjective’s], took a fair bit o

Los Angeles Times

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"Can you pull over?" Jhene Aiko asks her driver before hopping out of the black Suburban, instructing me to take her place in the backseat. It's a hot August afternoon and we are riding along the Pacific Coast Highway to a destination only she knows

Entertainment Weekly

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“WAP” music video The year’s most unsubtle, NSFW clip sees Cardi and Meg resurrecting the gleeful raunch of 1990s hip-hop by traipsing around an Alice in Wonderland-like mansion in lingerie. Tongues, twerks, and slithering snakes abound. —AS Fangradi

Rhythm

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Another master of all trades who has enjoyed success as a percussionist, drummer and educator, Fergus Gerrand has enjoyed a standard-setting career as a session player. In the studio, he has recorded with a treasure trove of world-class musicians and

Classic Rock

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April 6, 1963 – February 17, 2020 A pulmonary embolism has claimed the life of one of the UK’s foremost DJs and record producers. Windsor-born Weatherall rose to fame during the acid house era and worked with New Order and Happy Mondays, but will pro

Total Guitar

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Since deciding it was rude to copy Wes Montgomery, this giant has continually expanded jazz vocabulary in harmony and instrumentation. Watch Benson sing his guitar lines while he improvises: this is an outrageous musical ear and unfailing sense of me

Classic Rock

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August 15, 1952 – February 28, 2020 Veteran US hard rockers Head East are mourning the loss of their co-founding guitarist, who had been ill for some time before his death at 67. Somerville played with the band again last year during their 50th-anniv

You South Africa

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1 JERUSALEMA (FT NOMCEBO ZIKODE) Master KG 2 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I 3 DON’T START NOW Dua Lipa 4 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd 5 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles 6 TOOSIE SLIDE Drake 7 SAVAGE LOVE Jason Derulo 8 SAYSO Doja Cat 9 RAIN ON ME Lady G

NPR

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From rising rapper Chika to his "favorite band since the Miles Davis Quintet," Buddy picks his 5 favorite Tiny Desk concerts.

NPR

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See which albums and EPs fellow NPR music fans loved the most this year, from Janelle Monáe's Dirty Computer to Kids See Ghosts, Pusha-T, Father John Misty, Lucy Dacus and more.

NPR

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At this point in his life and career, Wyclef Jean can do just about whatever he wants. He's sold millions in many configurations: as a leader of The Fugees, as a solo artist, as a featured guest on Shakira's eternal "Hips Don't Lie," as a producer an

NPR

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The hip-hop statesman walked through our doors greeting and charming anyone within arm's reach. Once in front of an audience, he was in attack mode, including a unique rendition of his signature hit.

Hi Fi News

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Trapped Animal Records TAR 018 These people, one woman and two blokes based in London, deserve your attention, even if they sometimes stray into amorphous avantgarde cacophony. Sarah Palmer provides almost all of the vocals, a role she fulfils exquis

UNCUT

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1 Ghost Story (feat.Orono) 2 Song For Barbara Payton 3 We Will Always Love You (feat. Blood Orange) 4 The Divine Chord (feat. MGMT & JohnnyMarr) 5 Solitary Ceremonies 6 Interstellar Love (feat.Leon Bridges) 7 Ghost Story Pt 2 (ft.Leon Bri

NPR

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The singer brought a sparkling, pop-disco vibe and a lot of swagger to the sun-filled Tiny Desk.

GQ Australia

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The rappers took a chance on Matsoukas when they asked her to direct this cheeky clip. It paid off, leading to a number of other hip hop collabs. Charting the highs and lows of an abusive relationship in just over four minutes, this video was perhaps

India Today

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Q. ‘Moscow Mashuka’ has just the kind of surprise we once associated with your music. Do you feel this song marks a return to form? I had a lot of hope for ‘Moscow Mashuka’. There weren’t any parties happening during the lockdown, so I wanted to rel

NPR

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From Panamanian reggaeton artist Dimelo Flow to Reyna Tropical's electro-cumbia, big names and indie stalwarts release new tracks this week.

Hi Fi News

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Edition Records EDN1154; LP: EDNLP1154 It’s ten years since trumpeter and composer Laura Jurd teamed up with pianist Elliott Galvin, bassist Conor Chaplin and drummer Corrie Dick, all wonderful players. They all also appeared alongside the Ligeti Qua

Total Film

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The depth-charged precision of purpose in Leigh Whannell’s thriller extends to Benjamin Wallfisch’s (It) intuitive, insidious score. All-strings orchestrations – part Psycho homage, part tightly wound tension generator – contrast with nagging, aggrav

NPR

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Watch the band perform a blissed-out, gently sweeping set featuring three songs from its latest album, Titanic Rising.

Audio Technology

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‘Crisis, What crisis?’ was the headline last September when it was announced the Warner Music Group had acquired Spinnin’ Records for a reported US$100m. Founded in 1999, the Dutch label has become the dominant player in the electronic music market i

NPR

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While her band was on hiatus, Monica Martin joined Jeremy Larson's project Violents, yielding a lush record of electronic pop, translated into a quieted set at the Tiny Desk.

NPR

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It's a crazy-packed day for singles, with everyone from Sleater-Kinney and Burial to Freddie Gibbs and Gucci Mane dropping new tracks. Here are the ones you should stream now.

Classic Rock

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MTV Unplugged GEFFEN/UMC Much-vaunted acoustic-ish performance from Nirvana’s golden era, now expanded across two discs of vinyl to accommodate five extra rehearsal tracks where absolutely nobody’s rising to the occasion. 7/10 Quantum Entanglement FA

NPR

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This Tiny Desk quarantine concert takes place in a large car, looking out on the Caribbean Sea.