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Grammy-winning jazz singer Samara Joy joins for concert and conversation

Samara Joy comes from a family of gospel singers and has been singing all her life. In her teens, she performed as a soloist in her church choir, but her career really launched in 2019, when, as a college student, she won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. "I was definitely an imitator of Sarah Vaughan for a while," Joy says. "Every time I listened to a recording of […]

todayMarch 31, 2023

Rapper Doechii planned for the song "Crazy" to be her industry coming-out party — but the music video, with its focus on Black femme bodies, ran afoul of an unspoken rule.

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Doechii coming to y’all with no armor’

This story was adapted from Episode Three of Louder Than A Riot, Season Two. For more about body policing in hip-hop, including tales of cosmetic surgery, peer pressure and comment culture, stream the full episode or subscribe to the Louder Than A Riot podcast. Childish Gambino's "This Is America." Cardi B's "Press." Lil Nas X's "Industry Baby." Scroll through popular music videos and you'll see nudity and violence on the […]

todayMarch 30, 2023 1

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On its debut album, Meet Me @ The Altar carries a pop-punk legacy into the future

Meet Me @ The Altar's debut album, Past // Present // Future, features a punchy rhythm section and a momentum that reaches out a hand to yank potential friends into the fun. Jonathan Weiner/Courtesy of the artist It can be a disorienting moment, when a broken shard of yourself kept cushioned to your chest reflects the light of thousands of others like it. For the last few years, closeted pop-punk […]

todayMarch 26, 2023

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‘You gotta fight and fight and fight for your legacy’

MC Sha-Rock was the first woman to rap on national television in 1981, but hip-hop's double standards have left her legacy as the first female MC buried. Amanda Howell Whitehurst for NPR This story was adapted from Episode 2 of Louder Than A Riot, Season Two: Baby girl, you're only funky as your last cut. To hear more about MC Sha-Rock and the fight to situate women in the rap […]

todayMarch 24, 2023

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Debby Friday’s ‘good luck’ is very clear to see ahead of debut album

Debby Friday; Courtesy: @katrinbraga Toronto-based singer and emcee, DEBBY FRIDAY, has released the stellar track ‘So Hard to Tell’ from her debut full length album, ‘Good Luck’ out everywhere on March 24. What isn’t hard to tell, is that she is a fresh and innovative voice, uncommon yet commanding. While her initial offerings, ‘Bitchpunk’ and ‘Death Drive’ were, punk-funk-industrial in scope, ‘So Hard to Tell’ smooths it out to more […]

todayMarch 20, 2023

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Megan’s Rule: Being exceptional doesn’t make you the exception

Megan Thee Stallion. Amanda Howell Whitehurst for NPR In December 2022, one of the biggest trials of the year unfolded in LA. Tory Lanez was facing more than 20 years in prison on charges of shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion, and the internet was intensely divided: You were either pro-Tory or pro-Megan, and there was nothing else to say about it. Tory was found guilty of assaulting Megan and […]

todayMarch 17, 2023

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Tianna Esperanza’s uphill climb to conquering ‘Terror’

"When I was first listening to [your music]," Morning Edition host Leila Fadel tells singer-songwriter Tianna Esperanza, "I was more listening to just the music, before the lyrics really set into my head – this sort of sweet track, like a renaissance-style music. And then you hear what you're saying." Sometimes, when I'm walking and a man looks at me, I think of all the ways I could make him […]

todayMarch 15, 2023

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Keeping it peaceful: India Shawn writes her life and gives us a soundtrack for our own

What is there not to say about India Shawn? Her vibe is peaceful and focused. Her music is personal, relatable and inspired by experiences that anyone of us could be having right now. The LA-born creative is an undeniably gifted singer and songwriter. Working with artists as Monica and singing background for Harry Styles are just parts of her expansive music career. She’s been in the music industry for more […]

todayMarch 14, 2023

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NilexNile heads out on tour with new album “Nostalgia Everclear” dropping this month

NilexNile, Courtesy: FB "The album is sounding good. I feel like I'm in a really good space. I feel like I want to share it with the world, literally." It would be a huge understatement to say NilexNile has just been... 'busy'. He's about to embark on his "Nostalgia Tour", dedicated to the Midwest but with a beginning stop in Austin, TX for SXSW. Yea, he's done shows and tours […]

todayMarch 9, 2023 1

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