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The R&B group's breakout stars released new solo albums on the same day — one leaning out of the spotlight while the other confronts viral fame.
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The husband-wife duo, and their tight band, deliver fresh, soul-inflected songs of uncommon power.
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New albums by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani are both "event" records — but one arrives with arguably too much backstory, the other with almost none.
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The R&B veteran steps behind the Desk to blaze through his smash hits, including "Good Girls," "I Wanna Know" and the macking anthem, "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)."
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The Nigerian pop star delivers Afro-fusion grooves, dreamy soundscapes and high-energy rhythms with a stellar band.
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With a pocket nudged just left of center, drummer Karriem Riggins and singer Liv.e breeze through a fresh and funky set of cosmic R&B.
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Floetry made its way "from London's SE5 to Philly's west side just to bring the vibe" to the Tiny Desk. And, let's be real, the vibe was immaculate.
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The song, penned before American Independence by a slave trader turned abolitionist, has remained a source of comfort, inspiration and redemption.
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The tight and powerful group breathes fire into a Grateful Dead classic and smolders on a Hank Williams song.
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From Trinidad and Tobago, soca group KestheBand brings the island to the Tiny Desk — smiles, waving flags, whining and all.
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In an interview with NPR's Michel Martin, singer-songwriter Raye talks about her journey to the top of the charts, what is important to her as an artist and her new album, This Music May Contain Hope.
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Singer and actress Brandy speaks with NPR's A Martinez about her memoir, Phases, which charts her journey to stardom from singing in church in rural Mississippi to the bright lights of Hollywood.