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Josh Ritter (top left, credit: Laura Wilson), Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real (top right, credit: Jacob Blickenstaff), Femi Kuti & The Positive Force (bottom left, credit: Optimus Danny), Bermuda Triangle (bottom right, credit: Harvey Hale)

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Watch Live Performances From XPoNential Music Festival This Weekend

8:02am July 26, 2018

by Bruce Warren

Watch Josh Ritter, Bermuda Triangle, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force and many more perform live on the Camden Waterfront starting Friday at 4 p.m. ET.

Lucero's new album, Among the Ghosts, is out August 3.

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First Listen: Lucero, 'Among The Ghosts'

6:50am July 26, 2018

by Brittney McKenna

Lucero, now 20 years strong, captures some of its raw live energy in a way the band hasn't done since its first handful of albums.

Shemekia Copeland's new album, America's Child, comes out August 3.

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First Listen: Shemekia Copeland, 'America's Child'

5:00am July 26, 2018

by Jewly Hight

The blues artist expands her Americana sensibilities — and doubles down on her real-talking spirit — with Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Mary Gauthier and Rhiannon Giddens.

Demi Lovato's fans have been tweeting their support to Lovato as the singer recovers from an alleged drug overdose.

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Reaction To Demi Lovato's Alleged Overdose Shows Changing Attitudes Toward Addiction

5:24pm July 25, 2018

Michael Cragg of Beat Magazine explains the social media reaction following Demi Lovato's reported drug overdose and what it means about attitudes toward addiction and mental illness.

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The exterior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Kennedy Center Names Its 2018 Honorees

4:14pm July 25, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Cher, Reba McEntire, Wayne Shorter, Philip Glass and the creators of Hamilton will be celebrated at this year's gala on Dec. 2.

On "Pienso En Tu Mirá," Rosalía transmutes the violent emotions of flamenco for an urban audience.

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Rosalía's Lethal 'Mirá' And Anitta's 'Medicina': Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week

2:28pm July 25, 2018

This week, neo-flamenco singer Rosalía spears the male gaze, Anuel AA drops an album within hours of leaving prison, and Balún goes deep on the dreambow on their new album.

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Island Escape: 26 Songs To Sail Away On That Onda Rosé

2:04pm July 25, 2018

by Stefanie Fernández

You don't need to live in a tropical locale to feel easy, breezy and boozy. Let Calle 13, J Balvin and Kali Uchis soundtrack your Miami mood.

Artwork detail from North Americans' new album, Going Steady.

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Guitar Music That Drifts Into Dusk, Featuring Julianna Barwick

1:00pm July 25, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Recording under the name North Americans, Patrick McDermott makes somber, meditative instrumental guitar music.

Jazz musician Wayne Shorter performs on the stage of the 51st edition of "Jazz a Juan" a Jazz music festival on July 15, 2011 in Juan-les-Pins, Antibes.

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Jazz Legend Wayne Shorter Announces 'Emanon,' A Multiverse-Inspired Triple Album

10:18am July 25, 2018

by Nate Chinen

Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter has long loved science fiction and comic books — his new work, Emanon, he's fused those passions into three-disc album and graphic novel.

Grammy-winning guitarist Al Petteway is featured on this week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Music Migration

10:06am July 25, 2018

by Fiona Ritchie

Join Fiona Ritchie to uncover the deep roots that run through a family tree of songs from Scotland and Ireland to the Southern Appalachians.