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"My father is my hero," Anik Khan says. "Because of him I have a country. Because of him I have a language."

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Rapper Anik Khan On His Father's 'Unconditional Love'

6:42pm June 25, 2017

by Dustin DeSoto

The Queens-based rapper says he draws inspiration from his father, a poetry-loving immigrant who brought the family to the U.S. after fighting for Bangladesh's liberation from Pakistan.

Jade Jackson's debut album, Gilded, is out now.

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Songwriter Jade Jackson On Her Journey To A 'Gilded' Debut

8:06am June 25, 2017

The California country-rock artist, 25, tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the personal and health struggles that have fueled her new album, Gilded.

Imagine Dragons' new album, Evolve, is out now. Singer Dan Reynolds says it's more "minimalistic" and "colorful" than the band's first two records.

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Imagine Dragons On Catching Up To Rock Stardom

6:03pm June 24, 2017

Burnt out after years of hard touring, the "Radioactive" band hit the brakes. Now, it's bounced back with a new album, Evolve. Singer Dan Reynolds and guitarist Wayne Sermon tell Michel Martin more.

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Heavy Rotation: The 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

1:20pm June 24, 2017

Hear new songs by Chicago hip-hop artist Rich Jones, Toronto garage-rockers Alvvays and French dance-pop duo Burning Peacocks in this month's list.

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Bedouine's self-titled debut album is out now.

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On Her Quiet Folk Debut, Bedouine Wanders And Wonders

8:01am June 24, 2017

On her eponymous debut album as Bedouine, folk musician Azniv Korkejian explores her itinerant, transnational upbringing and the war in Syria, where she was born.

The Tupac biopic, All Eyez On Me, grossed $31 million in its opening weekend.

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Tupac Shakur Biopic 'All Eyez On Me' Hit With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

6:53pm June 23, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Kevin Powell conducted Tupac's career-defining interviews; now he's suing the filmmakers behind the biopic for using them without his permission.

It's Been A Long Week. So Here's A Gorilla Dancing In A Pool

5:02pm June 23, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

We'd explain further, but really, the headline kind of speaks for itself.

Marian McPartland and Eddie Gomez in 1993.

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Eddie Gomez On Piano Jazz

4:25pm June 23, 2017

The Grammy-winning bassist's sense of swing shines through on this session with Marian McPartland, who joins in on "My Foolish Heart" and "All Of You."

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Across the Blue Ridge #78- Home & Hearth

4:00pm June 23, 2017

by Paul Brown

This week, as gardens come in, people start out on summer trips to home places and family, we hear a selection of songs reflecting the southern attachment to home and hearth, and the tensions betwe

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An undated image of Jawara McIntosh performing, which was posted on his Facebook page.

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Peter Tosh's Son Beaten Into Coma In New Jersey Jail

3:54pm June 23, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

While serving a six-month sentence for cannabis possession, musician Jawara McIntosh was brutally beaten and rendered comatose. His family is looking for answers — and filing a civil rights lawsuit.