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"I'm not gonna be afraid of anything anymore," Juanes says. "I don't want to follow any trends in music. I just wanna [make] music from my heart and my soul — as I did it before."

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A Rock Star In Space: Juanes Seeks The Universal On 'Mis Planes Son Amarte'

1:44pm May 26, 2017

The Colombian superstar's new visual album is a collaboration with director Kacho López Mari. Juanes stars as a character in search of eternal love and self-knowledge.

This year, Hanson celebrates its 25th anniversary as a band.

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Hanson's Got A New Song, And Guess What? It's Fantastic

12:40pm May 26, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

"I Was Born" is out today, and if it's not in a car commercial by this time next week, every ad agency in America will have fallen down on the job.

The New Year's new album is titled Snow.

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Songs We Love: The New Year, 'Mayday'

11:00am May 26, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

With couplets as clean and exact as the guitars that chime neatly around them, the mathematical precision of "Mayday" never gets in the way of shaggy, ragged beauty.

For our interview, Risa, Naoko and Atsuko changed into their signature outfits: geometric-patterned dresses, designed by Atsuko, reminiscent of a Mondrian painting.

Ramen Rock: These Japanese Punk Legends Sing About Food

9:22am May 26, 2017

by Maria Godoy

For over 35 years, the all-female Shonen Knife has been serving up catchy punk titles like "Wasabi," "Hot Chocolate" and "Sushi Bar." But don't mistake them for bubblegum pop. These ladies are legit.

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Hear Carly Rae Jepsen's Triumphant New Song, 'Cut To The Feeling'

9:15am May 26, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Carly Rae Jepsen, the pop star of our hearts, voices a character in the animated film Leap! This song, originally intended for the E•MO•TION: Side B collection, appears on the soundtrack.

Gucci Mane on stage during the Gucci and Friends Homecoming Concert at Atlanta's Fox Theatre on July 22, 2016.

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Gucci Mane's New Album 'Droptopwop' Is The Climax To One Redemptive Year

9:15am May 26, 2017

by Rodney Carmichael

After years of being dogged by his own demons, the trap god is living his best life yet.

Gabriel Garzon-Montano performs a Tiny Desk Concert on May 3, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR)

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Gabriel Garzón-Montano: Tiny Desk Concert

9:00am May 26, 2017

by Bobby Carter

Gabriel Garzón-Montano spent three years writing and recording his beautiful, dense album Jardin -- but for his Tiny Desk visit, he stripped it all down to two elements, the piano and his voice.

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All Songs +1: Why We're Still Obsessed With Tupac

8:40am May 26, 2017

by Rodney Carmichael

NPR Music hip-hop reporter Rodney Carmichael talks with Ben Westhoff, author of Original Gangstas, about the enduring legacy and influence of Tupac Shakur, more than 20 years after his death.

Kansas City musician Krystle Warren, whose forthcoming album is titled Three the Hard Way, has lived in France for nine years.

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From Paris With Love: A Kansas City Musician Gets Distance And Perspective

6:38pm May 25, 2017

Missouri native Krystle Warren digs into American history on her new album Three The Hard Way. She talks about what it's like to observe the U.S. from France, her home for the past nine years.

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40 Years Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away, An Iconic Film Score Was Born

3:38pm May 25, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Star Wars was released 40 years ago today — and it wasn't just the light sabers that changed pop culture. John Williams' epic music, played by the London Symphony Orchestra, became a touchstone.