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The Emerson String Quartet gives one of its last live performances at NPR's Tiny Desk

11:22am November 07, 2023

In 1976, some Juilliard students got together and created a string quartet — and the Emerson String Quartet was born. They came to the NPR Tiny Desk to play one of their final live performances.

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Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi are Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola's new film.

Sofia Coppola imagines Priscilla's teen years, living at Graceland with Elvis

6:32am November 07, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

"I felt like my role was just to explain her experience," Coppola says of her new film, Priscilla. The filmmaker also has a new book, Archive, which collects documents from her eight movies.

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Barbra Streisand's memoir shows she wasn't born a leading lady — she made herself one

5:00am November 07, 2023

by Brittany Luse

At nearly 1,000 pages long, My Name Is Barbra is the ultimate exercise in directorial control, and a celebration of women's authorship.

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Remembering power pop singer/songwriter Dwight Twilley

1:51pm November 06, 2023

by Ken Tucker

Over the course of a career that began in the 1970s, the Oklahoma native, who died Oct. 18, specialized in rock 'n' roll sincerity, and dramatizing the pain of love rejected.

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Emerson String Quartet performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

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Emerson String Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert

8:57am November 06, 2023

by Tom Huizenga

In one of its very final performances ever, the durable and beloved string quartet says farewell with music by Beethoven, Walker and Ravel.

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Jazz composer Sean Mason on his album 'The Southern Suite'

8:29am November 05, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to jazz composer Sean Mason about his new album, "The Southern Suite."

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The world's largest musical instrument is in the mountains of Virginia

8:01am November 05, 2023

by Alan Goffinski

Luray caverns in Virginia have been a natural landmark for 50 years. They also hold the world's largest musical instrument, a Stalacpipe organ.

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Cher releases her first Christmas album

8:13am November 04, 2023

A new first in a career spanning 7 decades: Cher now has a Christmas album. NPR's Scott Simon talks with the singer/actress/icon about why she's finally recorded one.

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The Beatles release a new song, with a little help from AI

8:13am November 04, 2023

by Scott Simon

The story behind what's being billed as the last Beatles song, "Now and Then."

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

5:00pm November 03, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Gilded Age podcast, food influencer Keith Lee, the show Bargain, and Madi Diaz's new album.