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Bono on stage at the start of U2's "POPMART" tour.

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What did 1997 sound like? These albums have been around for 25 years.

12:04pm June 30, 2022

by Stephen Kallao

Here at World Cafe, we're celebrating music that's been around for a quarter-century, including a landmark release from Radiohead, a seminal song from The Verve and a comeback from Bob Dylan.

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Usher: Tiny Desk Concert

12:00pm June 30, 2022

by Bobby Carter

The R&B goliath caps off our Black Music Month celebration, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years.

From left, Leyla McCalla, Saba, and Victoria Legrand of Beach House.

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Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs of 2022 (So Far)

8:00am June 30, 2022

Beach House and Mitski and Spoon, oh my! Here are the tracks public radio is spinning over and over this year.

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R. Kelly, sentenced by a court in New York, still faces charges in other states

7:22am June 30, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

After decades of allegations, R&B superstar R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking and racketeering. But his legal woes are far from over.

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Radio mystery: Canadian station plays Rage Against the Machine song nonstop

6:49am June 30, 2022

Soft rock Kiss Radio played the song "Killing in the Name" over and over again. All listener requests were denied. And there was no on-air explanation for why the song was on a loop.

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