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A Ukrainian band is this year's Eurovision Song Contest winner
The band Kalush Orchestra mixes traditional folk music with contemporary hip hop. Their song "Stefania" took the first-place prize.
On 'Dance Fever,' Florence + the Machine explores her fractured desires
The singer-songwriter talks about her new album Dance Fever, her creative process and her influences.
The charges against Young Thug build on a growing trend of criminalizing rap crews
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael of NPR's Louder Than A Riot about the RICO charges against Young Thug and the wider intersection of criminal justice and hip-hop.
Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest
Ukraine has won the Eurovision Song Contest, perhaps Europe's biggest musical competition. NPR's Joanna Kakissis was watching with Ukrainians in Dnipro.
Mallrat's first full album 'Butterfly Blue' is an arrival more than a metamorphosis
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Australian musician Grace Shaw, who performs as Mallrat, about her new album, "Butterfly Blue."
Margo Price recalls the uppers, downers & out-of-towners of early motherhood
In an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir, singer-songwriter Margo Price remembers the early days of motherhood and marriage, their chaos compounded by a late-living musical lifestyle.
Atlanta rapper and YSL Records artist Lil Keed dies at 24
The cause of the Atlanta rapper's death has yet to be released. His brother, Lil Gotit, posted about Lil Keed's death over Instagram early Saturday .
Back from a touring hiatus, Coldplay pledges to make performances more sustainable
Coldplay is pledging to make the band's current tour "as sustainable and low carbon as possible."
Lyle Lovett feels all of fatherhood on first album in a decade, '12th of June'
Lyle Lovett is feeling fatherhood in silly and tender ways. Scott Simon talks with the Texas musician about family life and how it inspired his first album in a decade, "12th of June."