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Kayla Balba at the Stray Kids concert at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul.

In South Korea, K-pop fans have something to cheer (and chant) about again

6:00pm May 17, 2022

by Megan Lim

While concerts have been back in South Korea since the beginning of the year, cheering was prohibited. With COVID restrictions lifting, fans are finally allowed to cheer again.

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David Hardee, 67: Three Dog Night's 'Joy to the World'

5:49pm May 17, 2022

A lover of rock of all kinds who loved to belt "Joy to the World" around the kitchen.

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Steve Rogers, 64: Heart's 'Barracuda'

5:43pm May 17, 2022

A frontline worker, a driver for Uber who loved blues singers and girl bands, especially Heart.

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Michael Lee Cyrus, 72: Andy Williams' 'Love is a Many-Splendored Thing'

5:41pm May 17, 2022

A daughter remembers her father, who loved oldies, and whose love for this song was influenced by his own memories of his mother.

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Elfriede Liselotte Matza Froisland, 93: Dolly Parton's 'Dumb Blonde'

5:39pm May 17, 2022

A lifelong Dolly Parton fan born in Germany who used country music to understand American culture and survived hardship with poise and wit.

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Through The Decades: The Seventies

11:49am May 17, 2022

by Bruce Warren

From classic rock to classic soul and R&B, the mid-70s brought us punk, disco, New Wave, hip-hop and jazz fusion.

Mac Miller performs an NPR Tiny Desk Concert on Aug. 1, 2018.

A dealer is sentenced to 17.5 years for his role in Mac Miller's fatal overdose

11:32am May 17, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Stephen Walter was sentenced on Monday. He is one of three men indicted in connection with supplying the fentanyl-laced pills that contributed to the rapper's accidental overdose in 2018.

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A Bay Area teen stepped in for Pearl Jam's drummer after he got COVID-19

6:48am May 17, 2022

It had to be on Kai Neukerman's wish list to play with Pearl Jam. Neukerman left the Oakland arena saying it felt surreal, but also with a bit of immortality.

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Announcing the winner of the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest

6:48am May 17, 2022

by Bob Boilen

Choosing one winner from all the incredible entries NPR Music receives each year is no small feat — but this year, one songwriter gave a captivating performance that rose to the top.

Fontaines D.C. performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Fontaines D.C.: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:00am May 17, 2022

by Ann Powers

Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. delivers a four-song set from Chicago's Irish American Heritage Center.