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Jeremie Pennick, better known as Benny The Butcher, in a portrait from 2021. His new album, Plugs I Met 2, will be released March 19.

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On 'Plugs I Met 2,' Benny The Butcher Is Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud, Up Front

3:43pm March 08, 2021

by William E. Ketchum III

Butcher came to prominence through the close-knit and much-respected crew Griselda, but is now stepping to the front with a label, sports agency and new album, Plugs I Met 2.

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With 'The Dream' Hailey Whitters Sings About The Ups And Downs Of Showbiz

1:48pm March 08, 2021

by Ken Tucker

The country singer spent more than a decade in Nashville before her first record broke through in 2020. Now she's adding five new songs in an expanded version of that album called, Living The Dream.

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Grace Semler Baldridge, in a still from the lyric video for her song "Razor's Edge," released in 2020.

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Semler, With 'Preacher's Kid,' Writes Music Of Faith For A Real World

10:39am March 08, 2021

In February, an album topped the iTunes Christian album charts unexpectedly – it was Preacher's Kid, in which Grace Semler Baldridge addresses the depths and limitations of Christian culture.

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Wu Man performs a Tiny Desk concert at the NPR Music offices.

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Tiny Desk Playlist: Celebrating Women Across The Globe

6:00am March 08, 2021

by LaTesha Harris

International Women's Day needs a playlist — in this case, one made up entirely of Tiny Desk concerts.

Anibal Gomez, 78: Edith Piaf's 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien'

5:16pm March 07, 2021

Like the singer in this song, the father never regretted any of his choices.

Mara Wilson Reflects On Fame At A Young Age, Britney Spears' Career

8:33am March 07, 2021

Actor and writer Mara Wilson reflects on Britney Spears' career and the ways in which famous young women are objectified by the media.

Alice Cooper Revisits Hometown In New Album

8:33am March 07, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Alice Cooper about his new album, Detroit Stories.

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Musician Semler Talks New Album 'Preacher's Kid'

6:14pm March 06, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Semler about her new album. On Preacher's Kid, Semler reckons with her faith and queerness.

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Bridget Kearney Taps Into The 'Exhaustion' Of Being A Woman In New Song

4:02pm March 06, 2021

Lake Street Dive's Bridget Kearney wrote "Being a Woman," a track on the band's new album, Obviously. She says she wanted to convey exhaustion.

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Young Punk Rocker Finds New Pandemic Hobby Building Banjos

11:10am March 06, 2021

by Nicole Musgrave

Bradford Harris, a 20-year-old punk musician in Kentucky, is using the pandemic downtime to learn something new: making banjos. It led Harris down an unexpected trail.