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Barcelona's Liceu Opera House Opens To A Full House Of Plants

5:56am June 23, 2020

After months of lockdown, the curtains rose revealing more than 2,000 seats were filled with plants. The idea was to get people to reflect on the silencing of urban life during the pandemic.

Janelle Monáe's coming out as a "free-ass motherf*****" "helped me carve space for myself," says Cyrena Touros.

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A Different Kind Of Pride: Perspectives On 50 Years Of Celebration, Part 1

12:01pm June 22, 2020

by Cyrena Touros

This year, Pride feels a little different. We asked music writers in the LGBTQ+ community to reflect on the changing relationship between celebration, protest, music and LGBTQ+ activism.

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Grateful Dead Launches Deodorant Brand

6:26am June 22, 2020

When you think of the Grateful Dead you might not think fresh scent. The deodorant line is handmade and vegan. The fragrances have names like Skull & Roses and Sunshine.

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Phoebe Bridgers is one of the most prolific young songwriters to emerge in the last several years. Her second solo album, Punisher, is out now.

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It 'Feels Like A Graduation': Phoebe Bridgers On 'Punisher'

5:35am June 22, 2020

The LA singer-songwriter talks about her second solo album, which includes guest appearances from peers like Conor Oberst, copying ideas from her heroes and the way lyrical specificity mimics poetry.

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Sudan Archives plays a Tiny Desk concert.

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Sudan Archives: Tiny Desk Concert

5:04am June 22, 2020

by Bob Boilen

Sudan Archives draws inspiration from Irish and African traditional music. Watch her channel both in this Tiny Desk concert.

Tom Petty posed in New York in 1976. On Saturday, Petty's estate issued a cease-and-desist order to the Trump campaign after it used his song at a rally.

Tom Petty's Family Doesn't Want Trump Using His Music For A 'Campaign Of Hate'

5:26pm June 21, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Tom Petty's family issued a cease-and-desist notice to the Trump campaign after the president played "I Won't Back Down" at his rally in Tulsa, Okla.

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In 'Souvenir' Jonah Yano Explores Identity, Loss and Reconnection

7:58am June 21, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Jonah Yano about his debut album Souvenir which captures his feelings of growing up in Vancouver and his estranged relationship with his father back in Japan.

Hamilton Leithauser & Family play a Tiny Desk (Home) concert.

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Hamilton Leithauser & Family: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:00am June 21, 2020

by Bob Boilen

The Walkmen frontman gathers his children and a few haystacks for a special Father's Day edition of Tiny Desk.

Beyoncé surprise dropped a new single late on June 19 to celebrate Juneteenth.

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Beyoncé Releases New Song 'Black Parade' In The Final Hours Of Juneteenth

10:51am June 20, 2020

by Kiana Fitzgerald

"Black Parade," a call to action and a salve for a wounded nation, is the latest example of Beyoncé using her pop domination to put Black pride front and center.

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Don Bryant Discusses New Album, Marriage and Love

8:09am June 20, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with longtime soul singer Don Bryant about his new album You Make Me Feel.

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