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The band Luxury in 1998. Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury is out now.

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The Curious Tale Of The Band Luxury, Who Escaped Tragedy And Embraced Faith

8:04am July 06, 2019

A new film follows the indie rockers' rise in the 1990s, the traffic accident that disrupted their lives and their recent return — after three of the members became Orthodox priests.

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Cardi B Can't Trademark 'Okurrr'

8:04am July 06, 2019

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says Cardi B cannot trademark her signature catchphrase — or catchsound — "okurrr."

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Miya Folick plays a Tiny Desk Concert on Feb. 21, 2019.

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Miya Folick: Tiny Desk Concert

8:16pm July 05, 2019

by Bob Boilen

Miya Folick was raised a Buddhist in Santa Ana, Calif., and is of Ukrainian and Japanese descent. She sings of conviction, not fiction.

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Willie Nelson: The 'Fresh Air' Interviews

3:11pm July 05, 2019

by Terry Gross

Nelson, now 86, spoke to Fresh Air in 1996 and again in 2006 about music and why he never quite fit in as a country star. Plus, Ken Tucker reviews Nelson's new album, Ride Me Back Home.

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J. Cole and his Dreamville label wanted to invite as many artists as possible to connect and create on the album Revenge of the Dreamers III.

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Competition Lives On Dreamville's 'Revenge Of The Dreamers III' Album

11:35am July 05, 2019

by Sidney Madden

For Dreamville's third compilation album, Revenge of the Dreamers III, J. Cole wanted to invite as many hip-hop and R&B artists as possible to collaborate for 10 days straight. It worked.

Director Nick Broomfield documents the love story between musician Leonard Cohen and his lover, Marianne Ihlen, in Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love.

In Documentary 'Marianne & Leonard: Words Of Love,' Free Love Comes At A Cost

10:48am July 05, 2019

by Ella Taylor

This "moving, sympathetic but ultimately frustrating tribute" to Marianne Ihlen inadvertently reveals the male gaze's narrow focus by defining this complicated woman as Cohen's passive muse.

Nadia Tehran's debut album, Dozakh: All Lovers Hell, is out now.

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'Rootless And Ruthless': Nadia Tehran Invokes Life In The Diaspora

5:28am July 05, 2019

Born in Sweden to Iranian parents, musician Nadia Tehran uses her debut album, Dozakh: All Lovers Hell, to chronicle her heritage.

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'Tales Of America' Examines The Elusive American Dream

4:20pm July 04, 2019

In an interview that aired earlier this year, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with J.S. Ondara about his album, Tales of America.

Members of the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indian tribe. A song about about this tradition is part of NPR's American Anthem series.

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A Deeper Listen To Anthems Of All Kinds

2:48pm July 04, 2019

by Felix Contreras

These songs have the power to say what we feel, even when we can't say them ourselves. We listen back to some of our favorite stories from NPR's American Anthem series.

J Balvin (left) onstage with Bad Bunny at Coachella 2019. Their collaborative album, Oasis, is out now.

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Alt.Latino Playlist: J Balvin & Bad Bunny's Ukulele Jam, Bruja Energy, More

3:00pm July 03, 2019

A slice of J Balvin and Bad Bunny's Oasis, a new track from Spain's La Mala and a nice samba party from Rua de Pretas.