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The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women

4:14pm July 24, 2017

This list, of the greatest albums made by women between 1964 and the present, is an intervention, a remedy, a correction of the historical record. It rethinks popular music to put women at the center.

Why make a list of the greatest albums made by women? To start a new conversation, and to rewrite history.

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A New Canon: In Pop Music, Women Belong At The Center Of The Story

4:08pm July 24, 2017

by Ann Powers

Why make a list of the greatest albums by women? To start a new conversation, where musicians who have too long been marginalized are now at the center.

Hamilton-inspired cupcake toppers. It was only a matter of time before fans of the Broadway hit sought out culinary tributes to their most treasured folk hero.

Feeling 'Young, Scrappy And Hungry'? Have A 'Hamilton'-Inspired Meal

3:21pm July 24, 2017

by Kristen Hartke

It was only a matter of time before fans of the Broadway hit sought out culinary tributes to their most treasured folk hero. Here are historically minded ideas to eat like the Founding Father.

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Good Music Is The Best Revenge On Waxahatchee's 'Out In The Storm'

1:45pm July 24, 2017

by Ken Tucker

Katie Crutchfield, who performs under the name Waxahatchee, releases energy and emotion with pinpoint precision on her new album. Critic Ken Tucker has a review.

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Joni Mitchell strums her guitar outside The Revolution club in London in 1968.

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The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women

1:28pm July 24, 2017

NPR's list of the greatest albums made by women, from 1964 to the present.

Solange Knowles performs at the 2017 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans, La.

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The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women

1:26pm July 24, 2017

NPR's list of the greatest albums made by women, from 1964 to the present.

A still from The Pollyseeds' "Intentions' video.

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The Pollyseeds' 'Intentions' Oozes Style

1:00pm July 24, 2017

by Nate Chinen

This just looks like the coolest party ever. Terrace Martin — known for his work with Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar — and his new band that culls from G-Funk, jazz and R&B set the scene.

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Fascinating Algorithm: Dan Tepfer's Player Piano Is His Composing Partner

11:42am July 24, 2017

by Nate Chinen

Tepfer sees jazz as the pursuit of freedom within a framework — a premise that underlies his work with improvisational algorithms and a Yamaha Disklavier. He unpacks the project in this video.

Stephen Stills and Judy Collins' Everybody Knows comes out Sept. 22.

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Songs We Love: Stephen Stills & Judy Collins, 'Everybody Knows'

10:00am July 24, 2017

by Jim Allen

Half a century ago, they were a folk-rock power couple. Now they reunite with a tribute to the late Leonard Cohen.

Against Me! performs at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Manchester, Tenn., in 2015.

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The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women

9:39am July 24, 2017

NPR's list of the greatest albums made by women, from 1964 to the present.