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R. Kelly supporter Joycelyn Savage leaves Kelly's status hearing in his racketeering and sex trafficking case in New York City on Aug. 2.

Music & Culture

R. Kelly Girlfriend Says She Was Hacked, Did Not Make Claims Against Him

4:15pm December 05, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In a video posted by TMZ Wednesday night, Joycelyn Savage said that a series of online posts attributed to her — alleging that the R&B singer sexually and physically abused her — were fakes.

Music & Culture

Vote For Your Favorite Albums Of 2019

3:10pm December 05, 2019

by Robin Hilton

It's list-making season. So tell us: What were your favorite albums or EPs released this past year?

Raphael Saadiq with Lucky Daye performs during Tiny Desk Fest, on Oct. 31, 2019. (Mhari Shaw/NPR)

Music & Culture

Raphael Saadiq: Tiny Desk Concert

2:50pm December 05, 2019

by Rodney Carmichael

The godfather of 21st century soul electrified NPR's Tiny Desk Fest audience, with a little help from rising R&B star Lucky Daye.

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Vocalist Lido Pimienta continues her run of innovative music with her new single.

Music & Culture

Alt.Latino Playlist: Boleros And Innovative Electronic Music Warm Winter's Arrival

1:41pm December 05, 2019

Bundle up! We're getting ready for cold weather with new songs by Lido Pimienta, Dimelo Flow, Tiger Army and David Lawrence.

Tenor Vittorio Grigolo on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Opera's 50th anniversary gala in 2017 in New York.

Music & Culture

Opera Star Vittorio Grigolo Fired By Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera

1:00pm December 05, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

His simultaneous dismissal from two of the world's leading opera houses comes after an investigation into allegations of misconduct during a Royal Opera performance in Tokyo.

Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams on Mountain Stage.

Music & Culture

Larry Campbell And Teresa Williams On Mountain Stage

11:40am December 05, 2019

by Dave Lavender

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams stopped by Mountain Stage to share songs from their second album together, Contraband Love.

The specter of climate change affects all of us, including the artists we look to for hope.

Music For Our Emergency

11:22am December 05, 2019

by Grayson Haver Currin

No, songs addressing climate change aren't new. But the new music that does seems animated less by a sunny streak of mainstream activism, and more by a certain feeling we all seem to be sharing.

Jack Rose's ramblin' ragas, sun-drenched drones and hiccuping blues were guitar-picked with a big dang heart and even bigger hands.

Music & Culture

Viking's Choice: The House That Jack Rose Built

10:49am December 05, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Jack Rose helped revive and reset acoustic guitar music — a new compilation pays tribute to the artist, who died 10 years ago today. Plus, a playlist of 2019's phenomenal crop of guitar records.

After a semi-nomadic life growing up, Bedouine has called LA's Echo Park home for a decade. Her beautiful folk tunes fit squarely in that neighborhood's musical tradition.

Music & Culture

On 'Bird Songs Of A Killjoy,' Bedouine Only Feels LA's Sunshine Sometimes

10:30am December 05, 2019

Azniv Korkejian knows she writes songs infused with melancholy. On her sophomore album, she owns the title of "killjoy" across 12 pensive tracks.

1973: Rock at the Crossroads, Andrew Grant Jackson

'1973: Rock At The Crossroads' Acts As A Mirror For One Moment In Time

10:14am December 05, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Via popular music, Andrew Grant Jackson paints a vivid portrait of a year that was the last gasp of an age of possibility, when idealism gave way to economic recession and cynical disillusionment.