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The opening performance at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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As Always, Country Music Gently Reckons With Civic Tumult

1:58pm November 10, 2017

by Jewly Hight

At the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night, light political farce and wide-angle expressions of empathy were the vehicles for addressing violence, toxic politics and sexual assault.

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Ruth Laredo On Piano Jazz

1:15pm November 10, 2017

Hear "America's First Lady of the Piano" explore the boundaries between classical music and jazz with host Marian McPartland in this 2004 episode.

Eminem teases Revival with lead single "Walk On Water," featuring Beyoncé.

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Eminem And Beyoncé 'Walk On Water'

1:06pm November 10, 2017

by Sidney Madden

The Detroit legend and the Queen Bey collaborate for the first time on the poignant new single.

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On her new album, Reputation, Taylor Swift continues to chronicle the links between romance, revenge and her own personal sense of justice, but also confronts how she may be trapped by her own image.

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First Watch: Pell Takes A Colorful Escape From Digital Distraction On 'chirpin'

10:34am November 10, 2017

by Rodney Carmichael

From New Orleans to La La Land, the southern MC has been spreading his wings in preparation for the release of his Girasoul EP.

Benjamin Zander: How Does Music Transform Us?

10:12am November 10, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Years of conducting a world-famous orchestra have shown Benjamin Zander the power of classical music. He says music speaks to our emotions — and has the ability to reach everybody.

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His Electro Blue Voice's Mental Hoops comes out Nov. 24.

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Songs We Love: His Electro Blue Voice, 'Crystal Mind'

8:29am November 10, 2017

by Andy O'Connor

The Italian noise-rock band channels its inner Hüsker Dü with a big, buzzy salvo driven by an urgent melody.

Mynabirds performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Sept. 19, 2017. (Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR)

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The Mynabirds: Tiny Desk Concert

8:24am November 10, 2017

by Bob Boilen

Singer Laura Burhenn is joined by Jessica Lea Mayfield and the Umoja Choir for songs inspired by the political and cultural upheaval of 2016.

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Jimmy Greene Remembers A 'Beautiful Life'

5:02pm November 09, 2017

by Nate Chinen

The saxophonist's 2014 album was dedicated to the memory of his 6-year-old daughter, killed in the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. Hear his quartet perform the genre-spanning music in concert.

Chris Forsyth performing live at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, PA.

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Chris Forsyth On World Cafe

4:53pm November 09, 2017

A live performance from the formidable guitarist and his Solar Motel Band.