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March 04, 2021

Jose Gonzalez is the highest new entry starting at #11, along with Yuna's "Dance Like Nobody's Watching" and Samm Henshaw's "All Good" debuting well ahead of last week's newcomers.

The Chart Show: Jose Gonzales' "El Invento" Debuts

The Chart Show: Jose Gonzales' "El Invento" Debuts

Mar 4, 2021

Jose Gonzalez is the highest new entry starting at #11, along with Yuna's "Dance Like Nobody's Watching" and Samm Henshaw's "All Good" debuting well ahead of last week's newcomers.

Listen to Looch: "Framing Britney Spears" looks at pop-culture icon and the movement to help her

Listen to Looch: "Framing Britney Spears" looks at pop-culture icon and the movement to help her

Mary Lucia • Mar 3, 2021

Mary Lucia talks about the new documentary series produced by the New York Times and streaming on Hulu and FX. The documentary explores Spears' career as well as the #FreeBritney movement rallying against Spears' court-mandated conservatorship.

Listen to 'Waterbound,' a new song from Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi

Listen to 'Waterbound,' a new song from Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi

Luke Taylor • Mar 3, 2021

With its theme of longing for the comfort of home and family, the song will resonate with those separated by distance from family and friends during the pandemic.

From 'Jolene' to vaccine: Dolly Parton gets COVID-19 shot she helped fund

From 'Jolene' to vaccine: Dolly Parton gets COVID-19 shot she helped fund

Rachel Treisman • Mar 3, 2021

Country music icon Dolly Parton, 75, shared a video of herself getting vaccinated on Tuesday, in which she riffed off her hit song "Jolene" and urged those eligible to get their shots.

Coffee Break: Songs for the winter melt

Coffee Break: Songs for the winter melt

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Mar 3, 2021

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, why not stop the world and melt with us? Tell us - what songs do you want to hear for the winter melt?

Bunny Wailer, iconic reggae singer and Wailers co-founder, has died at age 73

Bunny Wailer, iconic reggae singer and Wailers co-founder, has died at age 73

Anastasia Tsioulcas • Mar 2, 2021

The last founding member of The Wailers died Tuesday in Kingston, Jamaica. After leaving the group in 1974, Bunny Wailer cultivated a distinguished solo career.

Coffee Break: A little French for Serge

Coffee Break: A little French for Serge

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Mar 2, 2021

French singer Serge Gainsbourg died on this day in 1991. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature at least a little bit of French?

Michigander: Virtual Session

Michigander: Virtual Session

Mary Lucia • Mar 2, 2021

Mary Lucia connected with Jason Singer and Jake LeMond of Michigander for a virtual session to hear a few tracks from their upcoming EP, Everything Will Be OK Eventually. The three compare notes on Spoon, making music in the midwest, and what's in store for the band in the next year.

Musicheads Essential Artist: Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Musicheads Essential Artist: Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Jade • Mar 2, 2021

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is a pioneering and chronically underappreciated songwriter, guitar player, and singer, one of the founding architects of rock and roll.

Musicheads Essential Artist: Fiona Apple

Musicheads Essential Artist: Fiona Apple

Sylvia Jennings • Mar 2, 2021

Fiona Apple, a gifted vocalist with a singular voice and an experimental spirit, is a Musicheads Essential Artist.

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