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December 08, 2021

Several new entries to the chart this week: Beach Bunny, Minnesota act Hippo Campus, Foals and Jack White who enters the charts in the top 10 with his rocker “Taking Me Back.”

The Chart Show: Hippo Campus, Big Thief, and Beach Bunny debut

The Chart Show: Hippo Campus, Big Thief, and Beach Bunny debut

Dec 8, 2021

Several new entries to the chart this week: Beach Bunny, Minnesota act Hippo Campus, Foals and Jack White who enters the charts in the top 10 with his rocker “Taking Me Back.”

Barry Harris, beloved jazz pianist devoted to bebop, dies at 91

Barry Harris, beloved jazz pianist devoted to bebop, dies at 91

Mark Stryker • Dec 8, 2021

Barry Harris, one of the leading musicians to emerge from Detroit's modern jazz explosion in the 1940s and '50s, died Wednesday.

Top 89 of 2021: Reed Fischer, senior digital producer

Top 89 of 2021: Reed Fischer, senior digital producer

Reed Fischer • Dec 8, 2021

Senior digital producer Reed Fischer shares his favorite songs of 2021.

Top 89 of 2021: Darby Ottoson, programming assistant

Top 89 of 2021: Darby Ottoson, programming assistant

Darby Ottoson • Dec 8, 2021

Programming assistant Darby Ottoson shares her favorite songs of 2021.

Top 89 of 2021: Jill Riley, host

Top 89 of 2021: Jill Riley, host

Jill Riley • Dec 8, 2021

The Current Morning Show host Jill Riley shares her favorite songs of 2021.

2021 favorites for the Coffee Break

2021 favorites for the Coffee Break

Anna Weggel and Jill Riley • Dec 8, 2021

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, Jill and Anna will feature some of their favorite songs of the year, plus yours as well. Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Top 89 of 2021: Anna Weggel, superproducer

Top 89 of 2021: Anna Weggel, superproducer

Anna Weggel • Dec 8, 2021

Morning Show producer Anna Weggel shares her favorite songs of 2021.

Top 89 of 2021: Mary Lucia, host

Top 89 of 2021: Mary Lucia, host

Dec 8, 2021

Afternoon host Mary Lucia shares her favorite songs of 2021.

Greg Tate, a powerful chronicler and critic of Black life and culture, has died at 64

Greg Tate, a powerful chronicler and critic of Black life and culture, has died at 64

Andrew Limbong • Dec 7, 2021

Tate was a longtime staff writer at The Village Voice, where he documented Black art and culture. He eventually became a leading figure in cultural criticism.

Olivia Rodrigo: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis • Dec 7, 2021

From the DMV, the pop star and her band take on new arrangements of songs from her debut album, SOUR.

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