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June 30, 2022

The R&B goliath caps off our Black Music Month celebration, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years.

Usher: Tiny Desk Concert

Bobby Carter • Jun 30, 2022

The R&B goliath caps off our Black Music Month celebration, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years.

Listen to new music from Broken Bells, Sampa The Great, Djo, Ondara, Gorillas, and spill tab

Listen to new music from Broken Bells, Sampa The Great, Djo, Ondara, Gorillas, and spill tab

Jade • Jun 30, 2022

This week, we’ve got great new music from returning artists Broken Bells, Sampa the Great, Ondara, and Gorillaz. Plus, discover the multifaceted artist spill tab, as well as Djo, a project with ties to ‘Stranger Things.’

Coffee Break: Viral Hit

Coffee Break: Viral Hit

Jill Riley and Rachel Frances • Jun 30, 2022

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you think should be the next comeback hits?

The Chart Show: Orville Peck debuts, and Beabadoobee returns

The Chart Show: Orville Peck debuts, and Beabadoobee returns

Jun 30, 2022

Beabadoobee returns to the chart after a week away, and Orville Peck makes his debut on the chart at #14 with “The Curse of the Blackened Eye”.

Denzel Curry: Tiny Desk Concert

Ashley Pointer • Jun 29, 2022

From the moment the versatile emcee arrived at the Tiny Desk, the vibes were right. Watch a six-song set from Curry and a 10-piece live band.

Coffee Break: Photographs and Memories

Coffee Break: Photographs and Memories

Jill Riley and Rachel Frances • Jun 29, 2022

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention cameras or photographs?

How Elizabeth Cotten's music fueled the folk revival

How Elizabeth Cotten's music fueled the folk revival

Allyson McCabe • Jun 29, 2022

Although inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, her contributions haven't always been properly acknowledged.

It's a new day for Moodie Black

It's a new day for Moodie Black

Ali Elabbady • Jun 28, 2022

Serving as opening support for bands like Sleigh Bells and Puscifer, the Twin Cities experimental hip-hop band looks at the bigger picture after 2020 had different plans in store.

Joe Rainey's reimagined powwow music soars at 7th St Entry

Joe Rainey's reimagined powwow music soars at 7th St Entry

Natalia Mendez and Darin Kamnetz • Jun 28, 2022

Rainey’s ‘Niineta’ album release show in Minneapolis pulled together local BIPOC excellence, and carved out space for Indigenous voices across genres.

Musicians react to Supreme Court decision on right to abortion

Musicians react to Supreme Court decision on right to abortion

Ann Powers • Jun 28, 2022

After Friday's Supreme Court decision, artists from around the world spent the following days sharing their reactions and plans for the immediate future.

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