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Sam Smith: Tiny Desk Concert

Sam Smith: Tiny Desk Concert

Sam Smith performs a Tiny Desk concert Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora/NPR/NPR hide caption

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Sam Smith: Tiny Desk Concert

September 29, 2023 • The singer's Tiny Desk performance is a joy to behold.

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Hear vibrant music with roots in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile and Puerto Rico from composers including Gustavo Santaolalla, Angélica Negrón, Clarice Assad, Rocío Sanz Quirós and Jorge Arriagada.

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Bob Boilen's Playlist

What the creator of NPR Music's All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts is listening to right now.

New Music Friday

New Music Friday

Friday's the day when most new albums come out. This is your guide to cut through the noise and hear the most essential releases.

Viking's Choice

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Viking's Choice

This week: Mclusky's raucous return, Harvey Milk's earnest R.E.M. cover, Cleo Sol's soulful affirmation and more.

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Olivia Rodrigo wants you to decide what her songs are about

Olivia Rodrigo's second album, the follow-up to her 2021 breakthrough Sour, is called Guts. Photo by Nick Walker/Courtesy of the artist/Illustration by Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption

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Olivia Rodrigo wants you to decide what her songs are about

On Guts, the 20-year-old pop phenom is a little louder and funnier than the teenager on her debut — and even more fascinated with what the best songwriters leave out of the picture.

Talking Heads on making sense, together

The members of Talking Heads — Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and David Byrne — today and as they appeared in 1983 with their live band, for the concerts that would become the film Stop Making Sense. Sire Records/Michael Ochs Archives/Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images/Illustration by Jackie Lay hide caption

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Talking Heads on making sense, together

The New York icons whose songs pulled rock inside out (and whose breakup was nearly as legendary) gather to discuss their rereleased concert film, Stop Making Sense.

Jann Wenner's Rock Hall is crumbling — is it worth fixing?

With all of this condemnation swirling, it's worth wondering what about enduring monuments like the Rock Hall keeps stirring people up. Duane Prokop/Getty Images hide caption

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Jann Wenner's Rock Hall is crumbling — is it worth fixing?

Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner was removed from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's board after sexist and racist comments. But he is, and always has been, an avatar for an exclusionary framework.

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What Latinidad sounds like, presented by Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre.

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NPR Music presents From The Top program highlights. For the complete From The Top program website, visit www.fromthetop.org.

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Jazz Night In America is a public radio program, a video concert documentary series, and an online home for the music, from NPR Music, WBGO and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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KCRW's Jason Bentley hosts a weekly spin of the best electronic, dance and beyond.

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Each week, NPR's award-winning program showcases both acclaimed artists and up-and-coming performers as they share music and memories.

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Award-winning radio host Fiona Ritchie explores evolving music from Celtic roots in Europe and North America.

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WXPN in Philadelphia and host Raina Douris present interviews and performances with today's essential and emerging artists.

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