Amplifier Podcast
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This has been a historic year for women in rap and hip-hop, all the way to the 2021 Grammy Awards when Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé broke records as the first pair of women to win in the best rap performance category. As NPR Music put it, “To know what tomorrow sounds like, one need only listen to the women in rap today.” And to know what the future of Charlotte hip-hop is, one need only turn to rhythmic lyricist ReeCee Raps.
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Now that the 1973 album "Buckingham Nicks" will be reissued soon, we ask: why do people still care about the failed romance between Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham? It's been 50 years!
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Don't Tap the Glass is a bit of a left turn: a hyperkinetic, summertime LP with an urgent appeal to move the masses.
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Lehrer, who died July 26, wrote numerous satirical songs, including "Pollution" and "The Vatican Rag." In the latter half of his life, he also taught math at Harvard and MIT.
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Over a career that spanned 70 years, Jimenez' playing came to define Tex-Mex music and carried the tradition-drenched conjunto sound all over the world and across genres. -
The mandolin virtuoso captivates with her deep storytelling and incredibly fast fingerpicking. -
For nearly 30 years, the nonprofit Songs of Love Foundation has created custom songs for kids with terminal illnesses. Now it has harnessed AI to expand its services to older adults with memory loss. -
Reneé Rapp conquered Broadway in Mean Girls and the small screen on The Sex Lives of College Girls. Now she's gunning for the pop charts with her new album, Bite Me. -
Emily Hines introduces herself. The Armed rage against the machine. Mal Devisa makes a triumphant return. Read our list of the best albums out this week. -
The death of a beloved musician often reverberates across the pop charts, as fans turn to streaming services, retailers and request lines to pay tribute. That's what's happening with Ozzy Osbourne.
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At the Oasis reunion in the U.K., we hear from fans and journalists about why the band's comeback has garnered so much attention.
