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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NPR's Scott Simon asks Nate Amos, who performs as This Is Lorelei, about his latest album, "The Singer in My Band."
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Despite a diagnoses of stiff-person syndrome, Celine Dion will perform 16 shows in Paris over the next two months.
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We look back on the life and music of one of the most beloved artists who's ever come through the Tiny Desk: Mac Miller. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station. -
A new report on the state of music criticism and the deletion of a digital Black archive raise questions about the sustainability of stewarding culture. -
Not only does Tori Kelly fill the Tiny Desk with her commanding voice but also genuine joy and light. -
The formerly prominent, widely recorded conductor was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years of probation for five counts of possession of child sex abuse material in Indianapolis. -
Caroline Rose's new album, Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall, is out Oct. 23. -
The album reflects how Ashley Monroe's time as a musician has strengthened her love for country and tested her tolerance of the music industry.
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Not many bands can pull off an eight-minute rocker at the Tiny Desk. Chicago's finest lean into its excellent guitar playing, poignant lyrics and a sturdy, Midwestern sensibility. -
Rosanne Cash was 18 when her famous dad gave her a list of 100 essential country songs he thought she needed to know. She's since worked across many musical genres. Originally broadcast Oct. 5, 2009.
