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Residents listen as Sound Impact musicians play during the final performance of their three-day residency at the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center in Alexandria, Va. Shuran Huang For NPR hide caption
For his "Rich Spirit" / "N95" medley on SNL, Kendrick Lamar performed with minimal visual accompaniment, perfectly geared for the raw intimacy of his newest material. Will Heath/NBC hide caption
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"The rural South is deeply beautiful and complex and contradictory," says Jones. "I really want [people] to know the rural South has something to say." Rahim Fortune/Dead Oceans hide caption
Kara Jackson's Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? is on our shortlist of the best albums out April 14. Lawrence Agyei/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
New Music Friday: The best releases out on April 14
Chlöe Bailey has arrived with a record that showcases her personal side, diving deep into relationships, heartbreak and vulnerability. Julian Dadouk hide caption
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The crowd dances to the music at the Dreamville Music Festival in Raleigh, N.C. Alanté Serene Millow/NPR hide caption
Durand Bernarr performs a Tiny Desk concert. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption
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Say She She on World Cafe
Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins, an original member of the influential musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic, has died. He was 81. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hide caption
Bobby Caldwell performs onstage at the 2013 Soul Train Awards at the Orleans Arena on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 in Las Vegas. Frank Micelotta/Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP hide caption
Tianna Esperanza, whose debut album Terror was released Feb. 17. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Love, good karma and a bit of old-school funk are ingredients for a happy life, says Kali Uchis. Cho Gi-Seok hide caption
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