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Arlo Parks on World Cafe

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Kurt Cobain's smashed Fender Stratocaster is displayed at Julien's Auctions in Gardena, Calif., on May 2 ahead of Julien's "Music Icons" auction of over 1,200 items from rockhistory and exclusive artist collections. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The band Little Moon is the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest winner. Mario Alcauter hide caption

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Mario Alcauter

Fourth time is a charm for this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner

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Scott McMicken on World Cafe

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boygenius on World Cafe

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