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  • The Least Appropriate Wedding Songs Ever
    Apparently, there's no shortage of people who make misguided choices for wedding processions, father-daughter dances, cake-cuttings and everything in between. Hear five of the worst choices for wedding music, as chosen by you.
  • An update on the crisis in Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka spent its first night under curfew, with a government in chaos, and protesters on the streets of the capital Colombo. How will calm be restored?
  • Ben Allison says that putting a personal spin on the songs he loves often requires breaking them apart.
    Jazz Man Ben Allison: Personal And Unpredictable
    Action-Refraction, the bassist and composer's new album, is mostly covers. He says that putting a personal spin on the songs he loves often requires breaking them apart.
  • Musician Jace Clayton, who also performs under the name DJ /rupture, says he fell in love with the work of little-known composer Julius Eastman.
    Jace Clayton Revives A Forgotten Voice From New York's Vanguard
    Even among experimentalists like Philip Glass and Steve Reich, the composer Julius Eastman stood out: black, gay and politically provocative. Clayton's new album is a tribute to the singular artist who burned out too early.
  • Former Vice President Joe Biden, shown at the White House in January 2017, didn't just give a handout to a man in need, but a hand of help.
    Joe Biden And A Homeless Veteran Have A Very Human Moment
    NPR's Scott Simon has a story this week about something that doesn't make the news much these days: a private and unscripted act of kindness on the streets of Washington, D.C.
  • Maia Sharp: A Songwriter Set To Arrive
    Los Angeles-based singer Maia Sharp may be on her fourth album, Echo, but she's mostly made her living writing songs for other performers, including Cher, Dixie Chicks and Bonnie Raitt. After a few brushes with success, this time around, Sharp feels like she's ready to break through.
  • La Roux: Full-Throated Ardor, Calibrated To Please
    La Roux is a British pop duo — 21-year-old singer Elly Jackson and synth player-producer Ben Langmaid — with a style that blends passionate vocals with strict mechanical beats. The pair's self-titled debut album went No. 1 in England and Europe this year, and now it's out stateside. Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews.
  • Bruno Mars: Singing His Own Songs, At Long Last
    At age 4, Bruno Mars was delighting crowds with his "Little Elvis" impersonation. His success as an adult didn't come as quickly, but fame came calling after he produced several big hits.
  • Lena Horne (photographed in the 1950s) broke barriers for African-Americans in film and television, as well as on stage.
    Lena Horne, Singer And Actress, Dies At 92
    The legendary entertainer broke barriers for African-Americans in film and television, as well as on stages from Las Vegas to Broadway. Horne died Sunday in New York at the age of 92.
  • Classical Cutups For April Fools' Day
    Yes, even within the hallowed halls of classical music, one can find all manner of hoodwinking, horseplay and even a raunchy song or two. Hear Renee Montagne and Miles Hoffman spin some of the more lewd and laughable musical jokes.
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