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Carly Rae Jepsen has now been releasing critically-acclaimed pop music for more than a decade. And Friday, she's out with her eighth album, called Day and Night.

The album tells the story of a terrible year that began in the summer of 2023, when Peck nearly died of an overdose before a show.

Paraguay has one of the fastest growing music industries in South America. At a recent convention and festival, the musical prowess of Paraguayans was on display.

We celebrate 50 years of a cultural phenomenon unique to Washington, D.C.: go-go music! Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

Wilson, who died Sept. 1, spiced her singing with funk, hip-hop and blues. Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation, and we listen back to Terry's 1988 interview with Wilson.

Ms. Rachel has conquered YouTube, Netflix and the toy aisle. Now she's making an album, with real instruments, big feelings and her littlest listeners in mind.

The band's new album, Scour Order, looks back on nearly two decades of making challenging metal and forges a new way forward.

Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras explains a surprising new trend in Latin music that's been bubbling for awhile.

A murder trial, a meme and the unending search for meaning. Plus: Colin Kaepernick fires back at Jay-Z and Macklemore walks the talk.

The XPoNential Music Festival, presented by Subaru, returns to the Camden Waterfront this weekend.