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How The Go-Go’s Perfected Pop-Punk The Go-Go’s proved that pop and punk could mingle to land at the top of the charts. “You can take the girl out of punk, but you can’t take punk out of the girl,” says Charlotte Caffey, lead guitarist. Read more on NPR
OPINION: We Are Africans. Here’s Our View Of Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ Esther Ngumbi, a professor from Kenya, and Ifeanyi Nsofor, a doctor in Nigeria, react to the megastar’s movie-length music video — and to criticisms from other Africans. Read more on NPR
A Tale Of Two Ecosystems: On Bandcamp, Spotify And The Wide-Open Future There’s Bandcamp, beloved by artists. There’s Spotify, very well-liked by listeners. And then there’s that big question mark. The artist Damon Krukowski takes a look. Read more on NPR
Scarlett Johansson, Tori Kelly and Bono gamble big for superstardom in ‘Sing 2’ In a sequel to the 2016 hit animated film, koala-bear mogul Buster Moon and his talented troupe try to land a dream booking, by promising to enlist a reclusive superstar. Read more on NPR
How TikTok Has Changed The Music Industry TikTok’s fate in the U.S. is unclear, but one thing is: the video-sharing app has been good for emerging artists. NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with LA Times pop music critic Mikael Wood. Read more on NPR
Norah Jones: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The platinum-selling, low-key superstar performs a solo set at her piano for Tiny Desk’s quarantine series. Read more on NPR
100 Greatest Title Tracks Ever Laid Down On Wax Title tracks often capture the mood, vibe and direction of an album. From Paul Simon’s “Graceland” to Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black,” here’s a playlist of the greatest title tracks. Read more on NPR
The Met Opera’s Live Streaming Series Sticks To Old Trappings While a valiant endeavor, the Metropolitan Opera’s new series of steaming concerts can’t seem to shake off opera’s fusty, aristocratic roots. Read more on NPR
New Summer Songs From Alt.Latino Alt.Latino contributor Stefanie Fernández shares the latest Latin music releases — rock, rap and hip-swiveling tunes — from a diverse group of artists. Read more on NPR
How Live Music Is Coping, And What The Near Future Will Bring The damage done to independent live music by the pandemic has been catastrophic – and a future where it thrives will, regardless and inevitably, arrive. Read more on NPR