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Artists play tribute to John Prine in their Tiny Desk Home concerts.NPR/NPRhide caption
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Don't play with Kari Faux. Play with your kids. Quil Lemons /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Laura Marling. Her latest release, Song For Our Daughter, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on April 10. Justin Tyler Close/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Stone & Snow submitted its entry "Cruel" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide caption
John Prine hanging out at Georgia State College, before a live interview on WRAS-FM, in 1975. Tom Hill/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption
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Empress Of's "Void" feels like a euphoric cross-genre culture clash, a dance party in a summer storm. Dorian Lopez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thundercat. His latest, It Is What It Is, is one of our picks for the week's best new albums. Parker Day/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
You don't need a nice home studio — like Bob Boilen has here — to record a great Tiny Desk Contest entry from home. Bob Boilen hide caption
Top row: TV On The Radio; Middle row, left to right: Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon; Bottom row: Talking Heads Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Bongeziwe Mabandla's "masiziyekelele" sends you racing through the streets of Johannesburg. Justice Mukheli/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bob Dylan's new single, "Murder Most Foul," is 17 minutes long and references more than 70 songs. We made a playlist of them all. Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The hip-hop producer, Knxwledge. His latest project, 1988, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on March 27. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Linda Diaz submitted the song "Green Tea Ice Cream" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide caption
Serpent Column's new EP is called Endless Detainment — quite the 2020 mood. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Alex Isley's "Gone" perfects the art of subtle, fear-inducing seduction. Lauren Desberg /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
J Balvin. His euphoric new album, Colores tops our list of the week's best new releases. @theograph/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Kraken Quartet entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with its entry "Chance the Dog (The Song)" YouTube/NPR hide caption
BIRTHH's angelic ascension will help you temporarily escape reality. Sha Ribeiro/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Big Freedia. Her latest, Louder, is on our list of the best new releases out on March 13. Noam Galai/Getty Images hide caption