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A mural of Nipsey Hussle close by the Crenshaw neighborhood in Los Angeles, as see on the LA Hood Live Tour. Raina Douris/WXPN hide caption
LA Hood Life Tour on World Cafe
Tiny Desk Unit - 9:30 Club circa 1980 (Michael Barron, Terry Baker, Susan Mumford, Lorenzo "Pee Wee" Jones, Bob Boilen Mark Gulezian/Mark Gulezian hide caption
Lady Gaga performs in Miami in February. Following a turn to traditional pop and roots rock on recent projects, the singles from her forthcoming sixth album, Chromatica, have indicated a return to the maximalist dance pop that first made her famous. Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption
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Steve Reich in New York City in 2005. During the coronavirus crisis, the composer has been is Los Angeles, working on a new piece. Jeffrey Herman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rachel Portman was the first woman to win an Academy Award for best original score. Her latest album ask the river is her first not written for a film or stage production. Benjamin Ealovega/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Phoebe Bridgers Frank Ockenfels/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Violinist Jennifer Koh. Juergen Frank/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sarah Jarosz Josh Wool/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Fantastic Damage, El-P's solo debut from his years before Run the Jewels, has come to streaming services after years out of print. Daniel Medhurst/Courtesy of the artist hide caption