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Carly Rae Jepsen released Dedicated Side B Thursday morning. Natalie O'Moore/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sylvan Esso plays a Tiny Desk (Home) concert. NPR hide caption
Andrew Watt is one of the most in-demand pop songwriters and producers of the moment, with a client list that includes Post Malone, Miley Cyrus and Ozzy Osbourne. Alex McDonnell/The Young Astronauts/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mandy Moore Carter Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mandy Moore On World Cafe
Jenevieve collides with BENZIBOY for a bossa nova update to Groove Theory's "Tell Me." Viven Sainz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Freedom Fry Nicole & Mike Spencer/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Zane Lowe Apple Music/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Zane Lowe On World Cafe
Ariana Grande released "Stuck With U," a new song with Justin Bieber, as a COVID-19 relief fundraiser Friday. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Florian Schneider, photographed in 1975. Maurice Seymour/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
MILCK plays a Tiny Desk Home concert. NPR/NPR hide caption
Dreya Mac spits bars at a level far beyond a novice on her debut track "Skippin." Clara Setian/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
After a drawn out fight with her record label, Good To Know is JoJo's first new album since 2016. "I found my power. And that feels so exhilarating and intoxicating," she says. Dennis Leupold/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'Good To Know': JoJo On Coming Out Of Hardship With First New Album Since 2016
The indie pop duo Buscabulla moved back to Puerto Rico from New York after the island was devastated by hurricanes in 2017. The experience inspired a new album and documentary, both called Regresa. Mara Corsino/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Buscabulla On 'Regresa,' A Debut Album About Returning To A Devastated Home
Rissi Palmer's latest album, Seeds, is featured in this roundup of music out of Nashville, Tenn. Jimmy Bruch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
To bolster the fun and success of her already chart-climbing 2020 single "Savage," Megan Thee Stallion manifested a remix from Beyoncé. Bob Levey/Getty Images for Spotify hide caption
NPR Music's Top 14 Songs Of April
Bernice was Glenn Copeland's choice of an artist he's thankful for in All Things Considered's series Play it Forward. In this edition, Bernice's lead singer Robin Dann chooses Georgia Anne Muldrow. Carter Hutton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Play It Forward: Bernice's Robin Dann On Writing Music With A Sense Of Surprise
Sheryl Crow won three Grammy awards in 1995, including record of the year for "All I Wanna Do" off her album, Tuesday Night Music Club. For this session, we revisit her 1993 interview about her debut. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption
Classic World Cafe with Sheryl Crow
Sweet Crude sings modern indie pop in Louisiana French, a centuries-old dialect. "We had this intention of giving this very old dialect a brand new set of clothes," band member Sam Craft says. Augusta Sagnelli/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Old Language, New Clothes: Sweet Crude On Singing Modern Pop In Louisiana French
The Pop Ups play a Tiny Desk Home concert. Artist/NPR hide caption