Supporters of Britney Spears protest during her conservatorship hearing in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption
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Mia Berrin of Pom Pom Squad. The band's full-length debut, Death of a Cheerleader, is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Little Richard, ca. 1957 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Message Music with Micahel Mwesno - Pride Month
On 4, Beyoncé presented a dynamic, multifaceted expression of womanhood — and took crucial steps toward claiming full artistic control over her work. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR/Getty Images hide caption
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Amythyst Kiah, in a detail from the album cover for her album Wary + Strange, released in 2021. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Composer Julius Eastman's music is slowly moving from neglected to championed. Donald Burkhardt hide caption
Joni Mitchell's Blue, which turns 50 years old on Tuesday, is an inquiry into personal storytelling, a document of the process of sharing heartache that changes every time someone hears it. Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
The Lincoln Center campus, presently adorned in a green carpet of synthetic grass, hosts a Juneteenth experience June 19. Sachyn Mital/Lincoln Center hide caption
In New York City, A Juneteenth Event Examines The Meaning Of Freedom
Don Cherry (center) and Moki Cherry (right) reflected their globalist attitudes towards music with international musicians and instruments. Their son, Eagle-Eye, is seated out front. Estate of Moki Cherry/Courtesy the Cherry Archive hide caption
Toots Hibbert, of Toots and the Maytals, performing in London in 1980. David Redfern/Redferns hide caption
Trojan Records, Legendary Reggae Label, Resurrects A Long Out-Of-Print Trove
Portland-based rapper Danny Sky performs at Kelly's Olympian as part of the hip-pop showcase, The Thesis. Michelle Lepe hide caption
Hiatus Kaiyote's new album, Mood Valiant, is out June 25. Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jazz Elder Statesman Anthony Braxton Continues To Defy Expectations
Lara Downes, with her father in San Francisco, ca. 1975. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Celebrating Juneteenth And Black Music Month With Classical Classics
Participants in Aurelio Martinez's Garifuna music program in Honduras, dancing to their own beats. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'Music As A Weapon': A Discussion About Garifuna Music
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Hearing Tiger Trap's self-titled debut, released in 1993, was a turning point for writer Maria Sherman. "Tiger Trap's tender pop was punk in a hushed tone," she says. "I was, and remain, hooked." Photo Illustration: Renee Klahr/NPR; Courtesy of Michael Galinsky hide caption
Pianist, composer and coder Dan Tepfer confronted pandemic isolation with ingenious technological solutions. Josh Goleman/courtesy of the artist hide caption
Michelle Zauner, the singer and creative driver of Japanese Breakfast, and Craig Hendrix, the band's drummer and co-producer. Daniel Fox/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sinead O'Connor performs at August Hall in San Francisco, Calif., in February 2020. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images hide caption
After more than a decade away from the recording studio, Nnenna Freelon returns with Time Traveler, an album she describes as a love letter to her late husband. Chris Charles/Origin Records hide caption