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The Grammy Awards show is influencing people's listening habits this week.

Considered the father of Afrobeat, Kuti used his music in the 1970s to combat colonial values and brutal dictatorship. Podcaster Jad Abumrad tells his story in the series, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.

This week, country star Ella Langley and rapper Don Toliver hit career milestones on the pop charts.

Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

One of the most expressive singer-songwriters of her generation, Sarah McLachlan's deeply felt and virtuosic performance is miraculous.

After dropping out of modern rap's defining conflict, the Fayetteville MC contemplates the making and breaking of a legacy.

August Ponthier's Everywhere Isn't Texas is as much a fully realized introduction as a complete revival. Its an existential debut that asks: How, exactly, does the artist fit in here?