Ann Powers

Ann Powers appears in the following:

Little Big Town: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

Little Big Town, one of the biggest bands in country music, perform a Tiny Desk quarantine show, and they bring the hits.

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Ann Powers Recommends 3 New Nashville Albums For Fall 2020

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

World Cafe Nashville correspondent Ann Powers shares three recent releases that she's excited about.

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Brandy Clark: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Thursday, September 24, 2020

The Nashville songwriter performs four songs from her picturesque loft apartment, including fan favorite "Hold My Hand."

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Tyler Childers Pushes Back On Southern Values And Our 'Long, Violent History'

Friday, September 18, 2020

The Kentuckian singer-songwriter wanted to be clear on the meaning of a surprise new song and album, explaining to his fans in a video that, among other things, "Black lives matter."

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Amidst The Pandemic, The New Music Out Of Nashville Never Stops

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

World Cafe's Nashville correspondent, Ann Powers, talks about the state of Music City and five new releases that she's excited about.

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Becca Mancari: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

The Nashville-based rock musician recorded a five-song set for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

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Stream Billie Eilish's New Song, 'My Future'

Thursday, July 30, 2020

If anyone could take her career to the next level during lockdown, it's Billie Eilish. "My Future," written and recorded in Los Angeles during lockdown, is a dreamy ode to freedom.

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Let's Talk About Taylor Swift's 'Folklore'

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Three critics dive into a new album full of surprises — released on a day's notice, co-produced by The National's Aaron Dessner — and ask how it fits into an arguably unprecedented career.

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Taylor Swift Releases New Album, 'Folklore'

Friday, July 24, 2020

Taylor Swift surprised her fans and released a new album Friday. Folklore is her eighth studio album.

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The Chicks After The Fire

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Long known as firebrands ready to take on abusers, country music and the president, the trio now known as The Chicks is finding – on its first album in 14 years – beauty in loss and lonesomeness.

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With New Albums, Bob Dylan, Neil Young And Willie Nelson Are As Relevant As Ever

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

At 79, 74 and 87 years old, respectively, these three veteran songwriters prove that it's possible to release poignant and powerful work late in an artist's career.

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We Insist: A Century Of Black Music Against State Violence

Friday, June 26, 2020

These songs take on some of the ugliest stories in our history and reflect the commitment of Black musicians to telling the truth of how Black people have been wronged, and survived, and fought back.

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Anderson .Paak's 'Lockdown' Examines The Quiet Spaces Of An Uprising

Friday, June 19, 2020

In a new song and video, Anderson .Paak and video director Dave Meyers take a hushed look at the lives amidst the movement.

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Bettye LaVette's 'Strange Fruit' Offers A Moment To Mourn And Renew

Friday, June 12, 2020

This song's story always must be told and heard again; we have not yet moved beyond the need for its witnessing.

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The New Sounds Of Protest And Hope

Friday, June 05, 2020

As demonstrations for racial equality continue across the U.S. and the world, artists have been shaping and sharing their grief, fury, resolve and vision for the future.

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Finding Connection And Comfort In Livestream Concerts During Quarantine

Monday, June 01, 2020

NPR Music correspondents Ann Powers and Sidney Madden recommend a few favorite livestreaming performance series to check out while in-person concerts are on hold.

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Little Richard Made Music Vibrate In All The Right Ways

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Many artists around the start of the rock era pointed toward sex, but in his performance of "Tutti Frutti" and other songs, Little Richard enacted sexual excitement itself.

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How The Nature Of The Music Industry Has Changed During The Pandemic

Friday, May 08, 2020

NPR's music correspondent answers questions about the changing nature of the music industry during the pandemic and talks about how some artists are trying to make ends meet.

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Lucinda Williams: A Guide To Her Best Songs

Friday, April 24, 2020

Williams's new album, Good Souls Better Angels, is another remarkable entry in a catalog that has, across more than a dozen albums, shaped Americana. Here's a map of her career's many high points.

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Watch And Weep: John Prine And Bonnie Raitt Perform 'Angel From Montgomery'

Friday, April 10, 2020

The beloved singer and songwriter was the embodying spirit of Americana music. Watch his performances and acceptance speeches at the American Music Honors and Awards.

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