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Janelle MonaeThe Best of What's Next
Half the fun of being a pop music fan is forecasting which artists will be the next big things. Today, a look at Paste magazine’s list of 26 artists to watch in the coming months. Also: New Orleans singer Irma Thomas has survived 50 years in the music business - and at least two hurricanes. The Grammy winner joins us to talk about her latest record, "Simply Grand."
The Next Big Things
Paste magazine editor-in-chief Josh Jackson joins us to talk about Johnny Flynn, Janelle Monae, Bon Iver, Amy MacDonald and other must-hear artists who made Paste’s list of "The Best of What’s Next: 26 Emerging Artists You Should Know."
"The Best of What's Next: 26 Emerging Artists You Must Know" (Paste magazine)
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Irma Thomas
New Orleans singer Irma Thomas has survived 50 years in the music business - and at least two hurricanes. When Camille hit the south in 1969, Thomas was a single mother of four and fled to Los Angeles. When Katrina hit, 36 years later, Thomas had already turned into a soul queen, and transformed the tragedy into an album that won her a Grammy. She joins us to talk about her follow-up record, Simply Grand.
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