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Though they perform as a sextet, don't call MICHELLE a band — they're a collective, brought together for a purpose: AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS.

Sumerlands leans into heavy metal traditions with a big heart on this high-impact power ballad.

The duo's fourth album is marked by experimentation and a focus on living in the present moment. Relaxed and unselfconscious, it's a testament to the ease of collaboration between longtime partners.

On this session of World Cafe, Tarriona "Tank" Ball talks about how the radio of her youth and the radio of today made her want to create her own station with the band.

The Malian guitarist and singer meets the Texas trio in a loping, labyrinthine fusion of dub, blues and West African grooves.

Taylor Swift says she had never heard of the group 3LW or their 2001 song "Playas Gon' Play" before a lawsuit was filed against her accusing her of stealing lyrics.

Eight radio stations in Southern Louisiana still broadcast partially in French as they try to keep alive a dying language in the area. French has been spoken there since the mid-1700s.

The grungy pop track confronts masculine power structures and the constrictive hierarchies they impose.

From a deluxe edition of United By Fate, the unreleased version is heavy as ever, but flips the song's sour edge into something soulful.

Dozier died at 81. As part of the songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland, he co-wrote dozens of hits, including "Baby Love," "Heat Wave" and "Reflections," helping to define the Motown sound.