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[NPR Music]( [View this email in your browser]( [NPR Music]( [Tiny Desk]( [alt-J: Tiny Desk Concert]( I have a self-imposed rule for Tiny Desk Concerts: No artist can visit twice unless there's something wholly different about what they're doing. alt-J was happy to oblige. [Watch the video]( First Listen [First Listen: John Mellencamp, 'Sad Clowns & Hillbillies']( A heartland rock hero teams up with Carlene Carter for some down-home spirituality. [Stream the album]( The Record [Prince Without Permission]( His albums are back on Spotify. New releases full of unheard recordings are on the way. For a fan, there is joy and pain in knowing the work Prince guarded so tightly won't stay that way for long. [Read this story]( World Cafe [In The Wild Reeds, 3 Distinct Voices Join In Harmony]( In a session with World Cafe's David Dye, the California trio's members discuss the themes of empowerment in their music and perform songs from The World We Built. [Hear the session]( Code Switch [Hijabi Artist Channels Beyoncé For Debut Of Her 'Resistance Music' And Video]( Mona Haydar calls her music "resistance music" because it celebrates diversity and calls for women to be "unapologetic about who they are." [Watch the video]( NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | [Privacy Policy]( This message was sent to {EMAIL} based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may [unsubscribe]( at any time. [NPR](