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Semler, With 'Preacher's Kid,' Writes Music Of Faith For A Real World

Michel Martin, Gemma Watters, Michael Radcliffe

In February, an album topped the iTunes Christian album charts unexpectedly – it was Preacher's Kid, in which Grace Semler Baldridge addresses the depths and limitations of Christian culture.

Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson star in the new series "Love in the Time of Corona," created and directed by Joanna Johnson.

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'Love In The Time Of Corona' Stars On The Truth And Light Of Making Art Amid Pandemic

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The new mini-series was filmed during the pandemic and stars the real life couple Nicolette Robinson and Leslie Odom Jr., who shot their parts in quarantine from their home.

On her first album, Rina Sawayama blends metal and pop and tackles serious issues."It was such a risk to be a musician that I didn't want to do fluffy pop songs and hope it cut through," she says.

Rina Sawayama Wants Her Success To Make Space For Asian Women In Pop Music

Michel Martin, Gemma Watters

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rina Sawayama about her self-titled debut album, everyday racism against Asian women and going from a Cambridge student to a rising pop star.

Inspired by a Maya Angelou book, Laura Marling's new album <em>Song For Our Daughter </em>is about a generation of younger women and "the idea of a maternal lineage," she says.

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Laura Marling On Maya Angelou And Arming A Younger Generation Of Women

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NPR spoke to the British singer-songwriter about releasing her new album, Song For Our Daughter, four months early and looking back at the version of herself who entered the music industry at 16.

"I feel like I've always been referencing back to those dark childlike adventure stories," Natasha Khan says of the '80s films that inspired the latest Bat for Lashes album, <em>Lost Girls</em>.

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On 'Lost Girls,' Bat For Lashes Spins A Vampire Fairy Tale With Synth-Pop

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After her 2016 release, The Bride, Natasha Khan didn't know if she'd make another album. But she moved to LA, starting working on a script for a vampire film and found herself writing a concept album.

"I was quite literally tasked with completing it," Leonard Cohen's son, Adam, says about his father's wish for him to finish this album.

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'He'd Asked Me To Complete These Works': Adam Cohen On 'Thanks For The Dance'

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Leonard Cohen's son, Adam, speaks about producing his father's posthumous album and how he urged his father to record vocal ideas up until his death.

Anthony Ramos pays homage to his past and growing up in New York City on his debut album <em>The Good & The Bad</em>.

Anthony Ramos Pays Homage To His Past On 'The Good & The Bad'

Michel Martin, Gemma Watters

The actor and singer, who rose to fame in the original cast of Hamilton, puts the people and places who shaped him center stage on his debut album.