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Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin on creating a mood and facing your fears

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To celebrate Black Music Month, acclaimed American saxophonist and jazz musician Lakecia Benjamin joined NPR for a Tiny Desk Concert.

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Shane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65

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Shane MacGowan was a famously hard-drinking but brilliant musician who shot to fame in the 1980s with the folk punk band The Pogues.

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Robbie Robertson, guitarist for The Band and Bob Dylan, has died at 80

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer helped write the blueprint for Americana music, with songwriting credits including "The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek."

Beyoncé (left) and Megan Thee Stallion, who each won three awards at the 2021 Grammy Awards, accept trophy for best rap performance on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Beyoncé Reigns And Billie Eilish Repeats At 2021 Grammy Awards

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In a Grammy ceremony filled that mixed surprisingly intimate moments with familiar staged bombast, Megan Thee Stallion won best new artist and Beyoncé became the most awarded performer of all time.

SOPHIE, seen here performing in London in March 2018, died Saturday morning after an accident.

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SOPHIE, Electronic Music's Transgressive Pop Star, Dead At 34

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The visionary producer and singer whose music melded house, techno, trance, pop and the avant-garde died after an accident in Athens.

Justin Townes Earle, seen here performing at the 8th annual Americana Honors and Awards in 2009, has died.

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Justin Townes Earle, 2nd-Generation Americana Star, Dies At 38

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The son of singer Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle recorded eight albums, including 2019's The Saint of Lost Causes. His death was announced on his Facebook page Sunday night.

David Berman, seen here in a 2006 photo, died Wednesday at the age of 52.

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Silver Jews' David Berman Dies At 52

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The master lyricist and poet leaves behind a catalog of oblique indie rock that inspired a cult following.