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Pharrell wanted to tell his story through Legos — here's why

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Yo-Yo Ma on ‘touching infinity’ through his nearly 300-year-old cello, Petunia

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The Culture Corner on World Cafe

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Michael Kiwanuka on World Cafe

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Father John Misty on World Cafe

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The Heavy Heavy on World Cafe

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Selena Gomez says 'Emilia Pérez' won't be her last Spanish language project.

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Paul Williams at the Maximum Fun studios in Los Angeles, CA. Daniel Speer/Maximum Fun hide caption

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Erykah Badu opens up on whether there's more to reality than we can see or touch. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images hide caption

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Erykah Badu's goals are intentionally unreachable

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Nick Lowe on World Cafe

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The Softies on World Cafe

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Sting on World Cafe

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Mondo Cozmo on World Cafe

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Colin Stetson on World Cafe

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Lucas (left) and Arthur Jussen have played together as a piano duo since they were young boys. Stefan Hoederath/Redferns hide caption

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Weird Al Yankovic attends Apple TV +'s Primetime Emmy Party at Mother Wolf on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. David Livingston/Getty Images hide caption

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Los Bitchos on World Cafe

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"I think I had a bit of a crisis of confidence, actually, through the last decade," Robert Smith says of the gap between Cure albums, "I sort of thought I'd written everything I had to write, but as it turns out, I haven't." Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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THE CURE'S SONGS OF A LOST WORLD

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Tycho on his latest album, 'Infinite Health'

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Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir

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