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Faye Webster and Lil Yachty, both of Atlanta and friends since middle school, collaborate on the new song "Lego Ring," from Webster's upcoming album Underdressed at the Symphony. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
toggle caption Courtesy of the artistThe songs we can't stop playing this week
Anne Akiko Meyers performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption
toggle caption Elizabeth Gillis/NPRThe Philip Glass Ensemble performing Music in Twelve Parts at the Idea Warehouse in 1975, with vocalist Joan La Barbara (far left). The Museum of Modern Art/SCALA/Art Resource, N.Y. hide caption
toggle caption The Museum of Modern Art/SCALA/Art Resource, N.Y.Minimalism: a story told in 8 pulses
Third Coast Percussion's new album, Perspectives, is the group's most accessible. Saverio Truglia/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
toggle caption Saverio Truglia/Courtesy of the artistsThird Coast Percussion's borderless music finds inspiration in fleet-footed beats
Top row, left to right: Teyana Taylor, Run The Jewels; Bottom row, left to right: Phoebe Bridgers, Sault, This Is The Kit Courtesy of the artists hide caption
toggle caption Courtesy of the artistsNPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of June
Jeremy Denk's c.1300-c.2000 comes out Feb. 8 on Nonesuch. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
toggle caption Courtesy of the artistThe Kennedy Center Honors ceremony in 2016. It was the last time a U.S. president — Barack Obama — attended the awards ceremony. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Pool/Getty ImagesAnthony Roth Costanzo takes opera to unlikely places, including NPR Music's Tiny Desk. Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR hide caption
toggle caption Morgan Noelle Smith/NPRAnthony Roth Costanzo: A Countertenor For The 21st Century
The exterior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesSimone Dinnerstein and Philip Glass. Richard Guérin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
toggle caption Richard Guérin/Courtesy of the artistThird Coast Percussion's new album, out Feb. 9, is called Paddle to the Sea. Saverio Truglia hide caption
toggle caption Saverio TrugliaBang A Gong: Third Coast Percussion Plays Philip Glass
Víkingur Ólafsson's album was a fitting tribute to the 80th birthday of composer Philip Glass. Ari Magg/Deutsche Grammophon hide caption
toggle caption Ari Magg/Deutsche GrammophonDevonté Hynes and Philip Glass met in Hynes' Chinatown loft for a conversation on a rainy spring day. Mito Habe-Evans/NPR hide caption
toggle caption Mito Habe-Evans/NPRAfter meeting in the artistic SoHo loft scene in the early 1970s, Laurie Anderson and Philip Glass have been frequent collaborators. Susana Gonzalez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Susana Gonzalez/AFP/Getty ImagesHow Laurie Anderson And Philip Glass Were About To Change The World
Laurie Anderson finds a "calm center" in Etude 10 by Philip Glass. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Brendon Thorne/Getty ImagesLaurie Anderson Finds 'New Ways To Breathe' In A Philip Glass Etude
Paul Simon collaborated with Philip Glass on the album Songs from Liquid Days. New York Daily News via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption New York Daily News via Getty ImagesComposer David Lang recalls his epiphanous moment when he first heard Satyagraha by Philip Glass. Peter Serling/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
toggle caption Peter Serling/Courtesy of the artistAs a teenager, composer Nico Muhly listened to Philip Glass' Music in 12 Parts as his New York soundtrack. Ana Cuba/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
toggle caption Ana Cuba/Courtesy of the artistDirector Errol Morris first collaborated with composer Philip Glass on the 1988 documentary The Thin Blue Line. Carlo Allegri/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Carlo Allegri/Getty ImagesSoloman Howard performs as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Philip Glass and Christopher Hampton's Appomattox. Scott Suchman for WNO hide caption
toggle caption Scott Suchman for WNOWith More Story To Tell, Opera 'Appomattox' Gets An Update
Pianist Bruce Brubaker has been playing Philip Glass' music for more than 20 years. Timothy Saccenti hide caption
toggle caption Timothy SaccentiPhilip Glass photographed in New York City in 1980. Jack Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Jack Mitchell/Getty ImagesThe World Music Education of Philip Glass
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