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Hannah, host of "Candyland," which aired Mondays from 6-8 p.m. on WRUR-FM (Rochester), has been named the new music director of The Route. -
The Grammy-winning artist brings powerful cuts from her forthcoming album, No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, as well as fan favorites, to this performance. -
We received nearly 7,000 entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Cast your vote for your favorite entry from Top Shelf.
Latest Route Music News
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Brittany dives into the economy behind Christian contemporary music -
NPR Music's 2025 Tiny Desk Contest yielded thousands of entries, including some standouts in the pop and rock categories.
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Bergman died July 17 at the age of 99. For more than 60 years he collaborated on award-winning songs with his wife and co-writer Marilyn Bergman. The couple spoke with Terry Gross in 2007.
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London's Sunday Times once called Laine "quite simply the best singer in the world." -
Osbourne has come to be known for his "uniform" of about three decades — a long black coat, round sunglasses, a crucifix around his neck. But his style had many iterations before then. -
In the latest Superman film, Lois Lane and Clark Kent have a fight about what's more punk: edginess or kindness. The fate of something more than the mosh pit hangs in the balance. -
Tyler Childers bares his fangs. Patty Griffin honors her mother. Indigo De Souza approaches the precipice. Read our list of the best records out July 25. -
With his beard, long hair and brown felt fedora, the jazz flugelhorn player and composer cut an unforgettable figure in American culture. -
Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at pool parties, barbecues and beach hangs.
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Meet the stacked list of past entrants and secret headliners who joined Contest winner Ruby Ibarra on the road.
