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Madonna, Prince and the pope

Madonna was back on top of the charts 30 years ago this week with her most controversial song to that point in her career. "Like a Prayer" was a mashup of religion and sexuality.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Morning Edition debuts the show's updated theme music

NPR's David Greene and Rachel Martin look back at famous theme songs from pop culture, and remember the old Morning Edition theme as the show debuts the updated version of the song.
by NPR Staff

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An album from Prince's vault, and his memoir, are coming

The Prince estate has announced plans to release Originals, another album of previously unreleased tracks -- many of which were hits for other artists -- he recorded between 1981 and 1991.
by Robin Hilton

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Prince memoir 'The Beautiful Ones' coming out in the fall

Prince memoir 'The Beautiful Ones' coming out in the fall

"'The Beautiful Ones' is the deeply personal account of how Prince Rogers Nelson became the Prince we know: the real-time story of a kid absorbing the world around him and creating a persona, an artistic vision, and a life, before the hits and the fame that would come to define him," Random House announced.
by The Associated Press

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After the fire, assessing the future of Notre Dame's centuries-old organ

After the fire, assessing the future of Notre Dame's centuries-old organ

Chief organist Olivier Latry shares recordings of music played on Notre Dame Cathedral's famed organ — and looks ahead to the church's extensive renovation process after the fire on April 15.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Ned Wharton

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Billy Bragg's three-night stand in Minneapolis

British singer/songwriter Billy Bragg is in Minneapolis for his "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" tour. On each stop of the tour he is playing three nights.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Art Hounds: Globally infused banjo tunes on 'Intermodal Blues'

Art Hounds: Globally infused banjo tunes on 'Intermodal Blues'

Plus, Art Hounds recommend an ice-skating performance inspired by black social dances and an Earth Day singalong with Dan Chouinard.
by Marianne Combs

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