Foo Fighters perform in Gilford, N.H. on May 24. The band's 11th studio album, But Here We Are, is out now. Scarlet Page/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra perform a Tiny Desk concert. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption
Kassi Valazza Kait de Angelis/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
NIKI performs a Tiny Desk concert. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption
Graham Nash Amy Grantham/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Arlo Parks Alexandra Waespi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Arlo Parks on World Cafe
Animal Collective's Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished comes with a five-song EP titled A Night at Mr. Raindrop's Holistic Supermarket. Courtesy of Domino hide caption
Bob Dylan William Claxton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
For his "Rich Spirit" / "N95" medley on SNL, Kendrick Lamar performed with minimal visual accompaniment, perfectly geared for the raw intimacy of his newest material. Will Heath/NBC hide caption
Kurt Cobain's smashed Fender Stratocaster is displayed at Julien's Auctions in Gardena, Calif., on May 2 ahead of Julien's "Music Icons" auction of over 1,200 items from rockhistory and exclusive artist collections. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Dave Matthews performing acoustic for World Cafe in his home studio. Stephen Kallao/WXPN hide caption
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What does it mean to illustrate Steely Dan? Illustrations by Joan LeMay/Courtesy of the University of Texas Press hide caption
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke performs at the MTV2 $2 Bill Concert Series at the Beacon Theater on June 5, 2003, in New York City. Mark Mainz/Getty Images hide caption
The band Little Moon is the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest winner. Mario Alcauter hide caption
Scott McMicken Wyndham Garnett/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Scott McMicken on World Cafe
boygenius Matt Grub/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
boygenius on World Cafe
A fan of the late Rita Lee pays his respects at the public wake in São Paulo, Brazil. His sign makes reference to "Ovelha Negra" (or black sheep in Portuguese), a song from 1975's Fruto Proibido. Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Tom Thacker of Sum 41 performs during the Festival d'été de Québec on Friday, July 15, 2022, in Quebec City. Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption