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Image from the cover to Laraaji's 2023 album, Segue to Infinity. Illustration by Jackie Lay/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption
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Relax: Songs to calm the nerves
The Sphere — a new music venue in Las Vegas with a 20,000 person capacity — lights up on July 4, 2023. Greg Doherty/Getty Images **hide caption
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The Super Bowl halftime show gives us a front-row view of the Las Vegas renaissance
For Beyoncé's Renaissance tour Es Devlin designed a spherical portal â a 50-foot wide aperture â from which the star, her dancers and musicians could emerge and withdraw between songs. Es Devlin/Thames & Hudson **hide caption
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When stars are on stage, this designer makes it personal for each fan in the stadium
In the controlled stillness of a theater stage-managed to match her songs' swirling moods, Adele seems to have found her place at last. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AD **hide caption
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Adele posted a video on her Twitter on Thursday, apologizing for needing to postpone her Las Vegas show. Screenshot by NPR/Twitter **hide caption
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Poll results: NPR listeners pick the top albums of 2021
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Adele's fourth studio album 30 finds the singer reflecting on her divorce. Columbia Records **hide caption
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With '30,' Adele unleashes another blockbuster
"We don't create albums with so much care and thought into our track listing for no reason," Adele tweeted on Saturday. CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images **hide caption
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A close listen to Adele's new album, 30, reveals a wealth of jazz connections. TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images **hide caption
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NPR Music critic Ann Powers writes that Adele's new album, 30, "engages with the world â through lyrics that trade adolescent romanticism for genuine self-examination." Her new album, 30, is out now. Simon Emmett/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption
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Adele talks coming back to Earth at '30'
Adele's long-awaited 30 tops NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on Nov. 19. Simon Emmett/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption
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New Music Friday: The top 7 albums out on Nov. 19
Rumor has it Adele broke the vinyl supply chain
Adele sings in front of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles during a televised concert to promote her fourth album, 30, which chronicles the aftermath of her divorce in ways that take subtle chances with the star's signature cathartic style. Cliff Lipson/Getty Images **hide caption
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Host Adele during the Saturday Night Live monologue on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images **hide caption
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Tank And The Bangas perform a Tiny Desk concert on Mar. 6, 2017. (Niki Walker/NPR) Niki Walker/NPR **hide caption
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SsingSsing performs a Tiny Desk Conert on June 27, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR **hide caption
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