Janelle Monáe gives a commencement speech at Loyola Marymount University's 2024 Graduate ceremony. JC Olivera/Getty Images hide caption
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The Head and the Heart on World Cafe
Brittany Howard made NPR Music's No.1 album of 2019 with Jaime. She's on our playlist of best songs of the year, too. Brantley Guttierez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Head and the Heart performed live for World Cafe. Jamie Stow/WXPN hide caption
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Carly Rae Jepsen's Dedicated is on our shortlist of the best new albums out May 17. Markus & Koala/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Head And The Heart performs songs from Signs Of Light live at City Winery in NYC. Gus Philippas/WFUV hide caption
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The Head And The Heart On Mountain Stage
The Head and the Heart performs live at KEXP's studios in Seattle. Renata Steiner/KEXP hide caption
Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires of the City was the most popular record in our listener poll for the best music of 2013. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Seattle's The Head and the Heart recently performed on World Cafe. Josh Principe/The Billions Corporation hide caption
The Head And The Heart On World Cafe
As the NPR Music team and others prepared to leave the network's old headquarters, mysterious messages began appearing on the windows and walls: "Everything will be better!" Mito Habe-Evans/NPR hide caption
'World Cafe: Next' Looks Back
The Head & The Heart, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2011
Sleigh Bells at Sasquatch 2011. Bob Boilen/NPR Music hide caption
The Head And The Heart performs at the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival. Alex Crick for KEXP hide caption
The Head and The Heart performed live on KEXP from Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in downtown Austin for SXSW. Jim Bennett/KEXP hide caption