Stephen Thompson
Stories
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When it comes to movies, how much horror is too much for kids?
In our latest installment of Cineplexity, NPR staffers discuss how much horror is too much for kids to watch in movies.
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Jack Black sets a new Billboard chart record with shortest song ever
This week, his life as a singer and his life as an actor have dovetailed, as Jack Black has just set an all-time record on the Billboard Hot 100. He's recorded the shortest song ever to hit the chart.
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Reflecting on the songs that got us through the early days of parenting
We talk about the songs that got us through the early days of parenting.
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Record companies have some tricks to give older albums a boost on the charts
Albums that are 2 or 3 years old are somehow shooting up on the charts. But why?
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Country music superstar Morgan Wallen's highly anticipated album coming in May
Country music superstar Morgan Wallen is the first artist to have five Top 10 singles from an album that hasn't even been released yet. His highly anticipated album "I'm the Problem" drops in May.
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Songs that make the movies and vice versa
There are some songs that are synonymous with - or are perhaps more famous than - the movies they accompany.
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A preview of Sunday's Grammy Awards
This Sunday's Grammy Awards feature some of the biggest pop stars in the world — as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and others compete for the top prizes in music.
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Bad Bunny blessed with Billboard's biggest boosts (and Bruno bolsters his bona fides)
Bad Bunny, who had the most-streamed album of both 2022 and 2023, seems to have another potential juggernaut on his hands. But to top the chart this week he had to hold off an unlikely challenger.
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After nearly two years, SZA's 'SOS' rockets back to the top of the album chart
No album in the history of the Billboard album chart has ever had a longer gap between stints at No. 1. Elsewhere, Christmas music dominates for one last week.
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Remembering Alfa Anderson, the voice behind 'Le Freak' and 'Good Times'
Alfa Anderson sang on some of Chic's most memorable hits, including "Le Freak," "Good Times," and "My Forbidden Lover." She died on Dec. 17 at 78.
