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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

Featuring Christone "Kingfish" Ingram's duet with blues legend Buddy Guy, Ani DiFranco, Rhiannon Giddens and more.
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The May 2019 edition features a fresh lineup of artists celebrating their roots. NPR member stations compiled a list of best songs that have been playing on repeat on public radio stations around the country including sounds of the Appalachian mountainside from Ani DiFranco, a re-imagining of low country music from the Carolina's by Rhiannon Giddens and other hidden gems that are perfect for the summer.

All songs from this month's Heavy Rotation are available to stream on the Heavy Rotation Spotify playlist at the bottom of this page. — Maya Eaglin


Nicole Bus, "You"

I've heard not one but two big voices in 2019. First there was Yola (who had me at "Faraway Look") and now, Nicole Bus, a soul singer from Holland of all places. In fact, she was a quarter-finalist on the Dutch version of The Voice.

The song is "You." When she hits the chorus, "I'm

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