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The band performs more than half a dozen songs across the beloved <em>69 Love Songs</em>.

Officials say Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was disciplined for mishandling $1.9 million in parish funds. He faced scrutiny last year for letting Carpenter film a music video at his Brooklyn church.

Steel pedal guitarist Paul Franklin set a CMA record as a 32-time nominee for Musician of the Year. Will this year be different?

In recent months, the list of the nation's top songs has been remarkably unchanging — Shaboozey has had the No. 1 song for 18 weeks — but this week, a brand new name makes a splash in the Top 10.

The Latin Grammys recently marked its 25th anniversary. <em>Alt.Latino</em>'s Anamaria Sayre was in Miami to talk to some of Latin music's most influential artists to understand some of the trends that are shaping Latin music today, shared over two episodes.<br><br>Songs featured in this episode:<br><br>•Juanes, "Fíjate Bien"<br>•Juanes, "Vida Cotidiana"<br>•Álvaro Díaz, "Quien Te Quiere"<br>•Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera "Bebé Dame"<br><br><em>Audio for this episode of </em>Alt.Latino <em>was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Editorial support from Hazel Cills. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.</em>

Gomez grew up speaking Spanish, but lost her fluency around the same time she began her Hollywood career as a kid. She spent months relearning the language for her latest role as the wife of a Mexican cartel boss.

Hear a live performance from the Louisiana Music Hall of Famer with a gritty southern rock and blues sound.

Artists featured on her most recent album could make an appearance, some of whom include Miley Cyrus, Post Malone and Shaboozey.

Paul Williams has lived an extraordinary life. He's a songwriter who's written songs performed by Three Dog Night, Tiny Tim, The Carpenters, and David Bowie. On the latest episode of Bullseye we get into it all: Falling out of airplanes. Dressing as an Orangutan from Planet of the Apes on Carson. The simple genius of Kermit the Frog's <em>Rainbow Connection, </em>which was surprisingly complicated to write.

In the final update to our running list of the year's best songs, we've got the cathartic rock of Kassie Krut, a nerve-settling collaboration between the singers SOAK and Gordi, Ethel Cain and more.<br><br>Featured songs and artists:<br>1. Kassie Krut: "Reckless," from <em>Kassie Krut <br></em>2. Gordi: "Reverie," from <em>Lunch At Dune</em><br>3. Katy J Pearson: "Save Me," from <em>Someday, Now</em><br>4. Freak Slug: "Ya Ready," from <em>I Blow Out Big Candles</em><br>5. Hildegard: "Bach In Town," from <em>Jour 1596<br></em>6. Ethel Cain: "Punish" (single)<br><br>Enjoy the show? Tell your friends and leave us a review wherever you listen go podcasts. <br><br>Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: <a href="mailto:allsongs@npr.org">allsongs@npr.org</a><br>

Members of the North Fork Community Choir in Paonia, Colo., aim to set aside their opinions on big topics when they sing. When differences arise, they figure out creative solutions to stay in harmony.

Erykah Badu opens up on <em>Wild Card</em> about wanting to live in a space shuttle, how music is the undertone to her life, and whether there's more to reality than we can see or touch.