For his "Rich Spirit" / "N95" medley on SNL, Kendrick Lamar performed with minimal visual accompaniment, perfectly geared for the raw intimacy of his newest material.
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Top left, clockwise: Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine, Canary Room, Billy Bragg, William Parker, IDK, WILLOW.
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"I want to give girls like me that confidence and that feeling of power and beauty," WILLOW tells NPR Music. "And that's the only reason why I do anything."
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Willow's Lately I Feel Everything, a surprising turn toward pop-punk, tops our list of the best albums out on July 16.
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Jaden Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith and Willow Smith (from left) on stage at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway on December 11, 2009.
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