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Béla Fleck, an 18-time Grammy-winning banjo player, withdrew from three Kennedy Center concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra, citing the venue's recent politicization following the addition of President Trump's name to its board, which he felt made performing there charged and political.
Foo Fighters release their first new song since the death of their drummer Taylor Hawkins, while Muna debuts a bold and sassy single at Coachella. Salami Rose Joe Louis offers a brief moment of respite in "Dimcola Reprise," and Sbtrkt's "L.F.O." is a destabilizing succession of thick, harmonically ambiguous synthesizer chords. Nathy Peluso's "Tonta" is a furious kiss-off to an ex, and Bad Bunny joins Grupo Frontera for a song about using the last 1 percent of his cellphone power to call an ex. Florence + the Machine's "Mermaids" is a dark, brooding track, while Christine and the Queens' "True Love" is thoroughly obsessional. Béla Fleck collaborates with Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, and Rakesh Chaurasia for a cross-cultural foray.