The 92nd annual Grammy Awards are on Sunday and NPR Music’s Stephen Thompson, co-host of the podcast “Pop Culture Happy Hour”, joins the Raina and Kallao to discuss the big categories, including Record of the Year, Best New Artist, and Album of the Year. Plus, we’ll break out some of our favorites from Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Lana Del Rey, Vampire Weekend and more.

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Jeremy Ivey has stepped out with his solo debut, after years of writing and playing on the albums of his wife, country singer-songwriter Margo Price. A longtime champion of her career, Jeremy talks about the hard times they faced together and what it was like to have Margo produce his first record, called The Dream and The Dreamer. That’s coming up, on the next World Cafe with host Stephen Kallao.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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Hiss Golden Messenger Hiss Golden Messenger almost didn’t want to release his latest album Terms of Surrender – The songs were just too raw. In the end, he decided what he had written was too important to him not to release.  On the next World Cafe, he plays those songs live and talks about the importance of family, as well as dealing with depression. 

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Hiss Golden Messenger - Tiana Timmerberg/WXPN)

Son Little’s new songs were in great shape, when his hard drive failed, and he lost everything. That’s the beginning of the story of his new album, Aloha, which he ended up recording in Paris. We’ll hear all about it in his conversation with host Stephen Kallao today. Plus, Son Little shares a special solo acoustic performance live, on the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Son Little – Courtesy of the artist/via World Cafe Live)