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DJ Session: Drawing Inspiration From Motown To The Spice Girls

On this week’s installment of the Here & Now DJ sessions, Travis Holcombe of KCRW shares music inspired by pop music’s past.

The group Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, signed to Motown Record’s famous rival, Stax Records. And the Danish singer-songwriter Mø says she fell in love with pop listening to the Spice Girls.

Music from the segment

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Note: We have a Spotify playlist and an Apple Music playlist for our weekly DJ Sessions.

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