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Shawn Mendes' new self-titled album was written and recorded over the past two years by Mendes, across many sessions and locations, alongside a small group of collaborators including Scott Harris, Mike Sabath, Eddie Benjamin, Nate Mercereau, Ethan Gruska, Amy Allen and Chris Thil...

Chris Thile, the mandolin virtuoso from the hit band Nickel Creek, shares his own successful formula for developing right and left hand dexterity, improving speed and accuracy, and playing with heightened musicality.

For one night in 2014, artists including Marcus Mumford, Jack White, and Punch Brothers went onstage to celebrate the music of the Coen Brothers' acclaimed film. There are also performances from Conor Oberst, Gillian Welch, and Joan Baez.

Nine lessons presented by nine mandolin masters. Styles taught include bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, blues, and contemporary "new acoustic."

Is there a song that changed your life? NPR's music authority Bob Boilen posed that question to some of today's best-loved musical legends and rising stars. In their answers the artists reflect on pivotal moments that inspired their work.