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Dec 2023
27m 33s

Brandy Clark: Grammy-Nominated Album Is ...

WNYC STUDIOS AND THE NEW YORKER
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The singer-songwriter reflects on her sexuality, playing country music for Democrats, and how Kim Kardashian and Kanye West inadvertently influenced her most recent album. 
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