A new documentary, Hip-Hop and the White House, considers rap's association with presidential politics — and in so doing, reveals a persistent misunderstanding of how both operate.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1248683873/hip-hop-white-house-documentary-president-politics
We received nearly 7,000 entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Cast your vote for your favorite entry from Top Shelf.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1248446544/tiny-desk-contest-fan-vote
He was a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and "Peter Gunn" influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other music...
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248565614/duane-eddy-rock-guitarist-obituary
The French electronic duo return with their first album in over seven years.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1198910869/justice-album-hyperdrama
The artist plays new songs from her forthcoming album, empathogen, as well as throwback hits at the Tiny Desk.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248099246/willow-tiny-desk-concert
It's the 10th annual Tiny Desk contest and there's been a strong showing of Latin artists behind desks across the United States and Puerto Rico. Felix and Ana sifted through all the entries and ...
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1197961496/all-songs-considered-draft-05-01-2024
It's the 10th annual Tiny Desk contest and there's been a strong showing of Latin artists behind desks across the United States and Puerto Rico. Felix and Ana sifted through all the entries and ...
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1197956360/alt-latino-tiny-desk-contest-2024-picks
The National Trust's annual list includes Eatonville, the all-Black Florida town memorialized by Zora Neale Hurston, Alaska's Sitka Tlingit Clan houses, and the home of country singer Cindy Walke...
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1242470846/most-endangered-historic-places-2024
In Iran, popular rapper Toomaj Salehi, whose fiery lyrics helped galvanize an anti-government movement among young people, has been sentenced to death. He was charged with "corruption on earth."
In their ongoing feud, Lamar skips AI for real emotion. "Euphoria" is so visceral and real that it's exactly what's been missing in this rap beef.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/30/1248232222/kendrick-lamar-euphoria-drake-rap-beef