/tags/npr-music NPR Music en-US Copyright Thu, 15 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-05-15/being-dismissed-for-being-different-adam-duritz-on-new-music-with-counting-crows In 1993, Adam Duritz and his band Counting Crows took roots-rock to new heights with their debut August and Everything After. More than 30 years later, they offer a new album, cut from the same cloth. Thu, 15 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-05-15/being-dismissed-for-being-different-adam-duritz-on-new-music-with-counting-crows Leila Fadel, Phil Harrell /2025-05-14/two-spanish-language-albums-top-the-billboard-chart-for-the-first-time-ever Bad Bunny's DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS and Fuerza Regida's 111XPANTIA hold down the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on this week's Billboard 200, making this the first week in history with Spanish-language albums in the chart's top two spots. Wed, 14 May 2025 17:23:23 GMT /2025-05-14/two-spanish-language-albums-top-the-billboard-chart-for-the-first-time-ever Stephen Thompson /2025-05-14/flip-it-and-reverse-it-looking-back-on-missy-elliotts-legacy The legendary hip-hop artist was the first woman rapper to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Wed, 14 May 2025 15:44:06 GMT /2025-05-14/flip-it-and-reverse-it-looking-back-on-missy-elliotts-legacy Here & Now Newsroom /2025-05-13/rapper-tory-lanez-is-hospitalized-after-being-stabbed-in-a-california-prison The rapper's Instagram account says his lungs collapsed after he was stabbed 14 times, but he is "in good spirits." Lanez is serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. Wed, 14 May 2025 01:00:41 GMT /2025-05-13/rapper-tory-lanez-is-hospitalized-after-being-stabbed-in-a-california-prison Rachel Treisman /2025-05-13/a-timeline-of-the-federal-trial-against-sean-diddy-combs The federal trial against Sean Combs, the Bad Boy Records founder turned businessman, is underway. He faces charges for racketeering conspiracy and prostitution. Catch updates from the trial here. Tue, 13 May 2025 21:32:17 GMT /2025-05-13/a-timeline-of-the-federal-trial-against-sean-diddy-combs Anastasia Tsioulcas /2025-05-13/bay-area-artist-ruby-ibarra-wins-the-2025-tiny-desk-contest Host Juana Summers talks with Ruby Ibarra, the Bay Area rapper who won this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Her winning entry, "Bakunawa," is inspired by Filipino mythology and the birth of her first child. Tue, 13 May 2025 20:45:11 GMT /2025-05-13/bay-area-artist-ruby-ibarra-wins-the-2025-tiny-desk-contest Juana Summers, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Elle Mannion /2025-05-13/sean-combs-trial-cassies-testimony-details-scope-of-violent-relationship On the witness stand on Wednesday, the singer at the center of the prosecution's case testified that her decade-long relationship with Combs was ruled by fear and violence. Tue, 13 May 2025 18:17:15 GMT /2025-05-13/sean-combs-trial-cassies-testimony-details-scope-of-violent-relationship Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, Anastasia Tsioulcas /2025-05-13/and-the-winner-of-the-2025-tiny-desk-contest-is NPR Music's Robin Hilton announces the name of this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner. Every year since 2015, a different unsigned musician or band has benefited from the exposure that NPR Music provides. Tue, 13 May 2025 09:25:00 GMT /2025-05-13/and-the-winner-of-the-2025-tiny-desk-contest-is Robin Hilton /2025-05-13/mexican-american-band-fuerza-regida-jumps-to-no-2-on-billboard-chart-with-9th-album In a surprisingly strong debut, the Mexican American band Fuerza Regida just hit #2 on the U.S. Billboard album chart with their ninth album. {STATIONS NOTE: The Spanish word "puta" was bleeped at the :15 mark after the intro} Tue, 13 May 2025 08:45:45 GMT /2025-05-13/mexican-american-band-fuerza-regida-jumps-to-no-2-on-billboard-chart-with-9th-album Anamaria Artemisa Sayre /2025-05-12/opening-arguments-begin-in-sean-combs-trial The charges in Combs' federal criminal trial include sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. He has pleaded not guilty. If convicted of all charges, Combs could spend the rest of his life in prison. Mon, 12 May 2025 21:05:29 GMT /2025-05-12/opening-arguments-begin-in-sean-combs-trial Isabella Gomez Sarmiento