/tags/npr-music NPR Music en-US Copyright Tue, 13 May 2025 09:25:00 GMT /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 /2025-05-12/sean-combs-jury-has-been-selected-the-trial-is-officially-underway After a brief delay, the jurors and alternates for the mogul's trial for racketeering conspiracy and prostitution have been set. The trial is expected to last eight weeks. Mon, 12 May 2025 17:35:09 GMT /2025-05-12/sean-combs-jury-has-been-selected-the-trial-is-officially-underway Isabella Gomez Sarmiento /2025-05-12/lucius-goes-back-to-their-roots-on-new-self-titled-album Lucius is currently on tour behind their new self-titled album, which came out May 2. Mon, 12 May 2025 15:50:11 GMT /2025-05-12/lucius-goes-back-to-their-roots-on-new-self-titled-album Here & Now Newsroom /2025-05-12/the-trial-of-sean-combs-what-you-need-to-know Prosecutors are scheduled to begin their arguments today against the rap mogul, who is accused of racketeering and sex trafficking. Here is an overview of Combs' career and the charges he faces. Mon, 12 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-05-12/the-trial-of-sean-combs-what-you-need-to-know Anastasia Tsioulcas /2025-05-12/beth-gibbons-tiny-desk-concert There's an invitation in these songs, largely pulled from her 2024 release Lives Outgrown, to bear witness to Gibbons' own tragedy and transformation. Mon, 12 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-05-12/beth-gibbons-tiny-desk-concert Lars Gotrich /2025-05-12/aggressive-immigration-enforcement-makes-musicians-rethink-u-s-tours In a time of aggressive immigration enforcement, some international musicians are deciding that going through the complicated process of getting a U.S. artist visa may not be worth the financial and safety risks. Mon, 12 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-05-12/aggressive-immigration-enforcement-makes-musicians-rethink-u-s-tours Nastia Voynovskaya /2025-05-11/what-to-know-about-blake-sheltons-for-recreational-use-only Country music writer Marcus Dowling discusses a few standout songs from singer Blake Shelton's latest album, "For Recreational Use Only." Sun, 11 May 2025 21:12:09 GMT /2025-05-11/what-to-know-about-blake-sheltons-for-recreational-use-only /2025-05-11/recorders-the-woodwind-music-instruments-are-on-the-decline-in-british-classrooms A British music education organization reports that use of recorders are declining in the classroom. We wonder: Why were they there to start with? And why is "Hot Cross Buns" such a banger? Sun, 11 May 2025 12:39:01 GMT /2025-05-11/recorders-the-woodwind-music-instruments-are-on-the-decline-in-british-classrooms Ayesha Rascoe