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Wiz Khalifa: Tiny Desk Concert
The Pittsburgh emcee reimagines tracks from his classic mixtape, Kush & Orange Juice, with the help of Tiny Desk veterans, Pennsylvania natives and DJ Bonics.
K-pop group BTS set to reunite as two more members complete military service
BTS has been on a break since June 2022 to focus on solo projects and serve in the South Korean military. All of the group's members are scheduled to finish mandatory enlistment by the end of June.
Witness testifies about Sean Combs' 'hotel nights': 'I was repulsed'
The woman, who dated Combs, testified that she repeatedly told him she did not want to participate in the drug-fueled encounters with escorts he requested, but felt pressured to comply.
Sly Stone, visionary funk frontman of the Family Stone, has died at age 82
The musical visionary led a multi-racial funk band that produced five Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early '70s.
Sean Combs trial update: In trial's fourth week, more witnesses allege abuse
In a week when two witnesses using pseudonyms testified that Combs had assaulted or abused them and another witness said he dangled her over a hotel balcony, the rap mogul's defense team conducted its cross examination more aggressively.
Marianne Faithfull's posthumous EP is a return to her folk and pop roots
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andrew Batt, executive producer of Marianne Faithfull's posthumous EP Burning Moonlight.
How the mega-popular band Turnstile keeps its Baltimore roots
The hardcore rock band Turnstile is back with a new album, Never Enough. Izzi Bavis talks about how they've kept their Baltimore roots while becoming one of the biggest rock bands in America.
On Japanese Breakfast's melancholic record, Michelle Zauner might be 'the happiest' she's ever been
Zauner joins us to talk about some of the themes behind For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).
South Korean maestro Chung will be the first Asian music director of Italy's La Scala
Myung-Whun Chung will be one of the first non-Italians to take the post of music director at Milan's famous opera house.