Music & Culture

Music & Culture

Sean Combs trial: Cassie Ventura's mother and former best friend testify

10:04am May 21, 2025

Regina Ventura and Kerry Morgan testified in the federal trial of Sean Combs this week as the prosecution continues to build a case around the mogul's relationship with singer Cassie Ventura.

ARTEMIS: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am May 21, 2025

This jazz supergroup has super powers and they're on full display from beginning to end during this Tiny Desk.

'SNL' just wrapped its 50th season: It's time to cruelly rank its musical guests

1:21pm May 19, 2025

For a show that's never been shy about celebrating itself, Saturday Night Live was bound to lean hard into its 50th season. But the results were as mixed as ever.

Death Becomes Her: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am May 19, 2025

The delightfully unhinged musical of the cult classic film gets the Tiny Desk treatment.

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Music review: Aminé's "13 Months of Sunshine"

6:08pm May 18, 2025

Music journalist Ikenna Offor talks about a few standout songs from "13 Months of Sunshine," the latest album by Portland rapper Aminé.

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Austria wins 69th Eurovision Song Contest

7:48pm May 17, 2025

"Wasted Love," sung by the classically trained countertenor JJ, beat out 25 other songs for the top prize at the international competition held this year in Basel, Switzerland.

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Sean Combs trial: Cassie concludes four days of testimony

10:11pm May 16, 2025

On Friday, Sean Combs' defense lawyers questioned Cassie Ventura about how much of the former couple's activities she willingly participated in. "I had to fight my way out," she said.

Diddy's lawyers plan to argue "mutual violence." Will that strategy work?

2:52pm May 16, 2025

"Mutual abuse" is a term you may have heard in celebrity abuse trials - here's how to make sense of it.

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Yuval Raphael, a Hamas attack survivor, is representing Israel at Eurovision

11:31am May 16, 2025

The 24-year-old survived the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the Nova festival, and will perform a pop ballad, "New Day Will Rise." Israel's Eurovision participation has sparked protest due to the Gaza war.

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Carín León: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am May 16, 2025

Accompanied by a 16-piece band, Carín Leon's commanding presence shows why he's one of the best in the Mexican Regional scene.