Lil Nas X, who publicly came out in 2019, says his sexuality was a reason for his lack of BET Awards nominations this year.

The celebrated Afrobeat star performs an upbeat Tiny Desk (home) concert including several songs from his debut album.

Mariel Semonte Orr, known professionally as Trouble, was shot once in the chest and killed at an apartment in Conyers, Georgia. Authorities have arrested the suspected shooter, Jamichael Jones.

A cold and methodical ranking of Saturday Night Live performances by Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Young Thug, Arcade Fire, Saweetie, LCD Soundsystem, Camila Cabello and more.

A cold and methodical ranking of Saturday Night Live performances by Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Young Thug, Arcade Fire, Saweetie, LCD Soundsystem, Camila Cabello and more.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to writer Raquel Willis about Kendrick Lamar's song "Auntie Diaries" which has divided trans people with its story of how he came to accept his relatives' gender identities.

The Tiny Desk is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month withperformances from pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna.

A cultural chameleon with a handful of viral hits, the rising rapper's Come Home The Kids Miss You misses the mark.

The rapper gives a captivating, cool performance from his Los Angeles home for an audience of neighbors and friends.

The long-dormant, era-defining rapper makes one thing clear from the start of Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers: He's not the hero you're looking for.

The long-dormant, era-defining rapper makes one thing clear from the start of Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers: He's not the hero you're looking for.

Cozy and coiffed in a Brooklyn studio, watch the masked rapper break down essential tracks from Shape Up with host Sidney Madden.

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael of NPR's Louder Than A Riot about the RICO charges against Young Thug and the wider intersection of criminal justice and hip-hop.

The Pulitzer-winning rapper has returned with his first solo release since 2017's DAMN.

Talib Kweli discusses the return of Black Star after 24 years, including a return to some of the duo's foundational themes — black excellence, unity, Pan-Africanism and the raising of consciousness.