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Music has always been a vital part of protest and social justice. We asked our young Black listeners: Is there one song that's helping you address your feelings right now?

black british music (2025), the new project from multi-hyphenate Jim Legxacy, tells the story of a U.K. rap scene overspilling its borders as it rarely has before.

A night of mostly expected winners and lackluster production made for a boring Emmys telecast.

Weekend Edition presented a wide array of stories throughout the year. Members of our staff share some of their favorites.

United more by strategy than sound, the city's stars are fans-first nonconformists, who have often succeeded by doing the opposite of what the industry deems bankable.

The war in Ukraine is now largely being fought with drones. Ukraine made 2 million last year. Drone makers churn them out in factories and mom-and-pop operations like one in a Kyiv basement apartment.

Pentagon officials told Congress they estimate the war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far. And, a new Education Scorecard shows U.S. students are improving in math.

An Oklahoma country station made news this week when it briefly refused to play a Beyoncé song. It's a resonant tale for the Black and women musicians who have tried to crack the format for decades.

The sweet harmonies of Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig fill a man-made cavern in the historic Smuggler Mine.

The trio from Marseille, France taps into a centuries-long tradition of Gnawa music for its Tiny Desk.

Surrounded by mountains, the band plays its biggest hits at 8,000 feet.

The Argentine singer-songwriter performed a three-song set from her Brooklyn apartment for Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

Watch the North Carolina gospel band perform a three-song set for Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

The television host announced Thursday that she has been diagnosed as positive for the coronavirus, but is "feeling fine." Her talk show has been put on hold until January.

The 10th grader with a preternatural skill for the banjo performed a set of Appalachian folk music for Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

The Guinean native mixed West African soul, rock and pop music for her Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST performance.

Aditya Prakash Ensemble highlights songs borne from South India's Carnatic tradition. Watch its arresting set from Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

Australian plastics manufacturer Era Polymer Corporation plans to open its first U.S. industrial facility in Gaston County, creating 20 new jobs in the…

On Thursday, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was sworn in as the energy secretary for the Trump administration. NPR looks ahead to a series of upcoming pieces examining Perry's role in expanding wind energy production in Texas.

Our panelists predict now that we have pitiless avocados, what will be the next unnecessary food innovation.