The singer Cassie has accused the rap mogul of subjecting her to years of abuse, in a suit made possible by the Adult Survivors Act. Can the case spark a sexual assault reckoning within hip-hop?

The British singer-songwriter articulates relatable emotions in ways a mere layman couldn't imagine.

As the ringleader of the CHIC experience, Rodgers crams a lifetime's worth of nightlife into every strum of his guitar.

The R&B singer performs a set of his most beloved musical moments.

On her album, Black Rainbows, Bailey Rae was inspired by the art, books and magazines at the Stony Island Arts Bank, a repository for Black history on Chicago's South Side, created by Gates.

If there was ever an artist the word "legend" applies to, it would be Smokey Robinson.

The stylish genre-bending rapper has been pursuing his moment for years. With his debut album, How Do You Sleep At Night?, he finally gets to make a big first impression.

Founding member Lonnie Jordan and producer Jerry Goldstein look back at the making of 1972's The World Is A Ghetto.

Genesis Owusu has won just about every award he could in his home country of Australia with his debut album. Now with album number two, he's ready to take on America.

Summer feels infinite, but also rushed in its impermanence. Roséwave bottles that infinity with a soundtrack that spans generations and genres of music.

"Mad Black Woman" was one of Tiny Desk Contest judge Sharon Van Etten's favorite 2023 entries.

Everything in this Tiny Desk performance is unapologetically New Orleans.

The veteran R&B scholar turns NPR's modest venue into "the big, nasty Desk" in his performance.

The singer, songwriter and producer brought his timeless love songs to the Tiny Desk.

There's almost nobody better at creating complex musical worlds, but on her new album The Age of Pleasure, Janelle Monáe's aim is to stop thinking. Or at least start thinking about feeling.