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The U.S. Senate continues to take up President Biden's nominees for key roles.

2024 was a year of breakthroughs, with new stars storming the top of the charts and artists across genres making modern classics. NPR Music's list of best songs of the year has something for everyone.

2024 was a year of breakthroughs, with new stars storming the top of the charts and artists across genres making modern classics. NPR Music's list of best songs of the year has something for everyone.

Jonathan Franklin is a digital reporter on the News desk covering general assignment and breaking national news.

Cheryl W. Thompson is an investigative correspondent for NPR.

Since his death at 96, tributes to the singer and activist have centered his legacies in the U.S. But it's impossible to grasp Belafonte's larger meaning without first understanding his island roots.

In 2005, two Chicagoans made a generational classic and then sprinted in opposite directions, each daring the rest of hip-hop to follow them.

A lot hangs in the balance on who former President Donald Trump chooses as his running mate: the vice presidential nominee might shape the MAGA movement or could woo voters who lean moderate.

This week, Shaboozey becomes only the second Black artist ever to top Billboard's pop and country singles charts at the same time. The first, earlier this year, was his collaborator, Beyoncé.

Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at pool parties, barbecues and beach hangs.