In the opening act of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Duke Orsino famously muses, "If music be the food of love, play on." It is a line that frames melody as a gentle indulgence—a soft, ethereal balm ...

A three-year-old party won Nepal's general elections by a landslide, authorities said, positioning its candidate Balendra ...

Before he dismantled Nepal’s political elite, Balendra Shah was destroying his opponents in underground rap battles. More than a decade ago, armed with a microphone and his signature sunglasses, he ...

The election — the country’s first since last year’s youth-led revolt — was won by the Rastriya Swatantra Party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah.

The landslide victory of a young ex-mayor and rapper brings actual hope of change to a country that’s been mired in stasis ...

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is set to become the South Asian nation’s next Prime Minister, after Gen Z protests rocked the political establishment last year ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepali political party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide victory in the country’s first ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

It’s been a couple of weeks since Dave Grohl told a Tasmanian crowd that the Foo Fighters had recorded new music (saying specifically, “We might have a whole new record of fucking songs that we just ...

Kid Rock headlined Turning Point USA's "All American Halftime Show" on Sunday, which was set up as a MAGA-alternative to Bad Bunny's halftime show at the Super Bowl. Performing on what looked like the ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

"Honestly, I couldn't be happier," she said about being part of XOVR Records. "Zahna and her husband, Patrick, they're just so talented," Head shared. "They both work together really hard on all the ...