Ann Powers is NPR Music's critic and correspondent. She writes for NPR.org and she can be heard on NPR's newsmagazines and music podcasts.
One of the nation's most notable music critics, Powers has been writing for NPR Music since April 2011.
Powers served as chief pop music critic at the Los Angeles Times from 2006 until she joined NPR. Prior to the Los Angeles Times, she was senior critic at Blender and senior curator at Experience Music Project. Read More...
Spanish-language records were all over the map in 2023 — literally. Artists from across the Latin diaspora tested their musical breadth: reggaeton artists from Colombia and Puerto Rico tried their hand at Mexican music and in contrast, Mexican hitmakers infused the sounds of their homeland with rap and rock as last year‘s reggaeton titans — that’s Bad Bunny and producer Tainy — flexed their fluency with enthralling new releases. Read More...
Leslie Odom Jr. is an American actor who is currently making his mark on Hollywood. Though he’s starred in a handful of films over the years, including the 2021 drama film One Night in Miami…, Odom has been taking the award circuit by storm for his role as Aaron Burr in the Broadway production Hamilton.
With him being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his portrayal, a lot of attention is on Odom at the moment. Read More...
