Reanna Cruz
Reanna Cruz is a news assistant for NPR Music's Alt.Latino.
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Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Valet on Hulu, watching wrestling, and a playlist crafted for the perfect summer vibe. -
A cultural chameleon with a handful of viral hits, the rising rapper's Come Home The Kids Miss You misses the mark.
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Two new albums from Let's Eat Grandma and Girlpool wistfully accept the inherent grief that comes with facing adulthood.
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Led by Mia Berrin's bitterly romantic songwriting, the band performs songs that bring a much-needed dose of silliness to self-serious grunge and punk.
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On Charli XCX's Crash, the artist leans fully into a mainstream pop persona for the first time in almost a decade.
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Blackfishing aside, there's a reason Jesy Nelson isn't a household name. With toothless lyrics and nondescript vocals, Nelson commits the cardinal solo career sin: being boring
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Nicki Nicole's Tiny Desk home concert is representative of her artistry writ large, as an artist born in 2000 but with a connection to sounds and styles beyond her years.
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The type of song you play on speakers until they burst, "check1" pushes the needle forward for a genre that sometimes feels stuck in its own mythos.
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The reggaetón superstar kicks off our "El Tiny" takeover of the Tiny Desk (home) concert series.
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"Outside" sets the tone for Injury Reserve's deeply claustrophobic, delightfully warped experimental hip-hop album.
