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Let's compare two kinds of nothing: an empty patch of deep space and an empty piece of paper that was once beautiful. There's nothing to see in either. Or is there?

The federal government pays for kidney transplants. But the program only pays for essential anti-rejection drugs for three years. Many people can't afford them and can end up losing the kidney.

Comprising rapper Showyousuck and producer STV SLV, Air Credits wrote its newest EP about a resource-strapped world not unlike our own. WBEZ's Vocalo Radio sat down with the 2018 Slingshot artist.

After releasing no accompanying videos, last night in Stockholm Beyoncé finally unveiled Renaissance's visual universe.

As the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq nears, host Rachel Martin talks with former NPR correspondent Anne Garrels, who reported from Baghdad for much of the war.

This week's Heat Check selects feature an R&B newbie enlisting a legend, a spaced-out rapper deciding to go it alone, artists from Compton, London and Nigeria refusing complacency and more.

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, hip-hop is a global phenomenon. But to map the music's true impact, you have to look closer. Here's a guide to rap history, charted across more than a dozen cities.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat about her latest album, "Along The Way."

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Donald Bogle about his book Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed. She was a pioneering star of stage and screen in the 1940s, at a time when Hollywood was loathe to show either.

We're previewing this year's summer reader poll on comics and graphic novels by highlighting comics that stand as historic milestones.