Reanna Cruz
Reanna Cruz is a news assistant for NPR Music's Alt.Latino.
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Thundercat takes on a classic-rock staple that is somehow both incredibly cool and uncool, for Minions: The Rise of Gru.
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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. -
Demi Lovato returns with a punchy, hardcore-adjacent track.
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BabyTron raps over decades of the best beats, from Waka Flocka Flame's "Hard in Da Paint" to OutKast's "Ms. Jackson."
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A cultural chameleon with a handful of viral hits, the rising rapper's Come Home The Kids Miss You misses the mark. -
The theatrical pop star pays tribute to '80s ballads on her song for the movie Top Gun: Maverick.
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Two new albums from Let's Eat Grandma and Girlpool wistfully accept the inherent grief that comes with facing adulthood. -
Built around a sample of Fergie's timeless "Glamorous," "First Class" finds Jack Harlow swimming in the space between dorky and affable.
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To all the vagabonds, sad sacks and ne'er-do-wells of the world: You have an ally in Tim Heidecker.
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Yung Lean goes full Joy Division by rapping over a brooding, fuzzy guitar line with the tonality of a Swedish Ian Curtis.
