Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento is a production assistant with Weekend Edition.
She was a 2019 Kroc Fellow. During her fellowship, she reported for Goats and Soda, the National Desk and Weekend Edition. She also wrote for NPR Music and contributed to the Alt.Latino podcast.
Gomez Sarmiento joined NPR after graduating from Georgia State University with a B.A. in journalism, where her studies focused on the intersections of media and gender. Throughout her time at school, she wrote for outlets including Teen Vogue, CNN, Remezcla, She Shreds Magazine and more.
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Combs had been convicted in July on two counts of transportation for prostitution. During his sentencing hearing he spoke at length for the first time in the trial, addressing the judge at length. -
The music mogul, who was convicted on two counts of transportation for prostitution but acquitted of more serious charges, will be in court on Friday, Oct. 3 for a sentencing hearing. -
The founder of the world's biggest music streaming service says he'll remain at the company as Executive Chairman, and will be replaced by two co-CEOs. -
Pascoal said he had composed thousands of pieces. "I am 100 percent intuitive," he once told NPR. Miles Davis called him one of the most important musicians in the world. -
In the last few months, bands including Hotline TNT and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have pulled music from Spotify in a new wave of artist-led protests against the platform. -
Global music icon Taylor Swift is engaged to football player Travis Kelce, of the Kansas City Chiefs, after about two years of dating. They shared the news on Tuesday in a joint post on Instagram.
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Guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds, who was a member of the heavy metal band Mastodon, died this week. For over two decades, Hinds and his bandmates were known within the metal scene for complex riffs and epic storytelling. The 51-year-old was involved in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta.
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Taylor Swift is entering a new era with "The Life of a Showgirl." Swift loves to surprise fans with her album rollouts, and this one is no different.
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The pop star Audrey Hobert began her career writing for a Nickelodeon sitcom and co-writing hits with her best friend Gracie Abrams. But the singer's debut album, Who's the Clown?, establishes her as an unconventional new voice in pop. -
Unlike other tech giants, many music-streaming services like Spotify are not currently taking steps to label AI-generated content. But experts say more transparency is key.
