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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Sean Combs' federal trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy will begin in New York next week. What is he accused of, and what will the trial mean for the mogul and for hip-hop?
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The former Hollywood producer is on trial for sex crimes in New York — again. Here are the allegations and proceedings that have led to this.
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The President's executive order on "restoring truth and sanity to American history" calls on the Department of the Interior to ensure that any monuments, statues or memorials under its jurisdiction "do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times)."
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Jurors found Rocky, a rapper and the longtime partner of Rihanna, not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021. He could have faced up to 24 years in prison.
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The National Park Service has taken down all references to transgender people on the Stonewall National Monument website.
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the shortlist for its 2025 class of inductees on Wednesday. The shortlist includes groundbreaking Southern rap duo OutKast, Mexican rock band Maná and the recently reunited Britpop group Oasis.
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More than 30 artists, including Olivia Rodrigo, Rod Stewart, Dr. Dre and Joni Mitchell, performed at the benefit concert on Jan. 30.
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The unpredictable 67th Grammy Awards were filled with surprising wins for artists including Beyoncé — with her first album of the year win — as well as multiple wins for Kendrick Lamar and awards for rising stars like Chappell Roan and Doechii.
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Baldoni, his studio Wayfarer, and their publicists are alleging civil extortion, defamation and a slew of contract-related claims about the film It Ends With Us.
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Unlike Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration, which reportedly struggled to book high-profile performers, several well-known artists will partake in this year's inaugural events.