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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The Compton, Calif. rapper has been in the spotlight all year, first for his beef with Drake, which led to a pop hit and Grammy nominations, all without releasing an album ... until today. -
Grammy Awards nominations are out Friday. If you go by sheer numbers, it's Beyoncé's year with 11 nods. Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift and Charli XCX were among the artists recognized.
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The Atlanta rapper, who was charged with participating in criminal gang activity in what has become the longest criminal trial in Georgia history, suddenly changed his plea on Thursday. -
Spanish artist Judeline's debut album, Bodhiria, melds the flamenco and Arabic traditions of her native Andalusia with modern electronic production.
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Lesh, an original member of America's preeminent jam band, died Friday morning. -
Liam Payne, a singer who rose to fame as a member of the chart-topping boy band One Direction, has died while in Buenos Aires.
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Payne, who came to fame as a teen in the massively popular British boy band One Direction, died in Buenos Aires after falling from his hotel balcony, according to a statement by local officials. -
In New York, a young group of community organizers recently pulled together a week-long celebration of Mexican restaurants. They stress it’s about the workers as much as the food. -
Since last November, 12 lawsuits have been filed against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for sexual and physical assault. Here's who is officially involved in the allegations. -
The mogul, who was indicted and arrested on federal charges in September, will be tried in a Manhattan court next summer.
