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- Drake Reveals ‘Fear of Missing Out’ Is a ‘Not So Short Film’Rapper's mysterious new project drops September 15
- Lady Gaga Welcomes First Baby With Fiancé Michael Polansky: ReportsAfter the couple was spotted in Northern California with a child, multiple sources confirmed Baby Gaga
- How the World Learned to Embrace Tupac ShakurThree decades after his death, he remains a magnetic presence in absentia — perhaps more than ever
- Pink Responds to Fallout After Sharing Post Criticizing Macklemore’s Speech on PalestinePink addressed the backlash she received after reposting a call for Macklemore to apologize following his statements on stage
- Ocean Way Festival in Santa Monica Cancels Inaugural Event Due to Hurricane MarieOrganizers said that storm surf and runoff caused significant beach erosion, making it no longer safe for the fest to continue
- Lil Durk Acquitted of All Charges at Trial Over Shooting That Killed Quando Rondo’s CousinThe Grammy-winning rapper was found not guilty of conspiracy, stalking resulting in death, and murder for hire and broke down crying as the verdict was read
- Sam Smith, Normani Copyright Case Likely Headed for Trial As Judge Signals No DismissalA federal judge said Friday he was leaning toward denying a summary judgment bid and sending the copyright battle over the multi-platinum hit “Dancing With a Stranger” to trial
- Samsung Asks Judge to Dismiss Dua Lipa’s $15 Million Lawsuit Over Unauthorized Image UsageLawyers for the company argued the appearance of the singer's image on a television box contains "nothing suggesting plaintiff endorses the televisions"
- Selena Quintanilla Family Legal Dispute Intensifies: A.B. Officially Sues Sister SuzetteThe lawsuit comes after the Quintanilla siblings were embroiled in a public dispute on social media
- X-Ray Spex, the Raincoats, the Slits Members Form Supergroup for London Punk FestivalThe event will celebrate 50 years of She-Punk with artwork, photography, fashion, and archival material from pioneers
Rapper's mysterious new project drops September 15
After the couple was spotted in Northern California with a child, multiple sources confirmed Baby Gaga
Three decades after his death, he remains a magnetic presence in absentia — perhaps more than ever
Pink addressed the backlash she received after reposting a call for Macklemore to apologize following his statements on stage
Organizers said that storm surf and runoff caused significant beach erosion, making it no longer safe for the fest to continue
The Grammy-winning rapper was found not guilty of conspiracy, stalking resulting in death, and murder for hire and broke down crying as the verdict was read
A federal judge said Friday he was leaning toward denying a summary judgment bid and sending the copyright battle over the multi-platinum hit “Dancing With a Stranger” to trial
Lawyers for the company argued the appearance of the singer's image on a television box contains "nothing suggesting plaintiff endorses the televisions"
The lawsuit comes after the Quintanilla siblings were embroiled in a public dispute on social media
The event will celebrate 50 years of She-Punk with artwork, photography, fashion, and archival material from pioneers
The New York Times©
- Lil Durk Is Found Not Guilty in Murder-for-Hire CaseThe rapper had been accused of orchestrating a plot to kill a rival in an ambush that resulted in the death of another man.
- 10 Songs We’re Talking AboutTinashe tears herself away, Sylvan Esso faces down chaos, the War on Drugs sings through an identity crisis, and more.
- Tyla and Other Stars Cancel Concerts Amid Anti-Immigrant BacklashAs anti-immigrant sentiment and vigilante violence fuel outrage across the continent, some fans abroad are rejecting South African performers.
- The Mic Is On. So Is Live Auto-Tune.As audiences demand perfection from live performances, pitch correction technology has become an increasingly common way for singers to deliver.
- Jonathan Cooper, Who Made Violins the Old-Fashioned Way, Dies at 76Renowned for their supple tone and range, his instruments were admired by world-class musicians like Mark O’Connor and Alison Krauss.
- Best Friends and a $15 Concert: An N.Y.C. Rite of PassageWith Music Hall of Williamsburg ending its run this year, a cartoonist and recent arrival to the city recalls the blissfully buzzed shows she saw there and elsewhere for the price of a matcha.
- Nashville Says Yes to Renaming Airport for Dolly PartonA board voted unanimously to honor the country star, philanthropist and Tennessee native. If the effort clears all hurdles, fliers will be “departin’ from Parton.”
- Jay Maisel, Photographer of Miles Davis and Much More, Dies at 95His moody portrait became the album cover for “Kind of Blue.” Mr. Maisel lived and worked in an old bank that he bought for $102,000 and sold for $55 million.
- D4vd Is Sued by Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Family After Murder ChargeThe parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez said in a wrongful-death lawsuit that the singer’s conduct had exceeded “all bounds of decency.”
- Dudamel Lands in New York, With Big Ambitions and a Packed Schedule“This is not a job — it is a mission,” the new conductor of the New York Philharmonic said, starting a month of performances before taking the orchestra on a European tour.
- The Royal Opera House Principal Guest Conductor Speranza Scappucci Stays BusySperanza Scappucci, the principal guest conductor at the Royal Opera House, has a busy season ahead of her, so she refuses to lose sight of what matters.
- ‘Alcina’ Is Coming to the Royal Opera House“Alcina” is long, hard to sing — and irresistible to opera houses and singers alike.
- Beck Goes Back to Basics on “Ride Lonesome”On his pristine new album, “Ride Lonesome,” rock’s chameleon revisits his most pensive, stately sound.
- 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right NowVerdi’s Requiem out of Cleveland, Missy Mazzoli’s “Breaking the Waves” out of Houston and a fresh approach to art song are among our selections.
- A.I. Music Giant Suno Tries to Play Nice With Record LabelsSuno has drawn copyright lawsuits from the majors. Now it is releasing a version of its A.I. music generator trained in partnership with Warner Music.
- Sara Bareilles Confronted Grief, and Found HerselfHer new album, “Good Grief,” mourns friends including her Broadway co-star Gavin Creel. She’s also adapting the Meg Wolitzer novel “The Interestings” into a musical.
- Book Review: ‘Is This It,’ by Steven HydenSteven Hyden considers the cultural shifts of the past 25 years in a new book about the band.
- Justin Vivian Bond, Cabaret Chanteuse, Left New York for Paris. New York Called Her Back.Justin Vivian Bond, a cabaret performer and MacArthur “genius,” left New York to move to Paris. Now she’s back at Joe’s Pub to tell us all about it.
- Tippet Rise: Where Music and Art Meet Postcard Mountain ViewsTippet Rise Art Center in Montana offers concerts in surroundings that make you feel as if you’re listening inside the land rather than around it.
- Jon Small, Director and Early Billy Joel Collaborator, Dies at 79They were in two bands together before Mr. Joel became famous, and briefly fell out over Mr. Joel’s affair with Mr. Small’s wife. Mr. Small later found success as a director of music videos and concert films.
- A Between-Seasons PlaylistHear a Robyn remix, new Sharp Pins and one perfect song from Haruomi Hosono.
- Nothing Compares to Her: A Dance Love Letter to Sinead O’ConnorThe choreographer Sonya Tayeh’s “The Surge” is a dance response to themes in O’Connor’s life: spirituality, identity and what Tayeh calls jrage, or joy and rage.
- Reimagining Josephine Baker, on the Most Opulent Stage in ParisAmid the red velvet and gold leaf of the Palais Garnier, an experimental tribute strips away cabaret nostalgia to honor a complex American hero and a French icon.
- Lil Durk’s Murder-for-Hire Trial: What to KnowThe Chicago rapper was found not guilty on charges including stalking and plotting what prosecutors say was a revenge killing.
- How the World’s Longest-Running Musical Finally Made It to Broadway“The Fantasticks” ran for decades in Greenwich Village. Now, in time for its Broadway debut, it gets a gender makeover.
- Dudamel in Command, a ‘Macbeth’ Opera and Steve Reich Coming This FallAlso this season, the Berlin Philharmonic comes to Carnegie Hall, “Lincoln in the Bardo” arrives at the Metropolitan Opera and dueling “Toscas.”
The rapper had been accused of orchestrating a plot to kill a rival in an ambush that resulted in the death of another man.
Tinashe tears herself away, Sylvan Esso faces down chaos, the War on Drugs sings through an identity crisis, and more.
As anti-immigrant sentiment and vigilante violence fuel outrage across the continent, some fans abroad are rejecting South African performers.
As audiences demand perfection from live performances, pitch correction technology has become an increasingly common way for singers to deliver.
Renowned for their supple tone and range, his instruments were admired by world-class musicians like Mark O’Connor and Alison Krauss.
With Music Hall of Williamsburg ending its run this year, a cartoonist and recent arrival to the city recalls the blissfully buzzed shows she saw there and elsewhere for the price of a matcha.
A board voted unanimously to honor the country star, philanthropist and Tennessee native. If the effort clears all hurdles, fliers will be “departin’ from Parton.”
His moody portrait became the album cover for “Kind of Blue.” Mr. Maisel lived and worked in an old bank that he bought for $102,000 and sold for $55 million.
The parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez said in a wrongful-death lawsuit that the singer’s conduct had exceeded “all bounds of decency.”
“This is not a job — it is a mission,” the new conductor of the New York Philharmonic said, starting a month of performances before taking the orchestra on a European tour.
Speranza Scappucci, the principal guest conductor at the Royal Opera House, has a busy season ahead of her, so she refuses to lose sight of what matters.
“Alcina” is long, hard to sing — and irresistible to opera houses and singers alike.
On his pristine new album, “Ride Lonesome,” rock’s chameleon revisits his most pensive, stately sound.
Verdi’s Requiem out of Cleveland, Missy Mazzoli’s “Breaking the Waves” out of Houston and a fresh approach to art song are among our selections.
Suno has drawn copyright lawsuits from the majors. Now it is releasing a version of its A.I. music generator trained in partnership with Warner Music.
Her new album, “Good Grief,” mourns friends including her Broadway co-star Gavin Creel. She’s also adapting the Meg Wolitzer novel “The Interestings” into a musical.
Steven Hyden considers the cultural shifts of the past 25 years in a new book about the band.
Justin Vivian Bond, a cabaret performer and MacArthur “genius,” left New York to move to Paris. Now she’s back at Joe’s Pub to tell us all about it.
Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana offers concerts in surroundings that make you feel as if you’re listening inside the land rather than around it.
They were in two bands together before Mr. Joel became famous, and briefly fell out over Mr. Joel’s affair with Mr. Small’s wife. Mr. Small later found success as a director of music videos and concert films.
Hear a Robyn remix, new Sharp Pins and one perfect song from Haruomi Hosono.
The choreographer Sonya Tayeh’s “The Surge” is a dance response to themes in O’Connor’s life: spirituality, identity and what Tayeh calls jrage, or joy and rage.
Amid the red velvet and gold leaf of the Palais Garnier, an experimental tribute strips away cabaret nostalgia to honor a complex American hero and a French icon.
The Chicago rapper was found not guilty on charges including stalking and plotting what prosecutors say was a revenge killing.
“The Fantasticks” ran for decades in Greenwich Village. Now, in time for its Broadway debut, it gets a gender makeover.
Also this season, the Berlin Philharmonic comes to Carnegie Hall, “Lincoln in the Bardo” arrives at the Metropolitan Opera and dueling “Toscas.”
BBC Latest Releases©
- The Invisible - Rispah A set of contemplation and catharsis, maintaining its emotional grip for a long time.
- Ladyhawke - Anxiety Pip Brown’s overdue second LP is as tight and catchy as a baseball mitt.
- Bobby Womack - The Poet Womack updates his material for the 80s, creating grown-up sensual soul.
- TrioVD - Maze One of the most inventive and transgressive albums you’ll encounter this year.
- Jack Savoretti - Before the Storm Third album of gruffly sensitive strum-pop from tousle-haired Italian-English Londoner.
- Flats - Better Living Debut album from a band that probably relishes getting on as many nerves as possible.
- George Frideric Handel - Alceste (soprano: Lucy Crowe; tenor: Benjamin Hulett; bass-baritone: Andrew Foster-Williams; Early Opera Company; conductor: Christian Curnyn) The incomplete ‘incidental music’ for Alceste, conducted with liveliness and sensitivity.
- Gallon Drunk - The Road Gets Darker From Here Seventh album of darkly rockin’ blues from Londoners channelling spirits of New Orleans.
- Karin Krog and Bengt Hallberg - Cabin in the Sky Krog is on absolutely top form, while Hallberg sounds just like himself.
- Hollie Cook - Prince Fatty Presents Hollie Cook in Dub Modern-day dub with authentic depth.
- The Band Perry - The Band Perry Radio-friendly country fare, exceptionally produced but lacking originality.
- Dexys - One Day I’m Going to Soar Dexys are back with wisdom and wings. Some of us never doubted.
- Public Image Ltd - This is PiL Rotten returns with a curious mixture of rage and nostalgia.
- The Pond - The Pond An elegant, charming and quietly profound record.
- Architects - Daybreaker A fine fifth album from the Brighton metallers, set to stand the test of time.
- Regina Spektor - What We Saw From the Cheap Seats The truth about Regina Spektor is that quirky isn't the half of it.
- 2:54 - 2:54 A collection of mature and addictive tracks from sisters doing it their own way.
- The Bamboos - Medicine Man The Australians’ hybrid soul and funk sound continues to impress.
- Rumer - Boys Don’t Cry Sarah Joyce covers male songwriters both culty and canonical on album number two.
- Sugar - Copper Blue NME’s Album of the Year for 1992 reissued with a wealth of worthwhile extras.
A set of contemplation and catharsis, maintaining its emotional grip for a long time.
Pip Brown’s overdue second LP is as tight and catchy as a baseball mitt.
Womack updates his material for the 80s, creating grown-up sensual soul.
One of the most inventive and transgressive albums you’ll encounter this year.
Third album of gruffly sensitive strum-pop from tousle-haired Italian-English Londoner.
Debut album from a band that probably relishes getting on as many nerves as possible.
The incomplete ‘incidental music’ for Alceste, conducted with liveliness and sensitivity.
Seventh album of darkly rockin’ blues from Londoners channelling spirits of New Orleans.
Krog is on absolutely top form, while Hallberg sounds just like himself.
Modern-day dub with authentic depth.
Radio-friendly country fare, exceptionally produced but lacking originality.
Dexys are back with wisdom and wings. Some of us never doubted.
Rotten returns with a curious mixture of rage and nostalgia.
An elegant, charming and quietly profound record.
A fine fifth album from the Brighton metallers, set to stand the test of time.
The truth about Regina Spektor is that quirky isn't the half of it.
A collection of mature and addictive tracks from sisters doing it their own way.
The Australians’ hybrid soul and funk sound continues to impress.
Sarah Joyce covers male songwriters both culty and canonical on album number two.
NME’s Album of the Year for 1992 reissued with a wealth of worthwhile extras.
Billboard©
- My Chemical Romance Tease Possible New Album During Tour-Closing ShowA new record would be the band's first full-length album since 2010's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.
- BIGBANG Celebrate 20 Years Together With MetLife Stadium Concert: 13 Best MomentsThe K-pop legends played their only East Coast date of the XX : COSMOS World Tour, marking their first New York-area show in over a decade.
- Céline Dion Cries Happy Tears in Paris: 9 Best Moments From Opening Night of Her Return to StageNight one of Dion's long-awaited comeback, a 26-date residency in Paris, featured a tearful "On Ne Change Pas," an a cappella Everest and an opera aria under falling snow.
- Céline Dion’s Paris 2026 Setlist: Every Song Played at the First ShowThe Canadian icon launched her 26-night Paris residency with a 29-song, two-and-a-half-hour comeback that moved from intimate French ballads to an a cappella "All by Myself."
- Pink Addresses Backlash Over Comments About Macklemore’s Pro-Palestine Stance: ‘Standing Up for My Own People’The pop star’s lengthy statement follows Macklemore’s comments during his opening set for Ed Sheeran.
- Drake Shares ‘Fear of Missing Out’ Teaser: ‘A Not So Short Film’The superstar rapper's mysterious new project is set to drop on Sept. 15.
- Carín León Returns to the Sphere With Pepe Aguilar and José Guadalupe Esparza as GuestsThe Sept. 11 concert marked the continuation of the Sonoran star’s historic residency at the innovative Las Vegas venue.
- Stray Kids Drives Fans Wild in Historic Rock in Rio DebutThe group becomes the first K-pop act to headline the festival.
- College Football: How to Watch Iowa State vs. Iowa Online for FreeThe in-state athletic feud between the Cyclones and the Hawkeyes is shaping up to be a highly anticipated showdown.
- ‘Saturday Night Live U.K.’: Here’s Where to Watch the Season 2 Premiere OnlineFor the season two opener, SNL U.K. has Jeff Goldblum as host and CMAT as musical guest.
A new record would be the band's first full-length album since 2010's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.
The K-pop legends played their only East Coast date of the XX : COSMOS World Tour, marking their first New York-area show in over a decade.
Night one of Dion's long-awaited comeback, a 26-date residency in Paris, featured a tearful "On Ne Change Pas," an a cappella Everest and an opera aria under falling snow.
The Canadian icon launched her 26-night Paris residency with a 29-song, two-and-a-half-hour comeback that moved from intimate French ballads to an a cappella "All by Myself."
The pop star’s lengthy statement follows Macklemore’s comments during his opening set for Ed Sheeran.
The superstar rapper's mysterious new project is set to drop on Sept. 15.
The Sept. 11 concert marked the continuation of the Sonoran star’s historic residency at the innovative Las Vegas venue.
The group becomes the first K-pop act to headline the festival.
The in-state athletic feud between the Cyclones and the Hawkeyes is shaping up to be a highly anticipated showdown.
For the season two opener, SNL U.K. has Jeff Goldblum as host and CMAT as musical guest.
Metacritic©
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