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- Eric Clapton Blames ‘Propaganda’ for ‘Disastrous’ Covid Vaccine Experience“My hands and feet were either frozen, numb or burning, and pretty much useless for two weeks," guitarist writes of reaction to vaccine. "I feared I would never play again”
- Janet Jackson’s ‘Scream’ Outfit Sells for $125,000 at AuctionSinger's entire ensemble from 1995 video with Michael Jackson brings in $270,000 at auction featuring 1,000 items from Janet's personal collection
- Jason Aldean Announces ‘Back in the Saddle’ Tour Dates"Being on the road makes all of us - the band, the crew and me - happy and I haven’t felt this excited about going on tour in 15 years," country singer says of return to touring this summer
- Joni Mitchell Gives Rare Interview at Clive Davis’ Virtual Grammy PartyReclusive singer-songwriter talks with industry mogul about Both Sides Now her legacy, and more
- See Olivia Rodrigo Perform ‘Drivers License,’ ‘Good 4 U’ on ‘SNL’Singer makes musical guest debut ahead of new album Sour
- BTS’ Jin on ‘Rock-Style Songs,’ Life Off the Road, and Being Very Handsome"When we couldn't go on tour, everybody felt really a sense of loss, a sense of powerlessness," Jin says
- See Black Keys Perform ‘Delta Kream’ Songs on ‘Colbert’Band plays "Going Down South" and "Crawling Kingsnake" from new covers album
- Chance the Rapper Talks Concert Film, ‘Home Alone’ Reboot on ‘Fallon’Rapper also plays Auto-Tune Up with Jimmy Fallon
- Jimin on Perfectionism, Missing ARMY, His Love of Dancing, and BTS’ Future"We've been telling people to really love themselves," says Jimin. "This year, I began to tell myself these things"
- That Time Johnny Cash Was Arrested in Starkville, MississippiWild night that inspired Cash's "Starkville City Jail" is commemorated with a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail
“My hands and feet were either frozen, numb or burning, and pretty much useless for two weeks," guitarist writes of reaction to vaccine. "I feared I would never play again”
Singer's entire ensemble from 1995 video with Michael Jackson brings in $270,000 at auction featuring 1,000 items from Janet's personal collection
"Being on the road makes all of us - the band, the crew and me - happy and I haven’t felt this excited about going on tour in 15 years," country singer says of return to touring this summer
Reclusive singer-songwriter talks with industry mogul about Both Sides Now her legacy, and more
Singer makes musical guest debut ahead of new album Sour
"When we couldn't go on tour, everybody felt really a sense of loss, a sense of powerlessness," Jin says
Band plays "Going Down South" and "Crawling Kingsnake" from new covers album
Rapper also plays Auto-Tune Up with Jimmy Fallon
"We've been telling people to really love themselves," says Jimin. "This year, I began to tell myself these things"
Wild night that inspired Cash's "Starkville City Jail" is commemorated with a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail
The New York Times©
- Roblox: The Platform Fueling a Chaotic Music ScenePlayers can customize their own worlds on the platform. Many illegally upload songs — called “bypassing audio” — and some make intense tracks in a new genre, robloxcore.
- Nicki Minaj Reunites With Lil Wayne and Drake, and 13 More New SongsHear tracks by Olivia Rodrigo, Tony Allen, L’Rain and others.
- The Conductor Who Whipped American Orchestras Into ShapeToting a loaded gun on the podium, Artur Rodzinski turned ensembles into technical marvels in the 1930s and ’40s.
- The Beatific Re-emergence of Beverly Glenn-CopelandA conversation about his winding path to a receptive, ready audience — and how music can be a bulwark against cynicism and trauma.
- Jack Terricloth, Punk Rocker With a Cabaret Air, Dies at 50As the devilishly smarmy vocalist and ringleader of the World/Inferno Friendship Society, he melded punk defiance with decadent theatricality.
- Things To Do At HomeThis week, discover the cultural and societal impact of sneakers, practice your math skills or explore what a net zero climate might look like.
- Bob Koester, Revered Figure in Jazz and Blues, Dies at 88Mr. Koester’s Delmark Records and his Chicago record store were vital in preserving and promoting music the big labels tended to overlook.
- Pervis Staples, Who Harmonized With the Staple Singers, Dies at 85He sang alongside his father and sisters as his family’s gospel group achieved renown in the late 1950s and ’60s.
- Curtis Fuller, a Powerful Voice on Jazz Trombone, Dies at 88He was a fixture on the New York jazz scene since shortly after his arrival in 1957. He also made his mark as a composer.
- On Spotify, an Arranged Marriage Between Music and PodcastsMusic-filled — and Spotify-exclusive — shows like “Black Girl Songbook” and “60 Songs That Explain the ’90s” dance around copyright constraints.
- Bach Invented. Now a Pianist Is Trying to Match Him.With “Inventions/Reinventions,” Dan Tepfer fills out Bach’s missing two-part inventions with daring free improvisations.
- Met Opera Protest: Union Rallies Against Proposed Pay CutsThe Metropolitan Opera hopes to reopen in September after its long pandemic closure, but simmering labor tensions have called that date into question.
- How a Times Team Captured the Sound of a Harlem Gospel ChoirWhat does a socially distant gospel choir sound like? Here’s how Times journalists and technologists put users inside the sanctuary of a church in Harlem.
- St. Vincent Flirts With Autobiography and the Sounds of the ’70sOn her sixth solo album, “Daddy’s Home,” the singer and songwriter Annie Clark turns her world-building and role-playing briefly inward.
- Allison Russell Faces Her Past in SongThe singer and songwriter’s debut solo album, “Outside Child,” tells a harrowing story with a survivor’s joy.
- ‘Los Hermanos/The Brothers’ Review: A Long-Deferred DuetIn this documentary, two musician siblings — one who lives in Cuba, the other in the United States — get a chance to tour together.
- 5 Things to Do This WeekendOur critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.
- Bob Dylan Center, Featuring Archival Materials, to Open in 2022Following the acquisition of the singer-songwriter’s once-secret archives in 2016, a Tulsa-based foundation will put lyrics, photos and films on display in Oklahoma.
- Met Opera Announces Its First Live Concerts Since ShutdownDespite ongoing labor tensions, members of the company’s orchestra and chorus will perform with soloists and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
- A Soaring Arts Scene in Los Angeles Confronts a Changing LandscapeIts cultural institutions, buffeted by the pandemic, will have to recover without the help of Eli Broad, the transformational benefactor who died last month.
- Tina Turner and Jay-Z Lead Rock Hall of Fame’s 2021 InducteesFoo Fighters, the Go-Go’s, Carole King and Todd Rundgren were also voted in, meaning nearly half of the 15 individuals in this year’s class are women.
- Everything Was Canceled in 2020. What About 2021?From the French Open and the Tokyo Olympics to New York Pride, a look at which global events are canceled, postponed or moving ahead (with altered plans) in 2021.
- Metropolitan Opera Reaches Deal With Union Representing ChorusLabor troubles have cast the company’s planned reopening in September in doubt; two other major unions have yet to reach deals.
- Keith Haring’s Refrigerator Door Is on the Auction BlockA graffiti-tagged refrigerator door served as the artist’s guest register for Madonna, Angel Ortiz and more. Now it’s on the auction block at Guernsey’s.
- Can’s Live Shows Will Be Heard at Last, Thanks to a Bootlegger in Big PantsA series of concert albums by the influential German band were made possible by Andrew Hall, a fan who followed the group around in the 1970s with a Sony cassette recorder hidden in his trousers.
- Il Divo Tenor’s Ex-Wife Sues Him, Citing Sexual and Physical AbuseSébastien Izambard exerted “coercive control” over Renée Izambard and subjected her to years of psychological abuse and torture, she said.
- A Piece of Music Will Speak Once More. For 26 Hours.“I am sitting in a room,” Alvin Lucier’s classic work of sound art, will be performed by 90 artists in honor of his 90th birthday.
- Rough Trade Record Store Has an Unlikely New Home: 30 RockThe Brooklyn shop is downsizing and moving across the river, bringing 10,000 vinyl albums and its live events to Rockefeller Center in Midtown.
- DJ Khaled Reaches No. 1 With ‘Khaled Khaled’The album, titled after the star’s full name, has guest appearances by Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, Justin Bieber and more than a dozen others.
Players can customize their own worlds on the platform. Many illegally upload songs — called “bypassing audio” — and some make intense tracks in a new genre, robloxcore.
Hear tracks by Olivia Rodrigo, Tony Allen, L’Rain and others.
Toting a loaded gun on the podium, Artur Rodzinski turned ensembles into technical marvels in the 1930s and ’40s.
A conversation about his winding path to a receptive, ready audience — and how music can be a bulwark against cynicism and trauma.
As the devilishly smarmy vocalist and ringleader of the World/Inferno Friendship Society, he melded punk defiance with decadent theatricality.
This week, discover the cultural and societal impact of sneakers, practice your math skills or explore what a net zero climate might look like.
Mr. Koester’s Delmark Records and his Chicago record store were vital in preserving and promoting music the big labels tended to overlook.
He sang alongside his father and sisters as his family’s gospel group achieved renown in the late 1950s and ’60s.
He was a fixture on the New York jazz scene since shortly after his arrival in 1957. He also made his mark as a composer.
Music-filled — and Spotify-exclusive — shows like “Black Girl Songbook” and “60 Songs That Explain the ’90s” dance around copyright constraints.
With “Inventions/Reinventions,” Dan Tepfer fills out Bach’s missing two-part inventions with daring free improvisations.
The Metropolitan Opera hopes to reopen in September after its long pandemic closure, but simmering labor tensions have called that date into question.
What does a socially distant gospel choir sound like? Here’s how Times journalists and technologists put users inside the sanctuary of a church in Harlem.
On her sixth solo album, “Daddy’s Home,” the singer and songwriter Annie Clark turns her world-building and role-playing briefly inward.
The singer and songwriter’s debut solo album, “Outside Child,” tells a harrowing story with a survivor’s joy.
In this documentary, two musician siblings — one who lives in Cuba, the other in the United States — get a chance to tour together.
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.
Following the acquisition of the singer-songwriter’s once-secret archives in 2016, a Tulsa-based foundation will put lyrics, photos and films on display in Oklahoma.
Despite ongoing labor tensions, members of the company’s orchestra and chorus will perform with soloists and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Its cultural institutions, buffeted by the pandemic, will have to recover without the help of Eli Broad, the transformational benefactor who died last month.
Foo Fighters, the Go-Go’s, Carole King and Todd Rundgren were also voted in, meaning nearly half of the 15 individuals in this year’s class are women.
From the French Open and the Tokyo Olympics to New York Pride, a look at which global events are canceled, postponed or moving ahead (with altered plans) in 2021.
Labor troubles have cast the company’s planned reopening in September in doubt; two other major unions have yet to reach deals.
A graffiti-tagged refrigerator door served as the artist’s guest register for Madonna, Angel Ortiz and more. Now it’s on the auction block at Guernsey’s.
A series of concert albums by the influential German band were made possible by Andrew Hall, a fan who followed the group around in the 1970s with a Sony cassette recorder hidden in his trousers.
Sébastien Izambard exerted “coercive control” over Renée Izambard and subjected her to years of psychological abuse and torture, she said.
“I am sitting in a room,” Alvin Lucier’s classic work of sound art, will be performed by 90 artists in honor of his 90th birthday.
The Brooklyn shop is downsizing and moving across the river, bringing 10,000 vinyl albums and its live events to Rockefeller Center in Midtown.
The album, titled after the star’s full name, has guest appearances by Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, Justin Bieber and more than a dozen others.
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.
Metacritic©
- Daddy's Home by St. Vincent
The sixth full-length release for Annie Clark was inspired by her father's 1970s record collection and co-produced with Jack Antonoff.Label: Loma VistaRelease Date: May 14, 2021
- Black to the Future by Sons of Kemet
The fourth full-length release for the Shabaka Hutchings-led jazz quartet features guest appearances from Angel Bat Dawid, D Double E, Joshua Edelin, Lianne La Havas, Moor Mother, Kojey Radical, and Steve Williamson.Label: Impulse!Release Date: May 14, 2021
- Be Right Back [EP] by Jorja Smith
The eight-track release from the British R&B artist features a guest appearance from Shaybo.Label: FAMMRelease Date: May 14, 2021
- The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania by Damien Jurado
The latest full-length release for the singer-songwriter from Seattle was self-produced.Label: Maraqopa RecordsRelease Date: May 14, 2021
- Made Out of Sound by Chris Corsano
The latest full-length collaboration between Chris Corsano and Bill Orcutt were recorded separately due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Label: PalilaliaRelease Date: Mar 26, 2021
- Bright Green Field by Squid
The debut full-length release for the British post-punk band was produced by Dan Carey and features a guest appearance from Martha Skye Murphy.Label: WarpRelease Date: May 07, 2021
- Scatterbrain by The Chills
The seventh full-length studio release for the New Zealand band led by Martin Phillipps was produced by Tom Healy.Label: Fire RecordsRelease Date: May 14, 2021
- Fat Pop, Vol.1 by Paul Weller
The 16th full-length solo release for the British rock artist features contributions from Andy Fairweather Low, Lia Metcalfe, Hannah Peel and his daughter Leah.Label: PolydorRelease Date: May 14, 2021
- The Blue Elephant by Matt Berry
The latest full-length release for the British actor/musician was recorded in the summer of 2020.Label: Acid JazzRelease Date: May 14, 2021
- Ice Melt by Crumb
The second full-length release for the Brooklyn-based rock band was produced with Jonathan Rado of Foxygen. Label: CrumbRelease Date: Apr 30, 2021
- There Is No End by Tony Allen
The posthumous release from the drummer features beats recorded before he passed away in 2020 and completed by producer Vincent Taeger and co-producer Vincent Taurelle with vocals from Nate Bone, Danny Brown, Nah Eeto, Jeremiah Jae, Koreatown Oddity, Lava La Rue, Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon, Marlowe, Ben Okri, Sampa The Great, Skepta, Tsunami, and Zelooperz.
Label: Blue NoteRelease Date: Apr 30, 2021
- Delta Kream by The Black Keys
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney recorded covers of Mississippi hill country blues songs in Nashville over two sessions with Kenny Brown and Eric Deaton.
Label: NonesuchRelease Date: May 14, 2021
- Smoke from the Chimney by Tony Joe White
Dan Auerbach recruited session musicians to help round out the music for the demo tapes found by the swamp rocker's son after his death in this posthumous nine-track release.Label: Easy Eye SoundRelease Date: May 07, 2021
- Mercy by Natalie Bergman
The debut full-length solo release for the artist who was a member of Wild Belle was influenced by the death of her father and stepmother.Label: Third Man RecordsRelease Date: May 07, 2021
- As the Love Continues by Mogwai
The 10th full-length studio release for the Scottish post-rock band was produced by Dave Fridmann and features contributions from Atticus Ross and Colin Stetson.Label: Temporary ResidenceRelease Date: Feb 19, 2021
- Californian Soil by London Grammar
The third full-length release for the British trio features production from Charlie Andrew, Everton Nelson, George FitzGerald, and Steve Mac. Label: Ministry of SoundRelease Date: Apr 16, 2021
- Uneasy by Vijay Iyer
The first full-length release in six years for Vijay Iyer as a part of a trio but his first with Linda May Han Oh and Tyshawn Sorey.Label: ECMRelease Date: Apr 09, 2021
- Van Weezer by Weezer
The 15th full-length studio release for the alternative rock band finally arrives after being delayed by nearly a year.Label: AtlanticRelease Date: May 07, 2021
- Bring Backs by Alfa Mist
The fourth full-length for the British artist features guest appearances from Lex Amor and Kaya Thomas-Dyke.Label: Anti-Release Date: Apr 23, 2021
- Memoryland by CFCF
The latest full-length release for the Canadian electronic producer features guest appearances from No Joy and Kero Kero Bonito's Sarah Bonito.
Label: BGM SolutionsRelease Date: Apr 09, 2021
The sixth full-length release for Annie Clark was inspired by her father's 1970s record collection and co-produced with Jack Antonoff.Label: Loma VistaRelease Date: May 14, 2021
The fourth full-length release for the Shabaka Hutchings-led jazz quartet features guest appearances from Angel Bat Dawid, D Double E, Joshua Edelin, Lianne La Havas, Moor Mother, Kojey Radical, and Steve Williamson.Label: Impulse!Release Date: May 14, 2021
The eight-track release from the British R&B artist features a guest appearance from Shaybo.Label: FAMMRelease Date: May 14, 2021
The latest full-length release for the singer-songwriter from Seattle was self-produced.Label: Maraqopa RecordsRelease Date: May 14, 2021
The latest full-length collaboration between Chris Corsano and Bill Orcutt were recorded separately due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Label: PalilaliaRelease Date: Mar 26, 2021
The debut full-length release for the British post-punk band was produced by Dan Carey and features a guest appearance from Martha Skye Murphy.Label: WarpRelease Date: May 07, 2021
The seventh full-length studio release for the New Zealand band led by Martin Phillipps was produced by Tom Healy.Label: Fire RecordsRelease Date: May 14, 2021
The 16th full-length solo release for the British rock artist features contributions from Andy Fairweather Low, Lia Metcalfe, Hannah Peel and his daughter Leah.Label: PolydorRelease Date: May 14, 2021
The latest full-length release for the British actor/musician was recorded in the summer of 2020.Label: Acid JazzRelease Date: May 14, 2021
The second full-length release for the Brooklyn-based rock band was produced with Jonathan Rado of Foxygen. Label: CrumbRelease Date: Apr 30, 2021
The posthumous release from the drummer features beats recorded before he passed away in 2020 and completed by producer Vincent Taeger and co-producer Vincent Taurelle with vocals from Nate Bone, Danny Brown, Nah Eeto, Jeremiah Jae, Koreatown Oddity, Lava La Rue, Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon, Marlowe, Ben Okri, Sampa The Great, Skepta, Tsunami, and Zelooperz.
Label: Blue NoteRelease Date: Apr 30, 2021
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney recorded covers of Mississippi hill country blues songs in Nashville over two sessions with Kenny Brown and Eric Deaton.
Label: NonesuchRelease Date: May 14, 2021
Dan Auerbach recruited session musicians to help round out the music for the demo tapes found by the swamp rocker's son after his death in this posthumous nine-track release.Label: Easy Eye SoundRelease Date: May 07, 2021
The debut full-length solo release for the artist who was a member of Wild Belle was influenced by the death of her father and stepmother.Label: Third Man RecordsRelease Date: May 07, 2021
The 10th full-length studio release for the Scottish post-rock band was produced by Dave Fridmann and features contributions from Atticus Ross and Colin Stetson.Label: Temporary ResidenceRelease Date: Feb 19, 2021
The third full-length release for the British trio features production from Charlie Andrew, Everton Nelson, George FitzGerald, and Steve Mac. Label: Ministry of SoundRelease Date: Apr 16, 2021
The first full-length release in six years for Vijay Iyer as a part of a trio but his first with Linda May Han Oh and Tyshawn Sorey.Label: ECMRelease Date: Apr 09, 2021
The 15th full-length studio release for the alternative rock band finally arrives after being delayed by nearly a year.Label: AtlanticRelease Date: May 07, 2021
The fourth full-length for the British artist features guest appearances from Lex Amor and Kaya Thomas-Dyke.Label: Anti-Release Date: Apr 23, 2021
The latest full-length release for the Canadian electronic producer features guest appearances from No Joy and Kero Kero Bonito's Sarah Bonito.
Label: BGM SolutionsRelease Date: Apr 09, 2021
