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The Hype at Coachella This Year? Billboards.
Some of the hottest advertising space is deep in the California desert, where Lady Gaga, Charli XCX, Djo, Post Malone and more generate buzz for their festival sets.
Published on: April 17, 2025, 9:05 am
Playboi Carti and His Offspring Ponder Life After Rage-Rap
As rap continues to move in chaotic directions, the Atlanta M.C. Ken Carson and the electro-pop singer 2hollis are harnessing the power of music that moves bodies.
Published on: April 17, 2025, 3:30 pm
The Concert Cold War in a Quiet Enclave
Designed to be an idyllic neighborhood more than a century ago, Forest Hills Gardens is now a hub for music — and noise complaints.
Published on: April 17, 2025, 3:22 pm
What’s So Funny About These Albums?
Jordan Firstman, Mae Martin, Cat Cohen and Kyle Mooney have joined a long list of comedians who make music, with songs that are vehicles for bits and earnestness.
Published on: April 18, 2025, 3:02 am
Ani DiFranco Documentary Shows Her First Time Writing a Song With Another Artist
The film “1-800-ON-HER-OWN” follows the fiercely independent artist as she tries a career first: writing a song with another artist.
Published on: April 18, 2025, 9:01 am
Francis Davis, Sharp-Eared Jazz Critic and Husband of Terry Gross, Dies at 78
He wrote prolifically about various aspects of the arts and popular culture. But he kept his focus on jazz, celebrating its past while worrying about its future.
Published on: April 17, 2025, 10:35 pm
Nino Tempo, Who Topped the Charts With ‘Deep Purple,’ Dies at 90
He was a busy session saxophonist, but he is probably best known for the Grammy-winning pop hit that he sang in 1963 as half of a duo act with his sister, April Stevens.
Published on: April 17, 2025, 9:39 pm
Jinkx Monsoon Sails From ‘Drag Race’ to ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’
Jinkx Monsoon talks about feeling like a lifetime of hard work is finally paying off, and her return to Broadway as a zany maid in “Pirates! The Penzance Musical.”
Published on: April 17, 2025, 9:02 am
Gloria Gaynor Hit Hard Times After ‘I Will Survive.’ Now She’s Back.
The disco queen was in the doldrums before she decided to take control of her life and career. Now, at 81, she’s reaping the rewards.
Published on: April 17, 2025, 10:09 am
Tim Mohr, DJ and German Translator Who Ghostwrote Paul Stanley’s Memoir, Dies at 55
An American who had lived abroad, he sought out books by up-and-coming German writers, while ghostwriting memoirs for rock stars like Paul Stanley.
Published on: April 16, 2025, 10:49 pm
Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty Bridal Collection Teases Fans Yet Again
Savage x Fenty’s new collection is the latest entry on a list of times the singer and her partner, ASAP Rocky, have alluded to being engaged.
Published on: April 16, 2025, 10:20 pm
File your 1040 to tunes by Destiny’s Child, Dr. John, Big Tymers and more.
Published on: April 15, 2025, 6:22 pm
Lincoln Center Summer Festival to Bring Back Some Classical Music
Summer for the City will feature a dozen productions by the American Modern Opera Company, a Sanskrit epic, a celebration of Brazil and more.
Published on: April 15, 2025, 4:01 pm
The Harp Needs More Modern Music. That’s Easier Said Than Done.
Expanding my instrument’s repertoire takes months of practicing, experimentation and personal sacrifices. But it has made me believe in possibility.
Published on: April 15, 2025, 11:46 am
13 Best Coachella Looks: Lady Gaga, Jennie, Bernie Sanders & More
Nearly naked gowns, glow-in-the-dark bodices, metal armor and more.
Published on: April 15, 2025, 11:21 pm
Natalie Dessay Stars With Her Daughter in a French ‘Gypsy’
The soprano Natalie Dessay and her daughter, Neïma Naouri, team up to explore one of theater’s most toxic mother-daughter relationships.
Published on: April 14, 2025, 4:00 pm
Musicians Who Knew Amadou Bagayoko Pay Tribute With Their Songs
Amadou Bagayoko and his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, rose from icons in Mali to international success over the last two decades. After Mr. Bagayoko’s death, those who knew him chose a few of their favorite songs.
Published on: April 14, 2025, 6:39 am
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Incarcerated: Bed Checks, Monotony and Jailhouse Lasagna
The music mogul also known as Puff Daddy and Diddy is now inmate 37452-054 at the Brooklyn detention center where he awaits his trial, which begins next month.
Published on: April 13, 2025, 5:25 pm
‘Khovanshchina’ Is Finished in Time to Be Newly Resonant
Mussorgsky’s “Khovanshchina” has been added onto by Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky and Shostakovich. Now, another composer gets to have his say.
Published on: April 12, 2025, 9:03 am
Soulja Boy Is Ordered to Pay $4 Million in Sexual Assault Case
The rapper, known for songs like “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” was found liable of assaulting a woman who said she was his assistant over two years.
Published on: April 11, 2025, 11:47 pm
New Songs From Pulp, Bon Iver, Rauw Alejandro and More
Listen to tracks by Bon Iver, Valerie June, Rauw Alejandro and others.
Published on: April 11, 2025, 7:16 pm
Alice Tan Ridley, Subway Singer on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Dies at 72
The mother of the actress Gabourey Sidibe, she spent decades singing full time as an underground busker in New York City.
Published on: April 12, 2025, 5:19 pm