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FKA twigs Tests Her Pop Skills on ‘Eusexua’
For her third studio album, the shape-shifting English songwriter puts a beat behind her desires.
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CreditJordan Hemingway Sean Combs Files Defamation Suit Against Man Who Said He Had Sex Tapes
The lawsuit names Courtney Burgess, a one-time music industry bit player, his lawyer and the owner of the cable network NewsNation, which aired an interview with Mr. Burgess.
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CreditEduardo Munoz/Reuters In Minneapolis, a Layer of Hygge Warmth for a Top-Notch Orchestra
With the Nordic Soundscapes Festival, Thomas Sondergard puts his stamp on the Minnesota Orchestra (and its interior spaces).
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CreditJenn Ackerman for The New York Times At the Cloisters, Sor Juana’s Words Ring Out in Song
The opera “Primero Sueño” translates Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s poem about the soul’s journey into a musical promenade around the Cloisters.
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More in Classical Music ›Review: Muti and Chicago Give a Singing Account of a Rare Verdi
Riccardo Muti led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in a program that featured Verdi’s “Four Seasons” and Tchaikovsky.
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CreditTodd Rosenberg Review: The Philharmonic Breezes Through Wagner’s Epic ‘Ring’
The conductor Nathalie Stutzmann led Lorin Maazel’s coolly efficient 1987 distillation, “The ‘Ring’ Without Words,” at David Geffen Hall.
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CreditChris Lee At Prototype Festival, Opera With Lynchian Strangeness
This year’s Prototype, a showcase of experimental opera and theater, was stylistically broad but the focus was on the human voice in all its weirdness.
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CreditMaria Baranova Claire van Kampen, 71, Playwright and Arranger of Period Music, Dies
After she married Mark Rylance, the two often collaborated; her specialty was arranging music for Tudor-era plays.
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CreditTom Jamieson for The New York Times In San Antonio, an Orchestra Was Reborn. Can It Endure?
The San Antonio Philharmonic was formed after the demise of the city’s 83-year-old orchestra in 2022. But rebuilding has not been easy.
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Tripped UpHelp! British Airways Destroyed Our Guitar and Won’t Pay Up.
Two guitars belonging to a gospel band were lost on a flight from London to Paris. One arrived late, the other ended up ruined, but the airline won’t pay for the group’s tour rentals or the ruined instrument.
By Seth Kugel
Want to Look Like Chappell Roan? She Tells You How.
In a new series, the pop star discusses the mechanics of modern fame, including her instructions to fans of what to wear to her concerts.
By Guy Trebay
Questlove on Parsing 50 Years of Music for His ‘S.N.L.’ Documentary
Digging through more than 900 episodes was bound to yield some surprises — and some warm memories. The experience didn’t disappoint.
By Alan Light
Don’t Look Now, but Kidz Boppers Have Graduated College
Kidz Bop 50 is here, marking the latest of the enduring brand’s kid-friendly sanitization of pop music.
By Sopan Deb
Garth Hudson: 11 Essential Songs
The last surviving original member of the Band died on Tuesday. He was a master on keys and saxophones who could conjure a panoply of scenes and eras.
By Jon Pareles
David Lynch’s Enchanting Sound Worlds
Music played a huge role in defining the filmmaker’s distinctive atmosphere on the big and small screens. Hear 13 examples.
By David Renard
Garth Hudson, One-Man Band Within the Band, Dies at 87
A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group that mixed rock, r&b and an Americana sound.
By Peter Applebome
At 90, the Ghanaian Highlife Pioneer Ebo Taylor Finds a New Voice
The singer, guitarist and composer released heralded music in the 1970s and early ’80s before retreating. The label Jazz Is Dead is boosting his rediscovery.
By David Peisner
Bob Dylan’s Draft of Lyrics, Once Tossed in Trash, Sells for $500,000
Two pages of lyrics, written in the kitchen of a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll journalist, offer glimpses into the Nobel Prize-winning musician’s writing process.
By Ali Watkins
Critic’s NotebookAt Trump’s Rally, the Contradictions Are in the Music
The president-elect danced along with Village People as his rally closed with a live performance of “Y.M.C.A.,” after Kid Rock and Lee Greenwood played.
By Jon Caramanica
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