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The Chicks Still Won’t Make Nice
A new tour celebrates the 20th anniversary of “Taking the Long Way,” the trio’s Grammy-winning response to political backlash.
Published on: October 15, 2026, 1:31 pm
Stella Lefty Crafted a Viral Hit. Some Thought It Sounded Familiar.
After this singer-songwriter’s hit, “Boston,” was likened to a Noah Kahan tune, content creators made a sport of noting similarities between her music and other popular tracks.
Published on: October 15, 2026, 4:28 pm
Acclaimed Writers Turn to Classical Music in New Novels
The challenge for Barbara Kingsolver and Yiyun Li: capturing how dedication to the piano can be a source of joy and pain.
Published on: October 14, 2026, 9:00 am
Composer Steve Reich, at 90, Returns With ‘In All Your Ways’
Reich, whose music will be featured in birthday celebrations this month, said his latest work was “one of the best things I’ve done in a long time.”
Published on: October 13, 2026, 9:00 am
‘Macbeth’ and More Theater to Stream This October
Verdi’s adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy comes to movie screens around the world. And “Rent” holds a 30th anniversary concert.
Published on: October 15, 2026, 9:02 am
Martina Arroyo, Luminous Soprano Who Broke Barriers, Dies at 90
A leading star at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1960s and ’70s, she was one of the first Black singers to have a major stage career.
Published on: October 15, 2026, 2:10 pm
He Pushed Heavy Metal to Even Darker Extremes
Conrad Lant, the frontman for Venom, took the stage name Cronos, pioneered black metal and more or less made Satan a sideman. He has died at 63.
Published on: October 14, 2026, 9:01 am
Joni Mitchell Is Now an American, After 60 Years of Living in the U.S.
On Tuesday, she announced the news of her U.S. citizenship on social media with a video and a photo of herself at the ceremony.
Published on: October 14, 2026, 4:11 am
Tupac Shakur Murder Conviction Lands Man 40 Years to Life in Prison
Duane Keith Davis was convicted by a jury of obtaining a gun and pursuing the rapper in a violent act of revenge in 1996.
Published on: October 13, 2026, 7:58 pm
Great Live Albums From Carnegie Hall
Hear songs from Joni Mitchell, Bill Withers, Judy Garland and more recorded at the storied venue.
Published on: October 13, 2026, 6:00 pm
4,200 Miles From Graceland, This Town Is Crazy About Elvis
Each September, tribute acts and fans flock to the seaside town of Porthcawl, Wales, to celebrate Elvis’s life and music, and to party.
Published on: October 14, 2026, 3:23 pm
Berlin Philharmonic Opens Carnegie Hall Season
At Carnegie Hall, this orchestra gave gobsmacking performances of the classics. If only it could show some of the creativity it has at home.
Published on: October 12, 2026, 3:41 pm
A new live solo album and concert film by Paul Thomas Anderson document the droll, and divisive, charms of the singer-songwriter and frontman of the band Geese.
Published on: October 12, 2026, 9:02 am
Joey Arias and Basil Twist Resurrect Their Trippy ‘Arias With a Twist’
Joey Arias and Basil Twist have resurrected their trippy 2008 hit, “Arias With a Twist.” Just don’t call it drag.
Published on: October 12, 2026, 9:01 am
Conor Kennedy and Giulia Be Married in Rio
The couple’s three-day wedding celebration in Rio de Janeiro brought together two families with political ties as rising tensions surround Brazil’s presidential election.
Published on: October 10, 2026, 10:40 pm
Elon Musk’s Words Set to Music and 9 More Songs We’re Talking About
David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton bring nervous energy, Victoria Monét and SZA conjure dreams, and Jess Williamson touts second chances.
Published on: October 10, 2026, 9:01 am
Only Karol G Knows How Wild Her Life Has Been
The Colombian star talks cultural appropriation, ICE, and channeling love and letdown into stadium-filling hits.
Published on: October 9, 2026, 9:02 am
‘Lincoln in the Bardo’: A Preview of the Met Opera Adaptation
In an ethereal costume and surrounded by puppets, Anthony Roth Costanzo sang an aria from the operatic adaptation of George Saunders’s 2017 novel.
Published on: October 13, 2026, 3:05 pm
At the Met Opera, Gravity-Defying Feats From an Unlikely Source: Georgian Dancers
Why include traditional Georgian dance in a production of “Macbeth”? For the opera, the action director wanted something visceral: “I wanted to actually smell the sweat.”
Published on: October 8, 2026, 3:13 pm
No Longer ‘Underrated,’ Tinashe Steps Into Her Pop Moment
The singer is getting the best reviews of her career with her new album “Popstar,” and making music that seems to reflect who she is with even greater clarity.
Published on: October 8, 2026, 3:50 pm