The renowned conductor Michael Tilson Thomas announced on Monday that he would scale back his engagements because of a recurrence of brain cancer.Thomas,...

Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Behind ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88

“I’ve been told I sound like Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Odetta, Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, even Mahalia Jackson,” Ms. Flack told The New...

RZA Talks About Wu-Tang Clan’s Final Chamber Tour

Few groups have had more impact on the shape and evolution of hip-hop than Wu-Tang Clan, the Staten Island supergroup that helped define...

100 Years Ago Recording Studios Got a New Tool: Microphones

One of the most significant innovations in recorded music took place a century ago in New York City. On Feb. 25, 1925, Art...

Celebrating Jonathan Larson, Creator of ‘Rent,’ in a New Show Off Broadway

In his Tony-winning musical, “Rent,” Jonathan Larson asked: “How do you measure a year in the life?”The question took on an even heavier...

Cover Bob Mould in a Weighted Blanket, and Turn on Vintage Wrestling

Last fall, after an especially blistering concert overseas, the veteran rocker Bob Mould walked offstage and realized he couldn’t breathe. “I’d thrown myself...

Coming Soon to Trump’s Kennedy Center: A Celebration of Christ

President Trump took control of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington only last week. But his administration is...

Voletta Wallace, Mother Who Shaped the Notorious B.I.G.’s Legacy, Dies at 78

Voletta Wallace, the mother of the Brooklyn rapper the Notorious B.I.G., whose stewardship of her son’s career and legacy after he was killed...

A Playlist Packed With Crossword Clues

▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube3. Ariana Grande: “R.E.M.”Singer Grande, to fans; three letters. Thanks to the commonly used collections of...

Olga James, a Star of ‘Carmen Jones’ and ‘Mr. Wonderful,’ Dies at 95

Olga James, an actress and operatic soprano whose career highlights occurred nearly back to back in the mid-1950s — as Harry Belafonte’s jilted...

Tate McRae Dances in and Out of Love, and 10 More New Songs

Sleigh Bells, ‘Bunky Pop’The latest blast from the Sleigh Bells album due in April, “Bunky Becky Birthday Boy,” memorializes Alexis Krauss’s dog, who...