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What Did We Learn From a Year in Live Shows?

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What Did We Learn From a Year in Live Shows?

Concerts paused during the height of the pandemic, and returned at full power in 2023. Our pop music editor saw a lot of them.

By The New York Times

Sofia Coppola’s Best Needle Drops

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Sofia Coppola’s Best Needle Drops

Hear songs that memorably accompanied scenes in “The Virgin Suicides,” “Lost in Translation,” “Priscilla” and more.

By Paramount Classics

The Majesty of the Cure’s Live Show

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The Majesty of the Cure’s Live Show

Robert Smith’s band cast a spell on New York this week. Listen to a playlist that showcases the long-running group’s onstage power.

By Nina Westervelt for The New York Times

Live Music Is Roaring Back. But Fans Are Reeling From Sticker Shock.

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Live Music Is Roaring Back. But Fans Are Reeling From Sticker Shock.

Buying concert tickets has become a mess of high prices and surcharges, anxiety-inducing registrations and pervasive scalping as some of pop’s biggest acts hit the road again.

By Ben Sisario