Madonna – MOSAEC

Madonna and Elton John End Their Decades-Old Feud

They made peace backstage at “Saturday Night Live.” You’d be forgiven for forgetting that their decades-old dispute had remained unresolved.

By Yan Zhuang

In a peak moment of pop monoculture, synthesizers pumped up songs and MTV forever changed how artists were seen. Here’s how — and why.

By Jon Pareles

Listen to tracks by the Chicks, Aimee Mann, Blink-182 and more linked to moments in a monumentally interesting — and busy — year of cinema.

By Lindsay Zoladz

Hear five standouts from the set, and six we wish she’d played.

By Caryn Ganz