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Laufey’s Old-Time Pop Is Smooth. Its Relationship to Jazz Is Spikier.

The 24-year-old multi-instrumentalist found fame on TikTok with her nostalgic songs. But her dedication to her followers may be holding her music back.

By Giovanni Russonello

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Second Woman Accuses Steven Tyler of Sexually Assaulting Her in the 1970s

In a lawsuit, a woman says that the Aerosmith frontman groped and fondled her in a New York phone booth when she was about 17.

By Maya Salam

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Celebrating the Music of Ligeti: ‘The Incarnation of a Free Spirit’

The pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a friend and collaborator of Ligeti, is helping the New York Philharmonic observe the centennial of his birth.

By David Allen

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Courtney Bryan’s Music Brings It All Together

A recent recipient of the MacArthur “genius” grant, this pianist and composer fuses different styles for a sound that is entirely her own.

By Seth Colter Walls