After the musicians’ union raised objections to the show’s plans to use recorded music instead of a live band, the show agreed to use 12 musicians.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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12 New Songs From Janelle Monáe, Rosalía, PinkPantheress and More
Hear tracks from Rosalía, L’Rain, Romy and others.
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Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift and Matty Healy, Plus ‘The Idol’
Breaking down Ice Spice’s new feature on Swift’s “Karma” remix, the explosion in pop music documentaries and more.
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‘Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)’ Review: Indelible Images by Design
Anton Corbijn’s documentary shares anecdotes from the British design studio that devised some of the most famous album covers of the 1970s.
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7 New Songs You Should Hear Now
Listen to Jorja Smith, Silvana Estrada, Miya Folick and more recent highlights.
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Astrud Gilberto, Who Sang ‘The Girl From Ipanema,’ Dies at 83
It was the first song she ever recorded, and it played a key role in making the Brazilian sound known as bossa nova a phenomenon in the United States.
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Hardcore Punk Is Looking (and Sounding) Different Now
People of color, women and queer musicians are remaking hardcore’s longstanding image of white, male aggression — and producing some of its most interesting music.
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John Mellencamp Just Might Punch You
The irascible rocker, now 71, reflects on how America plays into his music, his relationship to his biggest hits and his latest album, “Orpheus Descending.”
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Jenny Lewis Keeps Finding the Magic
In her new album, “Joy’All,” Lewis grapples with aging and life cycles. “Having survived this moment, I felt like it was important to project something joyful,” she said.
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Taylor Swift Halts Morgan Wallen’s Run at No. 1
After 12 straight weeks at the top, the country star’s “One Thing at a Time” yields to Swift’s “Midnights,” which was reissued in expanded editions.