Category: Pop and Rock Music

For Burt Bacharach, ‘Promises, Promises’ Was One Broadway Hit Too Many

The New York Times – Music:
The perfectionist composer was content with being a one-hit musical-theater wonder, calling the experience the hardest thing he had ever done.
The Winners and Losers from Super Bowl LVII

The New York Times – Business:
There were surprises on-field and off — from Rihanna’s halftime performance to Disney’s controversial ad splash.
Rihanna’s Big Red Super Bowl Reveal

The New York Times – Sports:
She’s pregnant and once again setting the rules for maternity fashion.
Rihanna’s Big Red Pregnancy Reveal

The New York Times – Sports:
She’s pregnant and once again setting the rules for maternity fashion.
At the Super Bowl, Rihanna Returns to Music, Briefly

The New York Times – Music:
After seven years largely away from the stage, the singer and mogul used the halftime show to perform a dozen hits, nod to her nonmusical business and announce that she’s pregnant.
Rihanna Returns on the Super Bowl Stage and Confirms Second Pregnancy

The New York Times – Sports:
Rihanna did not bring any other artists to the stage, preferring to frame the set as a celebration of her dominant pop career. The performance also served as a pregnancy reveal.
Harry Styles Dedicated a Brit Award to Female Acts Who Weren’t Nominated

The New York Times – Music:
In 2022, the Brit Awards merged its top artist prizes to include male, female and nonbinary acts. This year, the event faced backlash for not nominating any women.
Harry Styles Dedicated a Brit Award to Female Acts Who Weren’t Nominated

The New York Times – Music:
In 2022, the Brit Awards merged its top artist prizes to include male, female and nonbinary acts. This year, the event faced backlash for not nominating any women.
Lizzo and SZA Spin Up a Fresh ‘Special,’ and 7 More New Songs

The New York Times – Music:
Hear tracks by Luke Combs, Jessie Ware, Indigo de Souza and others.
Young Fathers’ Music Has Always Been Subversive. Now It’s Joyful, Too.

The New York Times – Music:
The Scottish trio has been making political, genre-blending songs for a decade. On a new album, the group embraces the elation of community.
Linkin Park’s ‘Meteora’ Surprise: Unheard Chester Bennington Songs

The New York Times – Music:
A 20th anniversary edition of the band’s blockbuster second album will include a handful of previously unreleased demos and the completed track “Lost.”
Soul Told Black Musicians’ Stories. Its Archives Are Going Digital.

The New York Times – Music:
The newspaper, which started in 1966 with a focus on R&B, funk and disco, shut down in 1982. But one of its founders’ grandsons is devoted to finding it a new online audience.