Category: Pop and Rock Music

The Raincoats’ Gina Birch Goes Solo (and Still Makes the Floor Rattle)

The New York Times – Music:
At 67, a member of one of post-punk’s most influential bands is releasing “I Play My Bass Loud” and reflecting on decades of work pushing boundaries.
SZA Makes It Nine Weeks at No. 1, and Rihanna Returns to Top 10

The New York Times – Music:
“SOS” is now the longest-running No. 1 album by a woman since Adele’s “25” seven years ago.
Yoko Ono Fans Ring In Her 90th Birthday With a ’60s-Style Happening

The New York Times – Music:
There was singing, dancing and bell ringing in Central Park for an artist who has lived long past the days when she was often vilified.
Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, New Orleans Rock ’n’ Roll Cornerstone, Dies at 89

The New York Times – Music:
With songs like “Don’t You Just Know It,” “Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu” and “Sea Cruise,” he put a firm backbeat behind joyful nonsense.
‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ and the Ballad of Making Rock ’n’ Roll TV

The New York Times – Music:
After more than a year of delays and adjustments, the big-budget adaptation of a best-selling novel about music, love and fame hopes to become this year’s irresistible streaming series.
Feist’s Electrifying Return, and 9 More New Songs

The New York Times – Music:
Hear tracks by Lana Del Rey, Pink, Janelle Monáe and others.
A Performance Artist Pushes the Boundaries of Drag

The New York Times – Music:
Meet Christeene, a dystopian “drag terrorist.”
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.