The Avicii Experience offers a taste of the pressures that led up to the D.J.’s death. It’s the latest immersive exhibition trying to find the line between emotional engagement and entertainment.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Jenny Hval Makes Ideas Sing
On “Classic Objects,” the Norwegian songwriter and novelist shows where simple stories can lead.
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Carlos Barbosa-Lima, 77, Dies; Expanded Classical Guitar’s Reach
A virtuoso since his teenage years, he performed concerts that ranged from classical repertory to Brazilian music to the Beatles and Broadway.
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9 Songs We’re Talking About This Week
Harry Styles has a new album (and mega-residency at Madison Square Garden) on the way, and Sienna Spiro’s tearful ballad is climbing the Hot 100.
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Candi Staton Is a Survivor. At 85, She’s Also a Grammy Nominee.
The singer’s journey through gospel, soul, disco and Americana has been plagued by setbacks and struggles, but she has always found the path forward.
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Harry Styles Books 30 Dates for Madison Square Garden Residency
The pop star is returning with his fourth solo album on March 6. His Together, Together tour, which will hit seven cities, is scheduled to begin in May.
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Cyndi Lauper Cleans Out Her Closet
Fans lined up for a chance to buy a piece of the pop star’s wardrobe, even without her at the sale.
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How a Pro-Greenland Song Became a Protest Anthem
Locals are speaking out against President Trump’s gestures toward annexing the territory, and the song “Greenland Belongs to Greenlanders” has become “a soundtrack of the movement.”
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10 Gloriously Nonsensical Songs of Pop Gibberish
“Sussudio,” “Di Doo Dah,” “Da Doo Ron Ron” and more.
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Mitski, Flea: 8 Songs We’re Talking About This Week
Mitski and Flea have new albums on the way, and a classic Prince track is surging on the singles chart thanks to “Stranger Things.”
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Walter Steding, Otherworldly One-Man Band and Portraitist, Is Dead at 75
A self-taught musician, he wore flashing goggles while playing the violin. But his real skill was as a painter, and his portraits offered an eerie commentary on the times.