At 86, the singer and songwriter is seeing his albums reissued as he occasionally takes the stage to celebrate his decades-old resurrection.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Review: On ‘Virgin,’ Is Lorde Finally Done With the Spotlight?
Her fourth album, “Virgin,” is her most erratic and least convincing. But the pop skeptic has a new target: herself.
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Beyoncé Pauses Houston Concert After Car Prop Malfunction Left Her Dangling Over Crowds
She was singing “16 Carriages,” as she sat in the back of a red convertible prop high above the crowds on Saturday, when it suddenly slanted in the air.
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Kneecap Brings Pro-Palestinian Politics Back Onstage at Glastonbury
The band landed in trouble over anti-Israel statements, and a member faces a terrorism charge. But at Britain’s biggest music festival, tens of thousands cheered it.
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Oasis Ends a 15-Year Pause With a Familiar Goal: Conquering America
The British band is huge at home, where it’ll play its first reunion show on Friday. Despite success in the U.S., the Gallaghers remain unconvinced they’ve made it there.
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Jonathan Mayers, a Founder of the Bonnaroo Music Festival, Dies at 51
He helped bring crowds of music fans to a remote Tennessee cow farm with Bonnaroo, and to San Francisco with the Outside Lands festival.
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An Unearthed Joni Mitchell Jazz Demo, and 11 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Sarah McLachlan, Camilo, Us3 and others.
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Benson Boone, a Showy Male Pop Star for This American Moment
Pop in the 21st century has largely been a woman’s game, but Boone has flipped his way into the upper echelon by satisfying at least four different internet niches.
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Cannonball With Wesley Morris: My Love Affair With Bruno Mars
It’s complicated.
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Wet Leg Became Indie Superheroes Overnight. Now They’re Acting Like It.
The British act blew up with witty, sharp-edged songs. Now Rhian Teasdale is its mouthpiece, Hester Chambers retreated from the spotlight and the duo is “definitely a band.”
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The Edge, U2’s Guitarist, Becomes Irish Citizen After 62 Years There
The musician born David Evans was one of more than 7,500 people who became citizens in a series of ceremonies in southwest Ireland this week.
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Global Arts Festival Taking Shape Inside Gowanus Power Station
The first Powerhouse: International will feature works from South Africa’s William Kentridge, Brazil’s Carolina Bianchi — and 10,000, $30 tickets.