

Ben Sisario
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Sony Gives N.Y.U. $7.5 Million for an Audio Institute
A multifaceted new program at the university’s Steinhardt School will train students (on Sony equipment) for jobs in music and audio “that don’t exist yet.”

The Wizard of Vinyl Is in Kansas
Chad Kassem is on a mission — saving listeners “from bad sound” — at the rural factory where he pores over LPs from some of...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces Four New Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Filed in One Day
The suits cite the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law, which opened a look-back window for alleged assaults and is expiring soon.

Drake and PartyNextDoor’s ‘Some Sexy Songs 4 U’ Is No. 1
Their collaborative album “Some Sexy Songs 4 U” opens atop the Billboard 200, unseating his foe Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX,” which surged after the Super Bowl...

Roberta Flack’s 11 Essential Songs
One of the supreme voices of the 1970s and a master of revelatory reinterpretation has died at 88.

Chubby Checker, Phish and Outkast Among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
Billy Idol, the Black Crowes and Maná will also appear on the ballot for the first time, alongside Oasis, Joe Cocker, Mariah Carey and others.

The Weeknd Hits No. 1 for a Fifth Time With ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’
Boosted by physical sales and a Grammy performance, the album had the biggest week since Taylor Swift’s huge opening last year.

How Beyoncé Finally Won Her Elusive Album of the Year Grammy
The Recording Academy has worked to reshape its voting pool, but the triumph of “Cowboy Carter” as album of the year can’t be traced to...

Beyoncé Announces Cowboy Carter Tour
The pop superstar, whose latest release, “Cowboy Carter,” won album of the year at the Grammys on Sunday night, will perform 22 dates starting in...

Grammy Takeaways: Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Take Top Awards
Beyoncé won album of the year for the first time for “Cowboy Carter,” while Lamar’s “Not Like Us” won both record of the year and...