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Andrew Davis, 80, Dies; Renowned Conductor Who Championed Britain’s Music
Celebrated for his long tenure with Lyric Opera of Chicago, he led this and other orchestras with force and a…
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Cristian Macelaru, Decorated Maestro, to Lead Cincinnati Symphony
He will begin a four-year term as the orchestra’s music director in the 2025-26 season, succeeding Louis Langrée.
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He’s Music’s Mr. Adjacent, Connecting Minimalism to Disco
Peter Gordon, who studied with Terry Riley, has always made music that is surprising but accessible. Now he’s starting his…
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Poets’ Arrives With a Promotional Blitz (and a Second LP)
The pop superstar’s latest album was preceded by a satellite radio channel, a word game, a return to TikTok and…
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Music Catalog Giant Hipgnosis Agrees to $1.4 Billion Sale to Concord
Hipgnosis, which owns the rights to songs by Justin Bieber and Neil Young, helped kick-start a rush on catalog sales.…
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Maurice El Medioni, Jewish Algerian Pianist, Dies at 95
He fused the music of his Sephardic roots with Arab traditions, incorporating boogie-woogie and other influences, to create a singular…
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How the Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt Became a Chronicler of Black Jazz History
Inspired by the drummer Arthur Taylor’s “Notes and Tones” collection of interviews with fellow musicians, Pelt started his own book…
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Taylor Swift’s Music Returns to TikTok Ahead of New Album
Songs by the pop singer reappeared on TikTok despite the platform’s ongoing licensing dispute with Universal Music Group, which releases…
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How Khruangbin’s Sound Became the New Mood Music
The Texan trio’s vibes have spawned countless imitators, but their magic isn’t so easy to replicate.
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Beyoncé, ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Filling in History’s Gaps
Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Last month, Beyoncé released “Cowboy Carter,” an album that tackles the…