Music

Dear listeners,I confess that I did not have particularly high hopes for the new Madonna album. With a few exceptions, the material on Madge’s last few releases mostly has been a cornucopia...

Indio Solari, an Argentine rock star whose cryptic lyrics and plangent voice drew a fervent national following to his allusive anthems on his country’s unfulfilled aspirations, died on June 5 at his...

After the war ended, the family moved to Canada, settling in Willowdale, a Toronto suburb. In his 2010 memoir, “Blood, Sweat and Tears,” Mr. Clayton-Thomas wrote that his father, a violent alcoholic,...

Of the many pop stars christened by the record industry titan Clive Davis, none may be more closely associated with him than Whitney Houston. Their working relationship of nearly three decades resulted...

The Lux Tour seamlessly merges ballet, opera and classical music (featuring a 20-or-so-piece orchestra on the floor of the Garden!) with pop-star spectacle and charisma. Rosalía’s dancing pivots gracefully among various styles,...

Clive Davis, a giant of the music industry who for over a half century skillfully guided the careers of dozens of artists, including Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow and Aretha Franklin, died on...

▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube3. Bilal: “Soul Sista”When he wowed viewers of this year’s Grammy Awards back in February with a gorgeous performance of “Untitled (How Does It Feel?)”...

Christine Lienert and Debra Wilfong kept their celebratory champagne on ice until 10:30 on Thursday night. But as news emerged that President Trump’s name would not be coming off the front of...

“The thing I admire most — and struggle with the most, when I’m trying to write my own songs — is wanting something to feel classic without sounding pastiche,” he added. “Somehow,...

A jury in Los Angeles found Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and three of his companies liable for more than $400,000 for having played a sample of music for...