Music

Ye, the rapper, producer and provocateur formerly known as Kanye West, has what will likely be the No. 1 album on next week’s Billboard chart, with “Vultures 1.” But on Thursday, the...

Near the end of “Blind Injustice,” an opera about six people who were wrongfully convicted of crimes and later freed, the exonerees reflect on the time they have spent behind bars.“What makes...

In a program note, Pichon says that in Schubert’s opera catalog, there is “no forgotten masterpiece to revive.” But while going through those works, he added, he came across moments of “almost...

Vince Staples is not someone you would describe as “excitable.” During a recent conversation about his new Netflix sitcom, “The Vince Staples Show,” his deliberate drawl remained steady throughout. But his clear...

When the Wiener Festwochen, a prestigious festival that brings leading international artists to Vienna, announced this spring’s lineup, the backlash was swift and fierce.The festival had planned to make the Russian invasion...

▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube4. Alicia Keys: “You Don’t Know My Name”Look, let’s not talk about that opening note on Sunday night. (At least she course corrected quickly!) Let’s...

If you are the type of person who bides your time waiting for any conversation to pivot to music, who scrabbles through the dollar-record bins of junk shops or mudlarks around the...

Giz’s growing profile has made him a representative of New Orleans arts and culture. However, his success has also created tensions with some Black Masking Indians who are uncomfortable with any commercialization...

Toby Keith, the boisterous, unapologetically patriotic country star who died last week at 62, has a posthumous No. 1 on Billboard’s album chart, as a 16-year-old hits collection narrowly edged out Morgan...

At the time, Malone was studying sustainable agriculture and experimenting with barter systems — “I thought I was going to become a farmer” — but a chance meeting scuttled those plans. Visiting...