Music

Jon Pardi, ‘Merry Christmas From Jon Pardi’For the past decade Jon Pardi has been, quite successfully, a country singer mindful of how the country singers before him conducted themselves. He’s a lightly...

5. The Beatles: “Here, There and Everywhere”With all due respect to the many (many) mixes I compiled for The Amplifier this year, the most important playlist I made in 2023 was the...

In a recent edition of The Amplifier newsletter, Lindsay Zoladz shared the music that shaped her year. She discovered the music of French singer Jacques Dutronc while on vacation in Belgium, learned...

Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicThe New York Times’s pop music critics have some overlap in their taste, but in their annual songs-of-the-year roundup, the differences truly reveal themselves....

Gutsy and offbeat, with an abundance of heart. The stars who rose to the top in 2023 shared a similar mentality: do it their own way and go full tilt without sacrificing...

When Stephen Le Duc posted on a Reddit forum proposing a meet-up at a music festival, he had no idea he would meet his future wife.In 2019, Mr. Le Duc, a mechanical...

Still, even if you don’t understand their Spanish lyrics, the songs prevail. Never forced into literal service as signboards for the plot but instead performed atmospherically by characters who would actually sing...

Listen to the latest from Hurray for the Riff Raff, Danny Brown, Wishy and more.

Zahara, the South African singer-songwriter whose soulful voice and heartfelt ballads earned her platinum-selling albums multiple accolades in her home country, died on Monday in a hospital in Johannesburg. She was 36.Her...

In the ever-evolving realm of jazz, innovation and uniqueness are key components that set artists apart. The recent release of jazz guitarist Odd-Arne Jacobsen´s latest EP "Admission" has sparked waves of excitement...