Beginning in the late 1700s, enslaved Africans gathered on Sundays at Congo Square in New Orleans. It became one of the most important cultural sites in American music history, a place where dancing, ...

Before World War I, Edward Elgar’s music often sounded confident and grand.But the war changed him. Facing illness, the loss ...

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This forgotten musician was once a world-famous singer of both opera and Yiddish folk music. Isa Kremer was a diva who took ...

Linda Semi was the longtime cantor of Congregation B’nai Emunah and then cantor emerita of Congregation Am Tikvah.

Nézet-Séguin has done invaluable work recording symphonies by William Grant Still, Florence Price, and this one. So it was a surprise that it didn’t feel like he had a grasp on the episodic structure ...

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February 2, 2026 • At the 2026 Grammys, Bad Bunny became the first artist to win the album of the year award for a Spanish-language release. Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga also took home major awards.