Music

UK fans wonder if Taylor Swift will say ‘So long, London’ after Eras Tour

UK fans wonder if Taylor Swift will say ‘So long, London’ after Eras Tour

Heather Blacksmith

LONDON — Taylor Swift fans enjoy parsing the singer-songwriter’s lyrics for references to her romantic life and insights into her ...

R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony

R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony

Heather Blacksmith

NEW YORK — A comet must have landed at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The members of ...

Taylor Swift Eras Tour shows trigger earthquake readings in Scotland

Taylor Swift Eras Tour shows trigger earthquake readings in Scotland

Bob Elliott

Taylor Swift performs at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium on June 07, 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Swift’s Eras World Tour plays ...

What to stream this week: ‘Hit Man,’ Dakota Johnson, Charli XCX, Star Wars: Hunters and Idris Elba

What to stream this week: ‘Hit Man,’ Dakota Johnson, Charli XCX, Star Wars: Hunters and Idris Elba

Heather Blacksmith

Idris Elba narrating a National Geographic series about the millions of soldiers erased from World War II history and the ...

ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision

ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision

Heather Blacksmith

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The four members of the Swedish pop quartet ABBA, who triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest ...

Richard M. Sherman, who fueled Disney charm in ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘It’s a Small World,’ dies at 95

Richard M. Sherman, who fueled Disney charm in ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘It’s a Small World,’ dies at 95

Heather Blacksmith

NEW YORK — Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of ...

Older brains feel ‘reward’ from music, even if they don’t like it: study

Older brains feel ‘reward’ from music, even if they don’t like it: study

Albert Wagner

The brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it’s a song they ...

In Saudi Arabia, an all-women psychedelic rock band jams out as its conservative society loosens up

In Saudi Arabia, an all-women psychedelic rock band jams out as its conservative society loosens up

Heather Blacksmith

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Leaning into the microphone in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Nora let loose a primal scream. Guitars wailed ...

Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by war

Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by war

Heather Blacksmith

MALMO, Sweden — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in the Swedish city ...

Twyla Tharp dance will open 700-seat amphitheater at New York’s Little Island park in June

Twyla Tharp dance will open 700-seat amphitheater at New York’s Little Island park in June

Heather Blacksmith

NEW YORK — The 700-seat amphitheater at Little Island, a park in Manhattan built above the Hudson River on a ...