Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Music

Sean Combs, Music Mogul Known as Diddy, Denied Bail on Sex Trafficking Charges

A day after his arrest, the music mogul known as Diddy was accused of running a “criminal enterprise” that threatened and abused women. He pleaded not guilty. Source link

A (Very) Belated Donizetti Premiere in South Africa

The 1838 score for “Dalinda,” which uses chunks of “Lucrezia Borgia,” was found in Naples in 2019. A student company in Cape Town just gave the first staged performance. Source link

Herb Alpert’s 50th Album Is Here. What’s Kept Him Going Places?

The trumpeter, now 89, is at work on albums, live shows and sculptures, driven by the joy of creating and communicating. “I don’t look back,” he said. “I go forward.” Source link

How The Times’s Fall Culture Preview Comes Together

Arts & Leisure’s fall preview connects readers with the season’s noteworthy cultural works. And there are many. Source link

A Shocking Country Song Is Dominating TikTok. Is Girly Girl for Real?

“10 Drunk Cigarettes” is from an album that boasts it was made with help from A.I. It pairs dark internet humor with a poppy sound that just might find a bigger audience. Source link

Oasis Reunion Brings Back Spotlight on the Gallagher Hairstyle

News of a new tour put the band — and the rough-hewed hairstyles popularized by its sibling frontmen, Liam and Noel Gallagher — back in the spotlight. Source link

The Song That Connects Jackson Browne, Nico and Margot Tenenbaum

Browne wrote “These Days” at 16. Now 75, he and some famous admirers reflect on his unexpected mainstay: “If a song is worth anything, it’s about the life of the listener.” Source link

They Said Her Music Was Too Exotic. Now She’s a Classical Star.

Gabriela Ortiz, Carnegie Hall’s composer in residence this season, has spent her career channeling the sounds and sensibilities of Latin America. Source link

Facing Criticism After Striking Singer, a Maestro Forms New Ensembles

John Eliot Gardiner, who hit a singer during a tour in France last year, said he was starting a new choir and orchestra. Source link

Kendrick Lamar to Headline 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show

The rapper, who’s had a big year thanks to a beef with Drake that led to the smash song “Not Like Us,” will perform in New Orleans in February. Source link
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