Sunday, July 19, 2026

Music

Few Composers Can Sell Out Arenas. He’s One of Them.

Joe Hisaishi got famous writing the soundtracks to Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli films. Now he is focusing on his first love: classical music. Source link

Madonna’s Retro Reverie and 5 More New Songs You Should Hear

Listen to new music from the queen of pop reinvention, Billy Strings, Ciara and more. Source link

Indio Solari, Argentine Rocker Who Packed Stadiums, Dies at 77

A counterculture icon with broad appeal, he compared himself to Bob Dylan and developed an especially fervent following among working-class youth. Source link

Taylor Swift Wedding: What Her Lyrics Say About Marriage

While many details of her wedding remain unknown, the songs from her 20-year-career tell us plenty about her thoughts on the institution. Source link

Victor Willis, Lead Singer of the Village People, Dies at 74

Often performing dressed as a helmeted police officer, he also co-wrote the group’s biggest hits, including “Y.M.C.A.” and “Macho Man.” Source link

The Most Lavish Celebrity Weddings, From the Royals to Taylor Swift

We hear the couple has plans this weekend in New York City, as they look for their ever after. Source link

Mamdani Is a Taylor Swift Fan. Here Are His Top 12 Songs.

Ahead of Taylor Swift’s wedding celebration in Manhattan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that he is a bigger fan of her music than previously known. Source link

How Trump Made ‘Y.M.C.A.’ His Anthem, Despite the Village People and Victor Willis’s Mixed Feelings

On social media, he said the Village People’s lead singer, Victor Willis, was with him “right from the beginning.” But the president has a more complicated history with the group. Source link

Little Island Significantly Scales Back Its Summer Schedule

The artistic director said Barry Diller, the former Hollywood magnate who provides the bulk of the park’s funding, “wants to take programming in a different direction.” Source link

On the ‘Lux Tour’, Rosalía Shape Shifts Through Dance

On the “Lux” tour, the pop star mingles dance genres, starting the show on pointe. As with her dip into opera, her technique might not be perfect, but the intention is good. Source link
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