Sunday, February 1, 2026

Music

1984: The Year Pop Stardom Got Supersized

In a peak moment of pop monoculture, synthesizers pumped up songs and MTV forever changed how artists were seen. Here’s how — and why. Source link

The Year in Pop: Hits Without Stars, Stars Without Hits

Tommy Richman, Teddy Swims and Benson Boone had some of the biggest songs of the year. But Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan and Tyler, the Creator held strong without them. Source link

‘You Can Never Look Back’: How ’70s Rockers Rebooted for the ’80s

The year 1984 was a watershed in pop music. The stars who’d made it big the previous decade had to embrace new instruments and MTV or risk being left behind. Source link

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Brazilian Jazz

It’s bossa nova and samba, but so much more — funky, soulful and esoteric. Listen to these songs chosen by Joyce Moreno, Marcos Valle, Amaro Freitas and more lovers of Brazilian rhythms. Source link

The Revolutionary Sound at the Heart of ‘The Nutcracker’

Listen to how Tchaikovsky uses the celesta in “The Nutcracker,” unleashing the potential of the instrument to signal playfulness and fantasy. Source link

How Juice WRLD Arrived in Fortnite

An avatar for the singing rapper, who died in 2019, appeared at a special event in the video game to debut a new song alongside Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice. Source link

The ‘Wicked’ Practice of Taking Pictures of the Movie Screen

Why are so many people snapping photos and taking videos at the movies? Will this trend ever go away? Source link

Andy Paley, Whose Imprint Was All Over Pop Music, Dies at 73

Musician, singer, songwriter, producer and more, he collaborated with Madonna and a raft of other artists and helped resuscitate the career of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson. Source link

Puccini Died 100 Years Ago. So Did the Great Opera Tradition.

A century after his death, the composer of “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly” still dominates the repertoire like no one since. Source link

5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now

A Shostakovich quartet survey, contemporary choral works and piano music written and performed by Marie Awadis are among the highlights. Source link
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