Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Music

Only Connect: Meredith Monk’s Antidote to What Divides Us

“Indra’s Net,” coming to the Park Avenue Armory, shows off the polymathic Monk’s artistry as she enters her 60th season as a performer. Source link

Lucine Amara, 99, Dies; Familiar Soprano at the Met Saw Bias There

She sang with the Metropolitan Opera for decades, often on short notice, including after lodging a successful age discrimination complaint against the company. Source link

A Concert Celebrates Jimmy Carter’s 100th Birthday, With Music and Thanks

The B-52s, BeBe Winans, Angélique Kidjo, Chuck Leavell and many others performed in Atlanta at a concert honoring the former president, who has been in hospice care. Source link

The Enduring Simplicity of Galaxie 500

The pioneering 1980s dream-pop band has now unveiled its entire studio catalog, mistakes and all. Source link

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
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