2021 has been a difficult year. That’s true. But there are reasons to be cheerful as we look toward 2022. One main reason is of all years, 2021 was a banner year for music. I don’t mean exclusively ...

“Too much pain,” Young M.A. offers on her second LP, “could barely notice the beauty in things.” Not only did these albums provide comfort and commiseration, they also taught me new ways to listen, to ...

For his musical-film debut, Steven Spielberg decided to bring the 1957 Broadway musical and 1961 Hollywood film West Side Story back to life. In an epic re-imagining, Spielberg has stuck exceptionally ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Classics by Bach, Mozart and Brahms and new works by Andy Akiho, Angélica Negrón and Tyshawn Sorey were among our favorite recordings this year.

We’ve all heard anecdotes about the “power of music” to reconnect us with moments from our pasts. You may have seen one of several viral YouTube videos of a patient with dementia hearing a piece of ...

After we spent most of last year confined at home during a crushing pandemic, artists across the Spanish-speaking world approached 2021 with a voracious sense of creativity, their imaginations gushing ...

What is Dolby Atmos? For a deep dive into the technology, I recommend you take a stroll through our no-stones-left-unturned Dolby Atmos explainer, but here’s the short version: It’s an advanced form ...

The release of "So Good" comes amid drama involving the singer's label, as they claimed they wouldn't release it without faking a "viral moment" Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at ...

Usher takes ET inside his music video for 'Good Good' feat 21 Savage and Summer Walker, talks Las Vegas residency and upcoming album. Usher is continuing his reign of summer with another musical drop ...

Sometimes, the weight of economic, social, relationship, and work pressures can leave you tense and exhausted. Research has shown how dangerous toxic stress is to physical and mental well-being—not to ...

This is more of a "Best for Mi" list. Represented here are my belief that strings make everything better; my tendency to listen to music that gives me '70s, '80s & '90s sounds; the fact that I'll play ...