Photo Credit: Lincoln Center For three weeks, Summer for the City brings the Festival Orchestra to the Lincoln Center for as little as $5. If you’re in New York City this summer, looking for a […]
When four top film studio musicians formed the Hollywood String Quartet in the late 1930s, its name was presumed an oxymoron. Exalted string quartet devotees belittled film soundtracks, while studio heads had a reputation for […]
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for The Bear Season 4, now streaming on Hulu.] In Season 4, FX’s The Bear continued its proud tradition of using a wide, wide selection of songs as the […]
They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. But director Steven Spielberg initially laughed off composer John Williams’ “Jaws” theme that […]
Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel at the piano, circa 1970. He died Tuesday at his home in London at age 94. Erich Auerbach/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erich Auerbach/Getty Images Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel at […]
At Coachella 2025, the Los Angeles Philharmonic performed with artists like Laufey, LL Cool J, and Zedd, highlighting the growing intersection of orchestral music with pop, hip-hop, and electronic genres. Similar collaborations are happening on […]
Jon Batiste has announced his expansive 2025 “The Big Money Tour,” stopping at more than 30 venues across the United States this summer and fall. The jaunt kicks off on August 27th at The Midland […]
Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrated the centenary of Pierre Boulez’s birth with an extravagance of sonic invention and dance. Eight clusters of Los Angeles Philharmonic players, ranging from a single oboe to […]
Some performers turn swearing into an art form. A few of those who have a place in the Upper Echelon of Coarseness are Al Pacino’s Tony Montana, Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Selina Meyer, Mark Wahlberg’s Sergeant Dignam, […]
Popular songs are getting shorter, with Grammy-winning hits and Spotify chart-toppers shrinking in length. But is streaming really to blame? The answer is more complex, with history, genre, and evolving songwriting trends all playing a […]
Photo Credit: Robot Picnic / YouTube The LA Philharmonic embarked on unfamiliar territory with a guest-filled Coachella set led by conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic delivered an unforgettable 50-minute set at […]
Jon Batiste will receive the inaugural Ray Charles “Architect Of Sound” Award at the forthcoming Grammy Hall of Fame Gala. The award is a partnership with The Ray Charles Foundation. Per a statement from the […]
All photos courtesy of Inhaler. “We’ve been touring for years, and we look awful now,” drummer Ryan McMahon proclaimed on a couch next to his bandmates. The rest of Inhaler, the Irish band made up […]
MANILA, Philippines — There are new hitmakers in town as Esang, Diego Gutierrez, James Philippe, and Jarlo Base all inked contracts with Star Magic, ABS-CBN’s talent management agency! During their contract signing event on March […]
The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Lil Nas X and Playboi Carti. What looked like it might be an uneventful release day in hip-hop turned into a five-alarm blitz […]
“They wanted me to try something that I hadn’t, that I did not know I could do.” Sen Dog, legendary co-vocalist of Cypress Hill, joined Loudwire Nights on Friday (March 7) to discuss the latest […]
Grammy Award winner Roberta Flack, whose tranquil ballads and 1970s songs such as “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” established her as a timeless R&B singer […]
On Sunday, composer Jon Batiste performed a reimagined version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl LIX. According to an interview with The Associated Press, Batiste’s inspiration for his reinterpretation of the National Anthem pulled […]
Photo Credit: SM Entertainment SM Entertainment’s classical and jazz label SM Classics has concluded its first-ever K-pop orchestra concert in celebration of SM Entertainment’s 30th anniversary. Here’s the latest. SM Classics Live 2025 with Seoul […]
Five new masks enter with heartbreaking and empowering stories for The Masked Singer Season 13 before a comedy legend because the first to reveal their famous face — was it Ant, Coral, Fuzzy Peas, Honey […]