The group, formed in Zambia, blended psychedelic funk with African influences. At 71, its leader, Jagari Chanda, is putting out his first LP...Read More
In Philadelphia, Girard College students are joining the composer Tyshawn Sorey and Yarn/Wire for a multimedia adaptation of Ross Gay’s “Be ...Read More
The show plans to use recorded music instead of a live band, but a labor union says its contract for the theater requires musicians for musi...Read More
The Nashville star’s latest album will be challenged next week by an older one: Taylor Swift’s “Midnights,” which was rereleased as a deluxe...Read More
The Indianola, Miss., club was part of the chitlin circuit, where Black performers found refuge during the Jim Crow era. After urgent renova...Read More
The composer talked revisiting “The Little Mermaid” after nearly 35 years and the similarities between working with Howard Ashman and Lin-Ma...Read More
The composer talked revisiting “The Little Mermaid” after nearly 35 years and the similarities between working with Howard Ashman and Lin-Ma...Read More
Our photographer followed the maestro when he came to town to conduct Mahler’s Ninth — his first time leading the New York Philharmonic sinc...Read More
The pop megastar’s first of three shows at MetLife Stadium featured an appearance from the rising rapper Ice Spice, a fan-favorite song and ...Read More
Not yet 30, Guggeis already leads a major opera house and has conducted the “Ring” in Berlin. Next up: his arrival at the Metropolitan Opera...Read More
The movie stars Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore as cravenly self-interested women. Its director, Todd Haynes, is relieved that festival a...Read More
A British Beat poet, he wrote lyrics for the band Cream and, after it broke up, continued to collaborate with Jack Bruce, the group’s lead s...Read More
The director Nicole Holofcener’s characters are known for their brazen honesty. But it’s dishonesty that drives her new film, starring Julia...Read More
Many said her music and her life story were inspirations as she overcame abuse during her marriage to Ike Turner and emerged as a star on he...Read More
Disney’s live-action remake, with Halle Bailey starring as Ariel and a diverse cast, is a dutiful corrective with noble intentions and littl...Read More
At Cannes, the sex-filled show is drawing plenty of controversy. That just means “we’re about to have the biggest show of the summer,” Sam L...Read More
His first feature, “El Super,” was critically acclaimed. He continued to examine culture and exile in “Crossover Dreams,” “El Cantante” and ...Read More
The best actress winner helped award the Palme d’Or in 2002 to “The Pianist,” but she found the process intense: “Whew! It was a little too ...Read More
A half-century ago, Elizabeth King and Elder Jack Ward recorded for D-Vine Spirituals. The label’s masters found a new home, giving their mu...Read More
This month’s offbeat selections on the subscription streamers include familial comedy, religious drama, tales of sin and redemption, and a s...Read More
Freese, a veteran musician, appeared with the rock band ahead of its upcoming tour and album release, the first since its drummer, Taylor Ha...Read More
The premiere of Dylan Mattingly and Thomas Bartscherer’s six-hour opera was presented by the orchestra — an institution at an inflection poi...Read More
The country star’s chart run with “One Thing at a Time” puts him in a league with Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder and the “Titanic” soundtrac...Read More
In this true-life crime tale, they focused not on the investigators but on the evildoers, and made the Osage woman played by Lily Gladstone ...Read More
Inspired by Motown early in her career, she became an acclaimed singer-songwriter and backed the likes of David Bowie, Rod Stewart and Cat S...Read More
He first made his mark in “The Damned” as a character one critic said personified “the outright perversion” of Nazism. He went on to have a ...Read More
Joel Edgerton, Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke explain how they worked with the writer-director, known for solitary characters grappling with si...Read More
Martin Scorsese directed this harrowing and deeply American true-crime drama set in the 1920s. Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gl...Read More
Performing Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, the superstar maestro conducted the orchestra for the first time since being named its next music direct...Read More
The Oscar winner, now playing Salvador Dalà in “DalÃland,” talks about “Waiting for Godot,” D.H. Lawrence and the way Britten’s “War Requiem...Read More
After a Hall of Fame career in the N.F.L., he pursued social activism and Hollywood stardom, but his image was stained by accusations of abu...Read More
The star was happy with the new film’s de-aging effect but “I don’t look back and say I wish I was that guy again, because I don’t. I’m real...Read More
Unlike most sports films, the original tale of streetball adversaries, played by Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes, wasn’t about winning or ...Read More
Mr. Rourke was a key, if habitually unsung, part of the influential British band’s success. He died of pancreatic cancer, his bandmate Johnn...Read More
As “Fast X” races into theaters, here’s a look at the conflicts — star vs. star, star vs. director and more — that have kept this franchise ...Read More
John Fithian spent nearly three decades as the top lobbyist for movie theaters. He says their future is bright, despite the power of streami...Read More
This story of a small-town family impacted by addiction succeeds in humanizing its characters but falters when it tries to include a coming-...Read More
More than 20 years into an idiosyncratic career, the musician and activist is finally opening up for real on “Michael,” his first solo album...Read More
Jibz Cameron, who performs as Dynasty Handbag, is bringing a new multimedia performance to Brooklyn. It might be more epic than the blockbus...Read More
The drummer whose genre-crossing work has brought acclaim here and abroad returns with “Animals,” an LP of jazz, rap and soul inspired by th...Read More
On Day 1 of the festival, the juror who was active in Hollywood’s #MeToo response was asked if she would view the Johnny Depp film. She answ...Read More
The chronicler of the post-9/11 New York social whirl who is at the center of this documentary was no Manhattan insider but rather a student...Read More
The star and director share a sensibility that comes through in their new film, “You Hurt My Feelings,” about a small thing that rocks a mar...Read More
In “Strange Way of Life,” the director’s short western, Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal play a lawman and a cowboy looking back on a passionate...Read More
She is marking her 24-year effort to expand the instrument’s repertoire with performances, including a Carnegie Hall series, as well as a bo...Read More
The departure of Chad Smith, the Philharmonic’s chief executive, is another loss for that orchestra, whose maestro, Gustavo Dudamel, is also...Read More
In his new video installation, the artist known for maximalist works like “The Cremaster Cycle” returns to the football fields of his childh...Read More
The discography of the New York Philharmonic’s future music director suggests that he is an often agreeable maestro with a lot of work still...Read More
The impact included promising shows that lost their audiences, films rushed into production with flimsy scripts and turbocharging reality pr...Read More
The international song contest — which has helped launch acts like ABBA and Maneskin — takes place in England this year. Here’s what to expe...Read More
Fear of protests prompted the streaming giant to shift an anticipated presentation for advertisers to a virtual event and a top executive to...Read More
The announcement by their U.S. publisher, Flatiron Books, came after days of frantic speculation by their fervent fans BTS, the world-renown...Read More
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen take a trip to Italy and don’t read as much in this comedy sequel. Book clubs...Read More
In short order, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter has the top song at country radio, a slot on the biggest tour of the summer and a rousing ...Read More
The conductor Susanna Mälkki brought her orchestra to New York in something of a farewell to her tenure in Finland. The program featured a...Read More
At 81, the singer-songwriter admits his time could be short, especially after losing David Crosby. But in the meantime, he’s got plenty to s...Read More