Music

Murry Sidlin Conducts ‘Defiant Requiem,’ a Tribute to Defiance With Verdi

The conductor assembled this work, which incorporates Verdi's “Requiem,” to commemorate the choir that the conductor Rafael Schächter assembled at the Terezin concentration camp....

Murry Sidlin Conducts ‘Defiant Requiem,’ a Tribute to Defiance With Verdi

The conductor assembled this work, which incorporates Verdi's “Requiem,” to commemorate the choir that the conductor Rafael Schächter assembled at the Terezin concentration camp....

‘Blurred Lines’ Infringed on Marvin Gaye Copyright, Jury Rules

The jury found that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, who share a songwriting credit on the song, had...

‘Blurred Lines’ Infringed on Marvin Gaye Copyright, Jury Rules

The jury found that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, who share a songwriting credit on the song, had...

Product placement, branding growing in popular music

As branding and advertising creep into almost every facet of life, a new study shows it's now making substantial inroads into popular music. The...

Ascap Topped $1 Billion in Revenue Last Year

The music licensing agency tracked 500 billion performances of songs last year, paying $883 million to composers and publishers. ...read...

Simon Rattle to Return to His Roots, Taking Over the London Symphony

After a long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle will go home to England to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra.

Björk Is on Display, Up Close and in 3-D at MoMA

The exhibition, which opens to the public on Sunday, is an immersive sonic and visual landscape, covering more than 20 years of her career....

New Music: Review: New Releases by Kelly Clarkson, Sannhet and Asleep at the Wheel

Kelly Clarkson, the trio Sannhet and Asleep at the Wheel have released new albums. ...read more

Music Review: Review: ‘Romantic Piano Quartets,’ From Chamber Music Society

The society is presenting works by Mahler, Schumann and Brahms at Alice Tully Hall. ...read more