Louder: Barry Gibb Has a Mission: ‘Keep the Music Alive’

Selena’s Special Genius

The Mexican-American star, who was killed at 23, is the subject of a new Netflix bio-series. But what was the root of her musical powers?

By Elijah Wald

Album Review

Miley Cyrus Finally Embraces Her Rock ’n’ Roll Heart

The musical shape-shifter has made pop, country, hip-hop and psychedelic-flavored albums. On “Plastic Hearts,” she bends the glorious excess of ’80s rock to her whims.

By Lindsay Zoladz

The Playlist

A Bittersweet Juice WRLD Team-Up, and 13 More New Songs

Hear tracks by 24kGoldn, Beach Bunny, Kali Uchis and others.

By Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz

Saweetie, City Girls and the Female Rapper Renaissance

Streaming, social media and the tireless work of trailblazers have helped change the hip-hop landscape.

‘Billie’ Review: A Legend, in a Different Light

The journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl worked for years on a Billie Holiday biography before Kuehl’s sudden death in 1978. The director of this documentary bought her research, and uses it well.

By Glenn Kenny

‘Crock of Gold’ Review: Shane MacGowan, Still Alive and Laughing

The hell-raising Irish musician is the subject of this Julien Temple documentary.

By Glenn Kenny

This U.K. Rapper Is Making the Pandemic Work for Him

In a disruptive year for the music industry, Pa Salieu has had an unusually rapid rise. And this is just the beginning, he says.

By Kate Hutchinson

2 Major Movies and a Life Shadowed by Pain and Perfectionism

Kemp Powers is the co-director of “Soul” and screenwriter of “One Night in Miami,” but his collaborators may not know just how much of himself is in those films.

By Jenna Marotta

The Jazz Standard Is Silenced by the Pandemic. More Clubs May Follow.

The coronavirus has claimed its first major jazz club in New York City, and other venues are in danger of going under as well.

By Ben Sisario

Rapper Casanova Is Accused of Conspiring in ‘Terrible Acts of Violence’

Like 6ix9ine before him, the New York recording artist is charged with being a member of a ruthless street gang.

By Ed Shanahan

Longtime Board Chairman Steps Down at Apollo Theater

Richard D. Parsons, the former Time Warner chief executive who led the Harlem nonprofit’s board for 19 years, will be succeeded by Charles Phillips.

By Sarah Bahr

New ‘BTS Law’ Is Passed in South Korea. An Army of Fans Rejoices.

The oldest member of BTS was saved at the last minute from having to join the military under the country’s conscription system.

By Choe Sang-Hun

The Charts

BTS Debuts at No. 1, and CDs Play a Major Role

For a second week in a row, an old-fashioned format has helped push a new release to the top of the Billboard album chart.

By Ben Sisario

Talk

Paul McCartney Is Still Trying to Figure Out Love

“It’s always a splendid puzzle. Even though I write love songs, I don’t think I know what’s going on.”

By David Marchese

Barbra Streisand, Patti LaBelle and Dolly Parton on Their Most Memorable Performances

The legendary singers share their favorite moments captured onscreen over the years.

Barbra Streisand Is, as Ever, Firmly in Control

Since her breakout in the 1960s, she’s been able to convince the world around her to listen — not by chasing trends but by remaining always and fully herself.

By James B. Stewart, Collier Schorr and Mel Ottenberg

The Grit and Glory of Dolly Parton

More than 50 years into her legendary career, she’s still capturing America’s particular mythology — its dreams and its disappointments — like no other.

By Emily Lordi and Craig McDean

Patti LaBelle, the Doyenne of Philadelphia Soul

At 76, she is the embodiment of success, the personification of warmth and an artist who changed the landscape of American music.

By Mark Anthony Neal, Hank Willis Thomas, Deb Willis and Alex Harrington