Louder: She’s Marianne Faithfull, Damn It.

When Her Mother Died, She Found Solace at a Korean Grocery

Michelle Zauner, a musician who performs under the name Japanese Breakfast, is making her book debut with “Crying in H Mart.”

By Tammy Tarng

The Pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali’s Lone Album Arrives, 56 Years Later

The Philadelphia musician’s only album as a bandleader was long thought lost in a fire. Now his legacy could undergo a reassessment.

By Dave Cantor

The Charts

Taylor Swift’s Rerecorded ‘Fearless’ Is the Year’s Biggest Debut So Far

“Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” opened with the equivalent of 291,000 sales in the United States, giving her a third No. 1 album in just under nine months.

By Ben Sisario

What Snoop Dogg’s Success Says About the Book Industry

Will the shifts brought on by the pandemic, favoring online retailers over bookstores and established authors over new ones, change publishing forever?

By Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris

Jim Steinman, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ Songwriter, Dies at 73

The rocker Meat Loaf’s interpretations of Mr. Steinman’s songs became one of the biggest-selling albums of all time.

By Neil Genzlinger

Shock G, Frontman for Hip-Hop Group Digital Underground, Dies at 57

The group had a string of hits in the 1990s, including “The Humpty Dance,” and helped introduce a little-known rapper named Tupac Shakur.

By Azi Paybarah

Black Rob, Rapper Known for His Hit Single ‘Whoa!,’ Dies at 52

A star for Bad Boy Records after the Notorious B.I.G.’s death, the rapper had a husky, seen-it-all voice even as a young man.

By Jesus Jiménez and Joe Coscarelli

Bob Porter, Jazz Producer and Broadcaster, Dies at 80

Hundreds of albums bore his name, notably reissues of classic material. And he helped make WBGO the biggest jazz radio station in the New York area.

By Giovanni Russonello

Rusty Young, Country-Rock Pioneer, Is Dead at 75

As a founding member of the band Poco, he helped define a genre and establish the pedal steel guitar as an integral voice in West Coast rock.

By Bill Friskics-Warren

Jeremiah Trusty, Singer, Model, Actor, Dies at 38

Of all his endeavors, singing was the most important. He had recently recorded a song that he hoped would be his breakthrough. He died of Covid-19.

By Richard Sandomir

Screenland

Verzuz Is One of the Least Toxic Places Online. Here’s Why.

A musical battle, the hit webcast suggests, is really just a pretext for a party and an occasion to appreciate something.

By Jody Rosen