Louder: Sinead O’Connor Remembers Things Differently

How Roblox Sparked a Chaotic Music Scene

Players can customize their own worlds on the platform. Many illegally upload songs — called “bypassing audio” — and some make intense tracks in a new genre, robloxcore.

By Kieran Press-Reynolds

Old Songs in the Public Domain Get Makeovers With a Purpose

The producer Ray Angry and the visual artist Katherine McMahon lead a project that reimagines songs freely available for public use for the current moment.

By Olivia Horn

‘Before I Let Go’

It’s a Black anthem and the song of every summer.

Bob Koester, Revered Figure in Jazz and Blues, Dies at 88

Mr. Koester’s Delmark Records and his Chicago record store were vital in preserving and promoting music the big labels tended to overlook.

By Neil Genzlinger

Franco Battiato, Pop Singer and Versatile Composer, Dies at 76

Though hugely popular as a singer-songwriter in Italy, he never stopped experimenting. He composed for movies, opera and ballet, directed films and painted.

By Gaia Pianigiani

Those We’ve Lost

Arthur Pomposello, Impresario for a Cabaret Swan Song, Dies at 85

He was the host at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel during an improbable resurgence of cabaret from the 1980s to the early 2000s. He died of complications of Covid-19.

By Alex Traub

Jack Terricloth, Punk Rocker With a Cabaret Air, Dies at 50

As the devilishly smarmy vocalist and ringleader of the World/Inferno Friendship Society, he melded punk defiance with decadent theatricality.

By Ben Sisario

T.I. and Tiny Under Investigation by Los Angeles Police

The Atlanta rapper and his wife, a singer, have faced accusations from multiple women who said that they were drugged and sexually assaulted by the couple. T.I. and Tameka Harris have denied the allegations.

By Joe Coscarelli

The Charts

Silk Sonic or J. Cole Has the No. 1 Song, Depending on the Chart

In a rare but not unheard-of discrepancy, Billboard and Rolling Stone named two different singles as the week’s biggest.

By Ben Sisario

Cultural Institutions Still Waiting for $16 Billion in Federal Aid

The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program has been marred by delays, but officials say some applicants could learn next week if they have been approved for aid.

By Julia Jacobs and Stacy Cowley

Radio City Music Hall to Reopen to Maskless, Vaccinated Full Houses

The venue will welcome audiences back indoors June 19 for the Tribeca Festival’s closing night.

By Matt Stevens and Luis Ferré-Sadurní

A Beginner’s Guide to Eurovision 2021

Even in a normal year, the competition’s unique traditions can be confusing to newcomers. Here’s what you need to know.

By Scott Bryan