Louder: After 40 Years, Abba Takes a Chance With Its Legacy

5 Abba Lovers on Why the Songs Are Still Pure Gold

The Swedish pop group’s tracks have been the soundtrack for fans including Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, the actor-comedian Lea DeLaria and Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears.

By Jeremy Gordon

What Is Your Favorite Abba Memory?

Next month the Swedish band will release its first new album in 40 years. We want to hear what its music means to you.

By Eleanor Stanford

Critic’s Notebook

El Alfa, the King of Dembow, Dazzles at Madison Square Garden

The sold-out show by the Dominican artist was a watershed moment for the dembow movement.

By Isabelia Herrera

Critic’s Notebook

A BRIC in Flux Turns Out an Intimate, Focused JazzFest

Though it was operating on fewer cylinders because of the pandemic, for the first time in its seven-year history the event sold out all three nights of music in Brooklyn.

By Giovanni Russonello

Self Esteem, a Pop Singer Who Wants Britain to ‘Prioritise Pleasure’

Rebecca Lucy Taylor is touching a nerve with brutally honest songs about not having it all figured out.

By Alex Marshall

The Saturday Profile

‘Different Way of Fighting’: Lyrics Are the Weapons of All-Women Roma Band

Many Roma women face pressures to marry young and take on traditional gender roles. Pretty Loud, a hip-hop group from Serbia, wants girls to decide for themselves.

Edgar Wright on ‘Last Night in Soho’ and the Trap of Nostalgia

The “Baby Driver” director’s latest film is a thriller that explores the darker side of 1960s London and questions stories that glamorize the era.

By Dave Itzkoff

Critic’s Pick

‘Last Night in Soho’ Review: Dream Girls

Two young women from different eras form a psychic bond in Edgar Wright’s sumptuous and surprising horror movie.

By Jeannette Catsoulis

‘How They Got Over’ Review: How Gospel Begat Rock

In the director Robert Clem’s documentary about gospel quartets and their undeniable influence on rock ’n’ roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe has competition.

By Lisa Kennedy

Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83

He and his brother, Bobby, pioneered a style of three-part harmony singing that broke with bluegrass tradition. He was also an influential banjo player.

By Bill Friskics-Warren

Dee Pop, Drummer and Downtown New York Fixture, Dies at 65

Initially known for his tight and soulful playing with the celebrated post-punk band Bush Tetras, he later became an entrepreneur of avant-garde music.

By Alex Vadukul

Jay Black, Soaring Lead Singer of the Americans, Dies at 82

His majestic voice was the key to hits like “Only in America,” “Come a Little Bit Closer” and his signature song, “Cara, Mia.”

By Richard Sandomir

Fetty Wap Is Arrested on Federal Drug Charges at Citi Field

The rapper, who had been set to perform at the Rolling Loud music festival, will be arraigned on Long Island on Friday afternoon.

By Karen Zraick

The Charts

Adele Is No. 1 Once Again, With ‘Easy on Me’

The singer’s long-awaited comeback single is No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart with 54 million streams and strong showings for downloads and radio play.

By Ben Sisario

Man to Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution in Death of Mac Miller

Under an agreement with federal prosecutors, Stephen Andrew Walter, 48, would serve 17 years in prison for distributing the fentanyl pills that Mr. Miller consumed before he died.

By Michael Levenson

The singer Ed Sheeran announces he has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Mr. Sheeran said he would cancel upcoming public appearances while he is “self-isolating and following government guidelines.”

By Traci Carl