Annette Morreau, who has died aged 80, was a tireless champion of new music; in 1970 she founded the Arts Council’s ...

The Contemporary Music Ensemble performed two captivating pieces Saturday evening in the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, pairing chaotic sound and fluctuating light for a concert that was both visually ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook The avant-garde works that emerged from World War II continue to influence how audiences view contemporary music decades later. Credit...Jan Robert Dünnweller ...

Hailed for its "artistic courage and technical accomplishment (The New York Times)," the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) led by conductor Gil Rose releases Paul Dooley: Masks & Machines (#1101) ...

First up, we have an alternative R&B classic, “Thinkin Bout You.” The bridge sees Frank Ocean up the tempo, spouting off lyrics at double the pace of the rest of the song. This new rhythm allows Ocean ...

Some samples breathe new life into forgotten classics, while others recontextualize a song's place in contemporary music more ...

The directors of the London Contemporary Music Festival discuss this year’s edition, the event’s 10th anniversary. By Hugh Morris Reporting from London Recently, the London Contemporary Music Festival ...

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In 2024, Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary was released in homage to a genre of late ’70s, early ’80s easy listening pop music. The term “Yacht Rock” was actually coined as part of a web series joking that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He shifted the dial on pop culture: Sly Stone (third from left) and the Family Stone in 1970 - Redferns Sly Stone has died, aged ...

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