At the Swiftposium, Scholars Gather to Analyze a Superstar’s Astonishing Influence
The University of Melbourne welcomed academics from all over the world for its Taylor Swift conference
This Organ Is Playing a 639-Year-Long Song. It Just Changed Chords for the First Time in Two Years
The instrument has been playing composer John Cage’s “ASLSP” since 2001—and it’s scheduled to conclude in 2640
Elton John Just Became an EGOT Winner
With his victory at last night’s Emmy Awards, the celebrated musician is the 19th person in history to take home an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony
You Can Now Walk Down ‘Rue David Bowie’ in Paris
The city’s 13th arrondissement honored the British musical legend on what would have been his 77th birthday
Stuck in a Tokyo Hotel, the Beatles Divided a Canvas Into Quarters and Started Painting
“Images of a Woman,” signed by all four members of the band, could fetch as much as $600,000 at auction
How John Coltrane’s ‘My Favorite Things’ Changed American Music
Looking back at the moment when one of our greatest jazzmen raised the stakes for everyone who came after
Mickey Mouse and Many Other Beloved Creations, Including Peter Pan and ‘Mack the Knife,’ Are Now in the Public Domain
Almost a century after the cartoon mouse made his first appearance, he finally belongs to everyone—sort of
Italian Opera Singing Is Now Protected by the U.N.
UNESCO announced 55 new additions to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Kiss Debuts Digital Avatars That Will Keep the Band ‘Forever Young and Forever Iconic’
The rock band is the first in the U.S. to immortalize its performances with a digital recreation
Restored Music Composed by Prisoners at Auschwitz Played Publicly for the First Time
Leo Geyer’s “The Orchestras of Auschwitz” weaves remnants of musical scores written by those at the camp into a piece honoring the Holocaust’s victims
Listen to the Center of the Milky Way Translated Into Sound
A new musical composition represents data from three NASA telescopes as a piece that was performed by an orchestral ensemble
This High-Tech Shirt Helps Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Patrons Feel Music
Guests at Chicago’s Lyric Opera can now immerse themselves in performances through the SoundShirt’s vibrations
Northern Europe and the British Isles
Hoyma Is Bringing Music Home in the Faroe Islands
For one fall night, it is tradition for a handful of houses in Sydrugota, on the island of Eysturoy, to open their doors and host intimate concerts
The Real History Behind Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre’s Marriage in ‘Maestro’
The Bradley Cooper-led film is a dramatization of the storied composer and conductor’s complex love life
John Lennon’s ‘Psychedelic Eye’ Swimming Pool Mosaic Goes to Auction
The famous musician commissioned the trippy mural for his home in Kenwood at the height of Beatlemania
YouTube’s New A.I. Music Generation Tool Mimics the Voices of Popular Singers
So far, nine artists—including John Legend, T-Pain, Demi Lovato and Charli XCX—have volunteered their voices
Taylor Swift-Themed Cruise Sets Sail Next Year
The four-night sailing is organized by Swifties, though the singer-songwriter herself won’t be on board
Researchers Have Finally Identified the Mystery Man on a Led Zeppelin Album Cover
Once thought to be a painting, the image of the “stick man” was hiding in a Victorian photo album in England
Meet the Man Who Recorded the Music of America’s Front Porches and Backyard Parties
Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records, crisscrossed the United States photographing and recording musicians where they played
The Beatles Release Their Last Song, ‘Now and Then,’ Featuring A.I.-Extracted Vocals From John Lennon
Based on a demo recorded by Lennon in the 1970s, the song is the “closest we’ll ever come to having him back in the room”
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