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Her new album, “Good Grief,” mourns friends including her Broadway co-star Gavin Creel. She’s also adapting the Meg Wolitzer novel “The Interestings” into a musical.

Steven Hyden considers the cultural shifts of the past 25 years in a new book about the band.

Suno has drawn copyright lawsuits from the majors. Now it is releasing a version of its A.I. music generator trained in partnership with Warner Music.

Claire Sullivan makes custom creations for Addison Rae, Rosalía, Clairo and more. During New York Fashion Week, she will introduce her first collection of ready-to-wear.

The 2026 Abbey Road Music Photography Awards have revealed this year’s finalists, highlighting images of some of the biggest names in music. Organizers said more than 24,500 photographs were submitted from 42 countries for the fifth edition of the competition. Among the nominated images are photographs featuring Oasis, Charli xcx, Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., Yungblud, Tame Impala, Florence + The Machine, FKA Twigs, Billy Idol, Amyl and the Sniffers, and Geese.

Billy Joel is mourning the death of Jon Small, a longtime friend, former bandmate, and creative collaborator whose connection to the singer stretched back more than six decades. Joel confirmed Small’s death in a social media tribute on September 7, sharing photos from different points in their lives. Small died on September 4 in his late 70s. The cause of death has not been publicly disclosed. The two musicians first worked together in the 1960s as members of The Hassles.

They were in two bands together before Mr. Joel became famous, and briefly fell out over Mr. Joel’s affair with Mr. Small’s wife. Mr. Small later found success as a director of music videos and concert films.

Hear a Robyn remix, new Sharp Pins and one perfect song from Haruomi Hosono.

The choreographer Sonya Tayeh’s “The Surge” is a dance response to themes in O’Connor’s life: spirituality, identity and what Tayeh calls jrage, or joy and rage.

Violet Grohl put her own spin on a classic from The Cure during a recent Like A Version session, choosing the band’s 1992 song High for a stripped-down performance. During the appearance, she explained that the track has been a longtime favorite and highlighted the dreamy sound and imagery that have kept it in her rotation. The performance centered on acoustic guitar and vocals, giving High a quieter, more intimate feel than the original recording.