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2 months ago | nytimes.com | Kate LoPresti |Frannie Carr Toth |Rowan Niemisto |Dan Powell |Jon Pareles

They come from different coasts and countries, with sounds ranging from folk pop to hard-nosed rap to otherworldly electronics. And this year, they're all releasing new music, going on tour or both. Jon Pareles, the chief pop music critic at The New York Times, spotlights four ascendant artists: Jensen McRae, J Noa, Oklou and Mei Semones. Image The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity.

Mar 28, 2025 | nytimes.com | Kate LoPresti |Frannie Carr Toth |Rowan Niemisto |Jon Pareles

"Arcadia," the new album by Alison Krauss & Union Station, is out today. It's the band's first release in over a decade, full of songs Krauss has been gathering since the last time they recorded together in 2011. This latest album is plaintive, with tracks about remembering historical tragedies and overcoming hard times.

Feb 21, 2025 | nytimes.com | Tina Antolini |Frannie Carr Toth |Rowan Niemisto |Lindsay Zoladz

Lindsay Zoladz, a pop music critic for The Times, has long been a fan of Neko Case's genre-defying music. But she says that Case's new memoir, "The Harder I Fight the More I Love You," made her appreciate Case's music anew. "Getting a slightly more linear sense of certain things that were going on in her life at the time that she wrote some of her greatest albums really gave me a new sense of clarity into her experience," Zoladz said. It also led Zoladz to re-listen to some of her favorite tracks.

Feb 13, 2025 | nytimes.com | Kate LoPresti |Frannie Carr Toth |Sonia Herrero |Elisheba Ittoop |Dan Powell |Melissa Kirsch | +2 more

Women in midlife are having a moment in popular culture - a steamy one. Recently, there has been a swell of books, celebrity-endorsed wellness products, and movies that center on the sexual lives of perimenopausal and menopausal women. One of those films is "Babygirl," written and directed by Halina Reijn and starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson. The age-gap romance has ignited a feverish conversation about the intricacies of women's sexual power and desire.

Oct 25, 2024 | nytimes.com | John K. White |Frannie Carr Toth |Lynn Levy |Rowan Niemisto |Pam Belluck

Joshua Roman used to be able to play cello for 10 hours a day without skipping a beat. But months after contracting Covid-19 in 2021, debilitating brain fog and extreme fatigue had him questioning whether he would ever play again. It has been three and a half years since Roman was diagnosed with long Covid, and he's still adapting to his medical reality and reimagining his musical future.