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Newport Folk Festival Day One Blends Star Guests and Surprise Sets

Guest-filled performances with a last-minute replacement after an artist's appendectomy signaled the festival's spontaneity.

The Strokes’ Reality Awaits Wins Praise for Energy but Draws Criticism for Its Oddities

The Church of Jesus Christ Releases 10 New Hymns for Global 'Hymns for Home and Church'

Ben Folds Says President Trump's Takeover Hobbled the Kennedy Center

Meg Lui Announces Debut Album Instant Validation Produced by Sufjan Stevens

Arca Announces Dark New Album 'XXXXX' and Multisite Livestream

Leon Bridges Announces 'Happiness Anytime' and Drops First Four Songs

Swapmeet’s Mount Zero Is a Hook-Heavy Leap That Stakes Their Claim Beyond Adelaide

Meshell Ndegeocello Announces Synonym, a Guest-Filled Covers Album

César Alvarez’s The Potluck Premieres at Playwrights Horizons

Bayerische Staatsoper’s Alcina Premiere Earns Musical Praise but Divides Critics on Staging and Title Role

João Bosco Turns 80 While Releasing New Album and Preparing Duets Project and Tour

Public Enemy Added to Arizona State Fair Coliseum Lineup

Anthony Hopkins Announces Album Life Is a Dream and Releases Single at 88

Anthony Hopkins Signs With Decca Classics to Release Orchestral Album

Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal Release Six‑Minute Single and Black‑and‑White Video

Sony Debuts IER-M500 Stage In‑Ear Monitors at $119.99

Gilla Band Announce Pugnello, Their First Album in Four Years

Carmen Villain Announces New Album Memoria and Shares Lead Single

NASA Paints Four Cosmic Targets Red, White and Blue for America’s 250th