Breaking News: Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna on Saturday. The singer Dara earned the country its first victory at the contest with her catchy dance track “Bangaranga.” https://t.co/oCes1lImTO
At a listening party in Atlanta in July 2021, Ye included music created by other artists in two songs, “Moon” and “Hurricane,” that he played for the 40,000 fans in attendance. The jury found that he had used that music, “MSD PT2,” without permission. https://t.co/fOnY7kpCsW
The World Cup final, which is scheduled for July 19 at MetLife Stadium, is already a quadrennial spectacle that in 2022 drew more than 500 million live viewers. But the introduction of a musical performance could attract even more casual spectators. https://t.co/0bAlEQOkpg
Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” and Taylor Swift’s “1989” album, along with nearly two dozen other works, have been selected to join the registry this year. https://t.co/WmHfvMTiYe
When Billie Eilish’s mother told her that the “Titanic” and “Avatar” director James Cameron wanted to direct a 3-D concert movie starring the pop star, the singer’s first reaction was incredulous: “What the hell are you talking about?” she recalled saying. https://t.co/KZSHKu5x5E
Faced with an internal revolt and threats from Israeli allies to leave the contest, Eurovision organizers publicly downplayed Israel’s vote campaign and never thoroughly investigated it. https://t.co/pNj65ion26
“When we started, there were guys who were walking computers who’d been with the studios for decades. They could tell us, ‘That recording’s in a salt mine in Utah’ or ‘That’s here on the lot.’ Those people retire, pass away, or are let go.” https://t.co/qK3WR71M21
Although the news release plays up the good times that the band enjoyed in the building and its role in the creation of “Let It Be,” many fans associate that album with the conflicts that led to the Beatles’ breakup. https://t.co/nryTD3plQn
“This is Frankfurt Ave.,” Kurt Vile said. “If you keep going, you’ll hit the brewery where I used to work. I loaded boxes and bottled beer, Laverne-and-Shirley style.” (via @NYTStyles) https://t.co/RZxPdBKaNQ
On March 8, the police arrested a woman, Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, who they say fired at least 20 rounds from an AR-15-style rifle into Rihanna’s house and a neighbor’s. https://t.co/SucUNzXlKr
The Stones’ second single actually has a more notable place in rock history than the first: It was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. https://t.co/yDJ7X7brnV
Separations, homecomings and memories — personal and historical — fill the songs on “Norteña,” the ninth studio album by the Mexican American songwriter Julieta Venegas and her most personal one. https://t.co/35TFP2nwmV
A duet between a star violinist and a studly Finn. An electro track sung by a man dressed as a cat. A disco song accused of sounding like the soundtrack to a Mafioso wedding.
All three are among the favorites to win this year’s Eurovision on Saturday. https://t.co/86Hgd31jBd
Clarence Carter, the Southern soul singer and guitarist who sang unabashedly of adultery and lust on hits of the late 1960s like “Slip Away” and “Back Door Santa,” has died at 90. https://t.co/wbhoRDzq8D