Taylor Swift Beats Gunna on the Chart. Her Next Rival? Billie Eilish.
“The Tortured Poets Department” logs a fourth week at No. 1. Next week’s competition is a battle between two stars with multiple versions of their LPs for sale.
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“The Tortured Poets Department” logs a fourth week at No. 1. Next week’s competition is a battle between two stars with multiple versions of their LPs for sale.
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Artists, albums and songs competing for trophies at the 64th annual ceremony were announced on Tuesday. The show will take place April 3 in Las Vegas.
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The 18-year-old musician has seemed reluctant to become the next-gen poster girl of pop culture’s most time-tested institutions. But she happily slipped into one coveted, Boomer-approved role.
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She loves “bugging people out” — through macabre, melancholy pop that improbably tops the charts.
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In a tight battle that had fans hustling to support their favorite star, “The Tortured Poets Department” outsold “Hit Me Hard and Soft.”
By Ben Sisario
Tom Petty, Patrice Rushen, Billie Eilish and more.
By Lindsay Zoladz
The two pop music titans, locked in a close contest for the top of next week’s album chart, are stoking fans’ competitive spirit with a variety of digital tactics.
By Joe Coscarelli
A conversation about the pop singer’s new album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft.”
Her new album reviewed.
By Tina Antolini, Wendy Dorr, Alyssa Moxley and Jon Pareles
“Hit Me Hard and Soft”, su tercer álbum, es a la vez conciso y de gran alcance.
By Jon Pareles
“Hit Me Hard and Soft,” her third album, is both concise and far-reaching.
By Jon Pareles
The magazine welcomed the famous (and the fame-adjacent) while toasting itself for hosting the extravaganza 30 times over the years.
By Jacob Bernstein
Emma Stone and Christopher Nolan were among the winners celebrating at the official after-party of the Academy Awards.
By Kyle Buchanan, Nicole Sperling and Sinna Nasseri
An array of stars turned up the wattage, including Emma Stone and Billie Eilish and Oscar newcomers like Colman Domingo and Danielle Brooks.
By Sinna Nasseri
The song, which Eilish wrote with her brother, Finneas O’Connell, is the siblings’ second award in the category.
By Matt Stevens
Uno de nuestros expertos en el arte cinematográfico predice cuáles películas y artistas se impondrán en la ceremonia del domingo.
By Kyle Buchanan
“Oppenheimer” is the best picture favorite, but the best actress race is full of suspense. Our expert predicts which films and artists will get trophies on Sunday.
By Kyle Buchanan
Hear tracks by Billie Eilish, Keith Carradine, Isaac Hayes and more.
By Lindsay Zoladz
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En un salón lleno de celebridades en Beverly Hills, el border collie de Anatomía de una caída tuvo a las estrellas del cine haciendo fila para conocerlo.
By Kyle Buchanan
In a ballroom full of A-listers in Beverly Hills, the Border collie from “Anatomy of a Fall” had the stars lining up to meet him.
By Kyle Buchanan, Sinna Nasseri and Roger Kisby
The most awarded artists were diverse on Sunday night. How those winners received their honors, however, differed mightily.
By Jon Caramanica
Young women brought the drama, Jay-Z surprised with a barbed speech and heroes long absent from the show’s stage made welcome returns at the 66th annual awards.
By Elena Bergeron, Jon Pareles, Ben Sisario and Lindsay Zoladz
The tallies for the early awards gave no clear advantage to any artist.
By Ben Sisario
Songs from the soundtrack to Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster have 11 nominations on Sunday night, led by Billie Eilish’s heart-wrenching “What Was I Made For?”
By Jeremy Gordon
Taylor Swift and SZA could make history at the 66th annual awards on Sunday night, where young women dominate the nominations, and revered older artists will take the stage.
By Ben Sisario
Lily Gladstone, Paul Giamatti, Billie Eilish and stars from “Succession,” “Beef” and “The Bear” are captured in their moments of glory.
By Erik Carter for The New York Times
McKinnon was self-deprecating and did not reprise any impersonations of politicians or celebrities. Billie Eilish was the musical guest.
By Dave Itzkoff
The indie-rock group boygenius, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and Victoria Monét are among the most nominated artists for the 66th annual awards in February.
By Ben Sisario
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Artists, albums and songs competing for trophies at the 66th annual ceremony are being announced on Friday. The show will take place on Feb. 4 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Young women in crisis are wondering, “What was I made for?”
By Maureen Dowd
Hear tracks by Troye Sivan, Jamila Woods, C. Tangana and others.
By Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz
Hear tracks by Flo Milli, Jessie Ware, Montell Fish and others.
By Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz
What are the awards at this point, and who benefits from them?
Despite nods to Gen Z, this year’s show favored history-minded performers like Silk Sonic, Jon Batiste, H.E.R. and Lady Gaga.
By Jon Caramanica
Young artists brought dramatic performances, Doja Cat had an emotional moment at the microphone and Volodymyr Zelensky recorded a serious plea from Ukraine.
By Joe Coscarelli, Vanessa Friedman, Isabelia Herrera, Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz
A guide to everything you need to know for the 64th annual awards on Sunday night.
By Sarah Bahr
Only in record of the year could Lil Nas X and Olivia Rodrigo face off against Abba and Tony Bennett. Our critics break down all 10 nominees in a new “Diary of a Song” video.
By Joe Coscarelli
Only in record of the year could Lil Nas X and Olivia Rodrigo face off against Abba and Tony Bennett. Our critics break down all 10 nominees in a new “Diary of a Song” video.
By Joe Coscarelli, Meg Felling and Alicia DeSantis
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On a night when “CODA” became the first film from a streaming service to win best picture, the focus was on Will Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock.
By Brooks Barnes and Nicole Sperling
Their victory came for the theme song from the James Bond film of the same name. The previous two Bond themes also won Oscars.
By Laura Zornosa and Melena Ryzik
The 64th annual awards ceremony, the second in a row to be delayed by the pandemic, will be held in Las Vegas on April 3.
By Ben Sisario
The 20-year-old musician’s staging at Madison Square Garden was minimal compared to many pop extravaganzas. The concert’s power was fueled by her animated presence.
By Lindsay Zoladz
The California festival and Bonnaroo, in Tennessee, both announced lineups this week as the live-music industry looks ahead after two years of events scuttled by the pandemic.
By Ben Sisario
Documentaries brought us closer to musicians this year, and it wasn’t always pretty.
By Jon Pareles
“Be Alive,” which the superstar wrote with Dixson for “King Richard,” made the academy’s cut in preliminary voting. So did Lin-Manuel Miranda, Billie Eilish and Van Morrison.
By Stephanie Goodman
Social-media fandom can help authors score book deals and bigger advances, but does it translate to how a new title will sell? Publishers are increasingly skeptical.
By Elizabeth A. Harris
Less isolation didn’t mean a return to normalcy. Albums with big feelings and room for catharsis made the most powerful connections.
By Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz
He’s won eight Grammys alongside his sister, Billie Eilish, and worked with some of the genre’s biggest stars. Now the 24-year-old musician is arriving as a solo artist with “Optimist.”
By Melena Ryzik
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The story behind the beige-carpet look.
By Jessica Testa
Who gets to go, how much it costs and what it means.
By Vanessa Friedman
In the Disney+ concert film “Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles,” the pop star Billie Eilish pays tribute to the star-struck hauntedness of that city.
By Teo Bugbee
“Happier Than Ever” beat out Doja Cat’s “Planet Her” on the Billboard album chart by a margin of 1,000 equivalent album sales.
By Ben Sisario
George Harrison’s 1970 triple album “All Things Must Pass” also returns to the Top 10 for the first time in 50 years thanks to a host of reissues.
By Ben Sisario
“Happier Than Ever” debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 with 54 percent of its total from physical formats.
By Ben Sisario
How has the teenage phenomenon’s songwriting, and her relationship to the larger music machine, evolved between albums?
On her second album, “Happier Than Ever,” the 19-year-old pop phenomenon takes on new anxieties and adversaries — and debates just how much of herself to reveal.
By Lindsay Zoladz
The singer wrote on Instagram that she is “appalled and embarrassed.”
By Anna P. Kambhampaty
Here are five new and notable songs, including John Mayer’s retro moper and a city-meets-country track from Noah Schnacky and Jimmie Allen.
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Hear tracks by Liz Phair, Billie Eilish, Sofia Rei and others.
By Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, Caryn Ganz and Giovanni Russonello
Here are five new and notable songs, including Weezer’s pop-metal throwback and Paul McCartney’s collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers.
The pop star known for defying gender stereotypes got a glamour makeover with a corset. Not everyone is happy about it.
By Ruth La Ferla
Hear tracks by Willow featuring Travis Barker, girl in red, DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B, and others.
By Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica and Giovanni Russonello
A pandemic awards show that seemed poised to disappoint ended up pivoting instead, shifting its focus to women, hip-hop and most crucially, the next generation.
By Jon Caramanica
Megan Thee Stallion owned the stage, struggling indie venues got a much needed spotlight and the event proved a pandemic awards show doesn’t have to look like a video conference.
By Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, Joe Coscarelli, Lindsay Zoladz and Caryn Ganz
While accepting the award for the second year in a row, the 19-year-old singer asked the audience to applaud instead for the other nominee.
By Julia Jacobs
Beyoncé broke a record, Megan Thee Stallion and H.E.R. won awards, Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” was named album of the year and Billie Eilish’s “Everything I Wanted” record of the year.
By Ben Sisario
How chart-topping songs changed without us even noticing.
By Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa and more faced off Sunday. In this special “Diary of a Song” episode, critics for The New York Times break down the show’s premier category.
By Joe Coscarelli
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The awards show next Sunday night will feature a mix of live and taped appearances shot in downtown Los Angeles.
By Ben Sisario
A documentary captures the creation of Eilish’s multiple-Grammy-winning debut album, recorded at home but poised to go global.
By Jon Caramanica
The singer-songwriter gets candid about her new documentary, her dream first date and her perfume obsession.
By Sarah Bahr
Manuela Soto Sosa is the stick-and-poke force behind the Soto Girls bikini gang.
By Mariella Rudi
Here are five new and notable songs, including Billie Eilish and Rosalía’s team-up and Kodak Black’s reaction to a Trump pardon.
Hear tracks by Weezer, Camilo, Deb Never and others.
By Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz
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