To make comedy specials special again, Cross says performers must break rules and take risks, rejecting slick, expensive productions that feel impersonal and phoned-in.

Intimate monologue or performance art? The singer’s recent gigs give a tantalising idea of what a stage adaptation of her album might look like ...

The Liberation War of 1971 remains one of the most consequential and painful chapters in the history of Bangladesh as well as South Asia.

Five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo's new album, HOPE!!, out April 24, pulses with messages of affirmation and resilience ...

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I have featured empowered women in the judiciary (“Women power at SC rites,” 10/11/15) and in the private corporate sector (“Seven empowered women,” 01/26/26). During this National Women’s Month, I ...

The Grammy-winning rapper also tells Billboard about a "new alter ego" on her Megan: Act III album, which she says will drop ...

But it seems like the Duffer Brothers-produced show is so unnerving that engaged couples (or even those in relationships) are ...

A transgender composer finds acceptance in her Catholic parish, using faith and music to build inclusive community and ...

Adrian Sutherland is a Juno-nominated Cree singer-songwriter from Attawapiskat who has built a national audience without leaving home. After a winter-road journey along Ontario’s James Bay coast and a ...

Providing deeper insight into the making of the album, The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights due from UMe compiles standout ...

The wonderful composer Yoko Kanno will be giving a concert at The Town Hall in New York this April. I interviewed Yoko Kanno somewhat recently about her long and illustrious career, and I think it’s ...