“Think of the Police,” Questlove said, describing how a trio like Khruangbin can gel. “Like, it’s so hard to do that. Musically speaking, you have to check your ego at the door and just trust that someone completely gets you.” (via NYT Magazine) nytimes.com/2024/04/10/mag…

A musical voyager who wouldn’t be limited by genre, style or even instrument, he brought exuberance to the Robert Glasper Experiment and other groups. Casey Benjamin has died at 45. nytimes.com/2024/04/07/art…

Sean Combs, the music mogul whose business empire has been upended by lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault and a federal investigation, sold his half of the tequila brand DeLeón for about $200 million, according to a public report for investors. nytimes.com/2024/04/12/art…

Albert Heath, who was known as Tootie, was primarily a bebop and hard bop drummer but was adept in a range of styles. In 2020, the National Endowment for the Arts named him a Jazz Master, an honor that his brothers had received earlier. nytimes.com/2024/04/07/art…

Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' racked up 300 million streams — a blockbuster number, but less than Future and Metro Boomin had for their new joint release, “We Don’t Trust You,” which opened at No. 1 last week with 324 million clicks. nytimes.com/2024/04/08/art…

As people tore into her new song “Karma” online, JoJo Siwa shrugged off the criticism. “No one’s going to be like, ‘Oh my God, this is amazing,” she said. “It’s not designed for people to say that. It’s designed for people to say, ‘What?’ ‘Why?’ ‘Huh?’” nytimes.com/2024/04/10/sty…

A new documentary on Judee Sill puts a spotlight on the ’70s musician. Listen to 10 of her essential songs. nytimes.com/2024/04/12/art…

Morgan Wallen was arrested on three counts of reckless endangerment, a felony; and one count of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. He has a court date set for May 3. nytimes.com/2024/04/08/art…

Kelley Deal had been impressed by the emotional arc of Olivia Rodrigo’s songs the previous night. “I was texting somebody, ‘I’m so empowered right now!’” nytimes.com/2024/04/08/art…

On the heels of “Renaissance,” an LP that served as a primer and commentary on the history of queer Black dance music, “Cowboy Carter” unearths and underscores the Black history and influence behind genres that have been whitewashed. Hear the Popcast. nytimes.com/2024/04/08/art…

For musicians, the success of the Ozempic commercial could be a harbinger of big checks to come. Already, Lady Gaga is a spokesperson for Pfizer’s migraine medication Nurtec ODT; Cyndi Lauper lends her distinct Brooklyn accent to a commercial for Cosentyx. nytimes.com/2024/04/09/art…

Huey Lewis has contributed a new song for the Broadway production, called “Be Someone,” for which he shares credit with his bandmate Johnny Colla and the show’s musical director, Brian Usifer. nytimes.com/2024/04/10/the…

The rising pop artist Sabrina Carpenter scored a hit with the breathily sung disco throwback “Feather,” but she seems poised for an even bigger smash. Hear “Espresso” and 10 more new songs on the Playlist. nytimes.com/2024/04/12/art…

In the NewJeans case, the members of the group filed a criminal complaint against the YouTuber with a police station in Seoul. But the case could not go forward because the YouTube account was anonymous, according to the filing. nytimes.com/2024/04/10/art…

In 1964, the Beatles chose him as one of their opening acts for 18 shows on their American tour. nytimes.com/2024/04/09/art…

Thursday ends a 13-year break from new music with a pointed song. Here's Geoff Rickly and Co. on 'Application for Release From the Dream.' nytimes.com/2024/04/12/art…

Wyatt Flores’s music is not always dark, but it is true to his life, and message-driven. “I wanted to create something that said, ‘Go chase your dreams. Understand that there’s going to be down spots where you’re going to hit rock bottom,’” he said. nytimes.com/2024/04/10/art…

Even at their commercial peak in the 1980s and ’90s, Indigo Girls were mocked for being too earnest, too poetic, too folky, too lesbian. Being labeled a female, gay singer-songwriter was an artistic and commercial curse, as Amy Ray recalls in a new doc. nytimes.com/2024/04/10/mov…

In late 2020, Brian Kehew was working at Sunset Sound when the owner asked him to help identify some tapes the Who had left behind. He was shocked: The studio was sitting on the original two-inch multitracks of the group’s 1975 album, “The Who by Numbers.” nytimes.com/2024/04/11/art…

In 2014, Chris Green, a promoter at Capitol Musical Group who had known Mister Cee since the mid-90s, called him “the glue between the old and the new” on Hot 97. nytimes.com/2024/04/10/art…