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Billy Martin standing before a bright, white light, looking into the camera.

Drummer Billy Martin’s Covid-19 Quarantine Playlist

The Rebirth Brass Band in a still from “Take Me to the River: New Orleans.” (Courtesy “Take Me to the River: New Orleans”)

Songs from the Big Easy, Recorded by Top Musicians Across Generations

Steinway player piano (Courtesy Steinway & Sons)

Steinway Brings Live Recitals to Your Living Room, Piano and All

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An Album of Cover Songs Honors the Legacy of Leonard Cohen

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MIDI 2.0 Expands the Digital Music-Making Toolbox

Photay in a black and white photograph taken in the woods, in front of a small lake.

Photay’s Motivational Playlist for 2020

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The History of Vintage Recording Gear, Written by an All-Knowing Industry Veteran

A view of Auster’s performance “Sound Mo(ve)ments.” (Photo: Destiny Mata)

Sara Auster’s Sound Baths Are a Tonic for Our Tumultuous Times

An Yu. (Courtesy Grove Atlantic)

The Eerie, Dreamlike Piano Melodies Behind An Yu’s Latest Novel

A series of bullhorns and purple wiring installed in a gallery corner.

Jónsi of Sigur Rós Expands His Range With a Solo Exhibition in L.A.

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Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5’s Valentine’s Day Playlist

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The Avian-Toned Tracks That Helped Spur a Birdsong Initiative

The Apollo Theater's neon marquee.

Three Things to Catch at Harlem’s Apollo Theater This Fall

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A Commemoration of AACM’s Legacy in Experimental Jazz

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A New Ice Cream Truck Jingle, Created by Wu-Tang Clan Rapper RZA

Fashion stylist Kate Young FaceTimes with actress and musician Selena Gomez

How Spanish Culture and Color Informed the Styling and Art Direction of Selena Gomez’s New “Revelación” Album

Samora Pinderhughes. (Photo: Ray Neutron)

Stories of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated People, Reflected in a Soul-Stirring Album

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A New Book Explores How, Via X-Rays, Banned Albums Made It Into the Cold War–Era U.S.S.R.

Junaco's two members facing opposite directions while standing in desert foothills.

This Los Angeles Folk Duo’s New Single Was Inspired by an Episode of Our Time Sensitive Podcast

Nicolás Jaar. (Photo: Stéphanie Janaina)

Nicolás Jaar Launches a Grant Program to Uplift Emerging Electronic Musicians

Japanese experimental musician Asuna performing "100 Keyboards"

A Resonant Sound Performance, Created Using Children’s Toy Instruments

Pauline Oliveros and IONE performing on a black stage.

We’ll Be Tuning Into This Tuning Meditation

Journalist and writer Julia Cooke

The Words and Music Author Julia Cooke Is Escaping Through Right Now

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Sara Auster on Fine-Tuning Your Life Through Sound Therapy

Caius Pawson in glasses with disheveled hair.

The Relaxing Playlist Caius Pawson Is Listening to Right Now

The custom “Organ²/ASLSP” organ in Halberstadt, Germany. (Photo: Ronald Göttel. Courtesy John Cage Organ Foundation Halberstadt)

In Rural Germany, a Six-Century-Long Performance of a John Cage Organ Composition Is Underway

David Bowie shooting a video for the song “Rebel Rebel” in 1974. (Photo: AVRO)

David Bowie’s Music as a Navigational Portal to Our Inner Worlds

Fashion Designer Phillip Lim’s Chill Out Playlist

Three screens from Max Richter's Sleep app.

An Epic Lullaby by Max Richter, Rearranged in a Meditation App

Cellist Arlen Hlusko

Montana’s Tippet Rise Art Center Goes on Tour With a Four-Day Virtual Classical Music Festival

Stefan Sagmeister looking straight into the camera.

Stefan Sagmeister’s Playlist of David Bryne Cover Songs

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Dave Chappelle’s New Podcast

People dancing at London's Covent Garden

This Digital Tool Kit Reveals How Art Benefits Our Brains

Keith Abramsson in sunglasses, walking through the desert.

The Music Keith Abrahamsson Turns to for Sonic Respite

Felix Klieser performing with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. (Photo: Mark Allan)

The Emotional Ecstasy of Playing the French Horn

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This Digital Archive Will Teach You About Black Music History

Courtesy Yale University Press

A Sonic Journey Inspired by the Expansive Landscapes of the Nordic Region

Martin, Wood, and Medeski in red theater curtains.

Medeski Martin & Wood Offers Lessons for Making Music, and Living Life

PlantWave device

A User-Friendly Device That Creates Ambient Music With Plants

Sound healer Samer Ghadry

Songs for Practicing Sound Healing at Home

Sacred Bones Records' Plantasia Black Vinyl Record

A Soul-Nourishing Album for Your Plants

A sound-wave illustration.

Psychoacoustics Expert Dr. Susan Rogers on How Musicians Hear

Neuroscientist Nina Kraus

How Everyday Sounds Shape Our Brains

Toni Blackman laughing on a yellow brick background.

The Songs Inside a Hip-Hop Meditation Teacher’s Head

Malcolm James in a blue tracksuit, in front of a white background.

How Technology, Politics, and Perception Transformed the Role of Music in Black Life

A photo of a model in a glittering dress, from inside Studio 54.

A Studio 54 Playlist by Brooklyn Museum Curator Matthew Yakobosky

The cover of Slowave’s first album, “Circadia.” (Courtesy Slowave)

A Sound Project That Recreates the Sonic Landscape of the Womb

Pat McCusker looking off and to the left.

Guitarist and Audio Engineer Pat McCusker’s “Active Listening” Playlist

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A Musician Who Immortalizes Luminaries Through Songs on His Podcast

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This Sound System Revolutionizes How We Listen to Live Music

Laura Baldassari on a red background, singing.

Laura Baldassari’s Opera Playlist Is Exactly What We’re Craving Right Now

Hanif Abdurraqib. (Photo: Megan Leigh Barnard)

For Hanif Abdurraqib, Language Is an Instrument

Long Players book by Tom Gatti

Fifty Writers on the Albums That Changed Their Lives

Amy Helm and the Curbside Pickup Band playing music on a front lawn.

Amy Helm’s Traveling Curbside Pickup Band Brings Live Music to Your Doorstep

An Ojas bookshelf speaker in black and white.

Devon Turnbull’s D.I.Y. Speaker-Making Kits Are the Ultimate Home Audio Solution

Musician Brian Eno

With EarthPercent, Brian Eno Helps the Music Industry Address the Climate Crisis

(From left) Jules Allen, McArthur Binion, and Henry Threadgill. (Courtesy McArthur Binion)

In Detroit, McArthur Binion and Henry Threadgill Salute Their Decades-Long Friendship Through Song

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This Radio Connects Listeners to a World of Fresh Foreign Sounds

Daniel Libeskind in a black suit in front of a red wall, sitting on a geometric seat.

Daniel Libeskind’s “Classical Studies” Playlist

A large, open synagogue interior with a stained glass triangular chandelier.

Song and Art at a Synagogue Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

Ojas speakers, amplifiers, and turntable in an NYC apartment.

Devon Turnbull on Building His Cultish Handcrafted Speakers

Book Cover of "Promise That You Will Sing About Me"

A New Book Gets to the Heart of Kendrick Lamar’s Sonic Rise

“The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo” by Garrett Hongo (Courtesy Pantheon Books)

The Poetry of Building the Perfect Sound System

Jonathan Olivares sitting on a daybed in his library, reading a large art book.

Designer Jonathan Olivares’s All-Time Favorite Skateboarding Soundtrack

Four bottles of perfume next to a large quill feather.

This Perfume Brand Makes Scents That Evoke Los Angeles’s Rich Music History

Sara Auster sounding four singing bowls as several people lay on their backs around her.

Sound Therapist Sara Auster’s “Deep Listening” Playlist

The cover of the book Hearing the Cloud.

What the Internet Sounds Like: A Playlist

Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen

How Leonard Cohen Sought Out Spiritual Truth Through His Songs

Alien Listening Book

Why Aliens Could Be Able to Listen to NASA’s Golden Record—Even If They Don’t Have Ears

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The Multicity Festival Spotlighting Female Voices from the SWANA Region

A red OB-4 boombox photographed from below.

Teenage Engineering’s OB-4 Speaker Redefines Radio as We Know It

A woman with white headphones on a green background.

These Headphones Create Superior Sound and a Quiet Mind

Eminem in front of his restaurant, Mom’s Spaghetti

Eminem’s Mom’s Spaghetti Restaurant Serves Pasta With the Special Savor of Leftovers

The dark interior of Burnside Tokyo, facing the kitchen.

In Tokyo, Devon Turnbull’s Custom Audio System Delivers More Than Superlative Sound

A Tokyo Slow Mixtape cover image, featuring the inside of an old Japanese house.

Tokyobike’s Refreshingly Eclectic Listening Party

A sparkler firecracker.

A Renowned British Composer Explains Four Legendary Christmas Songs

An eight-cone speaker system on a white background.

Hi-Fi Audio Design: An Expert’s Exceptional Primer

Ted Gioia in front of a large window.

Jazz Critic and Historian Ted Gioia’s “Subversive Songs” Playlist

Michel Rojkind smiling and facing to the left, with a blurry background of the New York City skyline.

Michel Rojkind on Rhythm, Drumming, and How Music Influences His Design Practice

A Radiooooo illustration with a woman with red hair and blue skin.

Avoid Algorithms With the Incredibly Refreshing Radiooooo

Author and scholar Elliott H. Powell with a red scarf in front of a mural.

Elliott H. Powell Traces the History of Black Musicians Engaging with South Asian Culture and Sounds

Peter Adjaye wearing headphones and a fedora, on a light blue background.

Peter Adjaye’s Emotive Soundscapes Immerse Listeners in the Past and Present

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Ambient Church Gives Electronic Music a Surreal, Spiritual Home

Photo: Tom Arber

How a Master Organist is Making the Archaic Instrument Cool Again

Jose Parla in a bright blue jacket and glasses, painting two canvases.

José Parlá’s Cuban Summer Playlist

Cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace” album

A Playlist That Conjures the Ferocity and Flair of Detroit

A digital collage featuring scam rap stars, financial app logos, and piles of bitcoin tokens and U.S. dollars.

A&R Rep Kolby Turnher’s “Scam Rap” Playlist

Amerikinda album cover

Unexpected Cover Songs, Performed by a Who’s Who of American Heritage Artists

Photo: Zeph Colombatto

Sound Is at the Core of Musician-Turned-Ceramicist Kansai Noguchi’s Vases and Vessels

A photo display in the Nashville Museum of African American Music.

A New Nashville Museum Traces 400 Years of Black Music

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These A.I.-Generated Songs Raise Awareness About Mental Health in the Music Industry

David Rockwell standing in an amphitheater.

Architect and Broadway Set Designer David Rockwell Shares His Favorite Show Tunes

Jermaine Stone. (Photo: Headmake Book)

For Jermaine Stone, Wine and Hip-Hop Make a Perfect Pair

Jonah Takagi. (Photo: Erik Benjamins. Courtesy Marta)

Jonah Takagi on Media as the Place Where the Practical Meets the Personal

A man standing in a building looking out the window

Symphonic Masterpieces in Better-Than-Ever Fidelity, Mixed by a German D.J.

Landscape's Stereo Field, a yellow and gold synthesizer.

These Compact Analog Instruments Pack a Punch

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ArtReview’s Podcast Collages Audio Out of Artists’ Life and Work

A Numero Group illustration in black and white.

This Chicago Music Label Is on a Mission to Unearth Lost Sounds

English electronic musician and producer Jon Hopkins

An Original Soundtrack for the Intersection of Hallucinogens and Mental Health