Performance stories, songwriting context and closer listening across our complete 750-article music collection.
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Pentatonix join Dolly Parton for a new “Jolene” built around her distinctive lead voice and their close vocal harmonies. Rehearsed, recorded and filmed within one day, the…
Loren Allred steps onto the AGT stage with “Never Enough,” allowing viewers to connect the familiar Greatest Showman vocal with the singer who recorded it. Her new…
James Taylor closes his Anaheim concert with “You Can Close Your Eyes,” joined by his son Henry for a warm guitar-and-voice duet. Their shared phrasing and close…
Eric Burdon returns to “The House of the Rising Sun” decades after recording it with The Animals. His later live television rendition keeps the song’s recognizable melody…
Behind-the-scenes footage shows Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper building the “Shallow” scene in A Star Is Born while cameras move quietly around them. Their focus on each…
P!nk brings “Nothing Compares 2 U” into the intimate BBC Radio 2 Piano Room, with the BBC Concert Orchestra supporting her expressive vocal. The restrained setting makes…
Christina Aguilera honors Whitney Houston and the 25th anniversary of The Bodyguard with an expressive AMAs medley. Moving through “I Will Always Love You” and “I Have…
Nene Royal introduces her guitar-driven rock voice with The Cranberries’ “Zombie” on America’s Got Talent. The young musician’s clear artistic direction, shaped by playing with Phuket band…
Bing Crosby and David Bowie’s September 1977 Christmas recording brings “Little Drummer Boy” and “Peace on Earth” together in one gentle duet. Their contrasting voices carry separate…
Standing before an orchestra in a sharp black suit, Andrea Bocelli begins singing in Spanish as stage smoke drifts around him and the audience cheers. Moments later,…
Josh Groban’s Hyde Park rendition of “You Raise Me Up” turns an outdoor audience into a shared chorus. Supported by the BBC Concert Orchestra, his warm lead…
Adam Lambert honors Queen at the Polar Music Prize with “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Who Wants to Live Forever.” The change from rhythmic swagger to…