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  1. PhotoLeonard Cohen performing in 2013. Three years after his death, his son and a team of collaborators and admirers completed the posthumous album “Thanks for the Dance.”
    CreditValentin Flauraud/Reuters

    A Last Dance for Leonard Cohen

    The musician and poet released “You Want It Darker” 19 days before his death in 2016. His son, Adam, finished more songs from those sessions for a posthumous album.

  2. PhotoOne year after learning he had Stage 4 prostate cancer, Joe Henry is releasing his 15th solo album, “The Gospel According to Water.”
    CreditJohn Francis Peters for The New York Times

    Joe Henry and the Art of Disappearing Into a Song

    In 2018, he was told he had Stage 4 prostate cancer and months to live. This week, he released his 15th album and is more dedicated than ever to finding humanity in music.

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  1. PhotoFred Rogers, 1985.
    CreditJim Judkis

    The Mister Rogers No One Saw

    Fred Rogers wasn’t just a brilliant educator and a profoundly moral person. He was an uncompromising artist.

  5. PhotoMr. Tao composing at his home near Highbridge Park in Manhattan.
    CreditGioncarlo Valentine for The New York Times

    Conrad Tao Was Never Just Another Prodigy

    Whipping between the establishment and the avant-garde, this pianist and composer is a rising star at 25.

  1. Kehinde Lijadu, 71, Outspoken Nigerian Songwriter, Is Dead

    As the Lijadu Sisters, she and her identical twin, Taiwo, sang about injustice and hope and had a string of hit records in the 1970s.

    By Jon Pareles

  2. Terry O’Neill, Photographer of the Famous, Is Dead at 81

    On an early assignment he shot a new group called the Beatles. He went on to photograph, among many others, Faye Dunaway — whom he later married.

    By Neil Genzlinger

  3. The Charts

    Luke Combs Opens at No. 1 With Country’s Biggest Streaming Total Yet

    Songs from the Nashville star’s new album “What You See Is What You Get” were streamed 74 million times, beating a record set by Gene Autry.

    By Ben Sisario

  4. Carol Brightman, 80, Dies; Profiled a Notable Writer and a Notable Band

    After publishing a biography of Mary McCarthy, she changed course and plunged into the world of the Grateful Dead and the group’s devoted fans.

    By Neil Genzlinger

  5. The Playlist: Billie Eilish’s Bittersweet Dream, and 9 More New Songs

    Hear tracks by Emotional Oranges, Future, the Secret Sisters and others.

    By Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, Caryn Ganz and Giovanni Russonello

  6. Critic’s Notebook

    Tensions Over Genres and Generations Linger at Latin Grammys

    The Spanish pop avant-gardist Rosalía was a big winner at the ceremony, where reggaeton and Latin trap artists were snubbed in the major categories.

    By Jon Caramanica

  7. critic’s notebook

    Degas: A Superfan at the Opera, Where Art Tips Into Obsession

    Today’s “age of the fan” is not so new: Audiences have always held more sway over performers than we admit.

    By Jason Farago

  8. Taylor Swift Escalates Battle With Scooter Braun and Big Machine

    The singer said in a post on Tumblr that her old label was blocking her use of certain songs, and she asked her fans to get involved.

    By Joe Coscarelli

  9. 6 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend

    Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera happening this weekend and in the week ahead.

    By David Allen

  10. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend

    Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz happening this weekend and in the week ahead.