The Times of Israel

‘L’absence’ fills the contemporary Jewish music void

This year’s Munich Biennale opens May 3 with a rather unlikely choice: “L’absence,” an avant-garde opera composed by a young German-Jewish woman, who set her unsettling music to a libretto dealing ...
Los Angeles Times

Gustavo Dudamel has two years left on his L.A. Phil contract, but we already feel his absence

When Gustavo Dudamel stepped on the stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall last week to conduct his Los Angeles Philharmonic for the first time in three months, a big smile was on his face and the usual ...
Seattle Times

Review: After 20-month absence, Seattle Symphony music director back to conduct before a pumped-up crowd

After more than 20 months’ absence due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Thomas Dausgaard, the Seattle Symphony’s Danish music director, is back on the Benaroya Hall podium — much to the jubilation of ...
Entertainment Tonight

Maren Morris Explains Her 2024 CMT Music Awards Absence Despite Being Nominated

Maren Morris was a no show on Sunday night at the 2024 CMT Music Awards, but the 33-year-old country singer wasn't throwing shade. Morris took to her Instagram Stories to explain her reason for ...
Yahoo

Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education − his absence reflects how racial segregation still shapes American classrooms

Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at the age of 91, was one of the most influential musicians in U.S. history. You might think such a notable figure would factor prominently in American music ...
Washington City Paper

After a Three-Year Absence, The Wammies—The Region’s Long-Running Local Music Awards—Are Back

Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. When Jeffrey Tribble Jr. found out that the Washington ...
Kerrang!

Watch Holding Absence’s life-affirming performance in The K! Pit

Recording new music during a global pandemic comes with its own challenges. It’s something that rising Welsh post-hardcore outfit Holding Absence narrowly avoided as they began work on the follow up ...
Pitchfork

Timberlake Explains Absence From Music

It's been nearly five years now since the release of FutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake's still-awesome second solo album. But in the years since, Timberlake has largely stepped away from music, ...
The Boombox

Missy Elliott Explains Long Absence From Music [VIDEO]

Missy Elliott released 'Triple Threat' and '9th Inning' in September 2012, but she's remained quiet since then. There's been no word on what's going on with her next album, which would be her first in ...
Rolling Stone

Lorde Explains Long Absence, Return to Music in New Interview

Lorde spoke with Zane Lowe on the Beats 1 radio show about her hiatus, adulthood and her new dance-pop single “Green Light” – the first song from her highly-anticipated sophomore album Melodrama.
Billboard

Weezer Bassist Takes Leave Of Absence

Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh has taken a leave of absence from the band, according to a post on its official Web site. According to the site, Welsh is suffering from a "private medical problem," and is… ...