The singer and songwriter Yebba has a story she tells about the moment she realized she was fated to pursue a career in music. It was the summer after her freshman year of college, and she was working at a warehouse, taking apart laptops. She’d started posting clips of her
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Abba Previews First Album in 40 Years, and 11 More New Songs
Before Max Martin’s hit factory ruled radio playlists, another Swedish pop phenomenon had its run: Abba, which is reuniting after nearly 40 years. A new album, “Voyage,” is due on Nov. 5 and quasi-concert dates are scheduled in London in May; the singers will be digitized images backed by a
Why the Baby on Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ Album Is Suing Now
Spencer Elden was 4 months old when he was photographed by a family friend in 1991 drifting naked in a pool. The picture, taken at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena, Calif., would be used that year for the cover of “Nevermind,” Nirvana’s seminal second album that helped define
Jay-Z’s “Black Album” Reconsidered
In 2003, Jay-Z announced he was retiring at 33 years old. He had several platinum records under his belt and a budding relationship with Beyoncé. Then, he released the album intended to be his last: “The Black Album.” Reggie Ugwu, a Culture reporter for The New York Times, was a
It’s Never Too Late to Record Your First Album
“It’s Never Too Late” is a new series that tells the stories of people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. One day a couple years back, the woman who has long cleaned Russ Ellis’s house in Berkeley, Calif., showed up with a new helper. Mr. Ellis