CULTURE WAR WARRIORSMAGA Melts Down at Female Singer’s Plea on 250th AnniversaryAlicia Keys’ post on women’s rights touched off a MAGA pile-on.Erkki Forster
GENERATION-DEFININGHugely Influential Music Hitmaker Dies at 94The music mogul was responsible for bringing Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” to the masses.Muskaan Arshad
SISTERS ACTKamala Harris’ Black Sorority Is Her Superpower. I Know WhyHarris is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha like me. Her run is going to make Black sororities and fraternities national powerbrokers.Josephine Walker
NO-GOMusic Fest Featuring Janet Jackson Canceled at Last MinuteThe Lovers and Friends festival was also supposed to include performances by Usher, Lil Wayne, and Gwen Stefani.Amanda Yen
KEY SPIRITAlicia Keys and Athleta Dropped an Inclusive Activewear DropThis joint collection offers elevated activewear pieces in sizes ranging from XXS to 3X.Hollie McLaughlin-Martin
BIG APPLE HEARTAlicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Thunders Into Life on BroadwayAlicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen” is a rambling coming-of-age tale, enlivened by excellent music and dancing that finally feels perfectly staged and scored for Broadway.Tim Teeman
YIKESAlicia Keys’ Paragliding Post Prompts Furious BacklashThe singer later deleted the post and shared a clarification.Dan Ladden-Hall
opinionINTEGRITYProtesting From the Podium Won’t Change the GrammysIn his acceptance speech, Tyler the Creator decried the Grammys’ reluctance to recognize artists of color. But isn’t participating at all a validation of the system it represents?Cassie da Costa
CONTROVERSYGrammys Host Alicia Keys Sends Recording Academy a Message“It’s a new decade,” the singer said onstage while hosting the annual gala. “It’s time for newness. And we refuse the negative energy. We refuse the old systems.”Laura Bradley
‘THIS IS FOR KOBE’How the Grammys Paid Tribute to Kobe BryantLizzo and Alicia Keys took a beat to remember the late basketball star.Laura Bradley
PROGRESS?The Girl-Power Grammys Were a Confounding MessAll hail the goddesses (Alicia Keys! Michelle Obama! Diana Ross!), and boo to the producers who cut off Drake, couldn’t nail a decent reaction shot, and gave Neil Portnow airtime.Marlow Stern