Bandcamp, the 18-year-old American online music distribution platform that enables independent artists to sell directly to fans, is banning any music or audio "wholly or in substantial part" made by generative artificial intelligence (aka … » Read

“Let Freedom Ring,” an annual concert that has celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr. for more than 20 years at The Kennedy Center, is relocating to the Howard Theater. Georgetown University, which produces the event, cited the … » Read

The Martha Graham Dance Company will skip the Kennedy Center on its centennial tour of the U.S. The company was booked for four performances in the Eisenhower Theater, April 2-4. “The Martha Graham Dance Company regrets that we are unable … » Read

Good news in the universe of American arts and culture has been in short supply during the current administration, but Jan. 8 brought some when the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in support of several funding measures. The National … » Read

Spoleto Festival USA, founded exactly 49 years ago as the Stateside version of Gian Carlo Menotti’s annual festival in Spoleto, Italy, will this year run May 22–June 7 with over 100 performances in a variety of genres, from chamber … » Read

Great Britain, home to about 40,000 places of Christian worship and around 35,000 pipe organs, possesses a rich tradition of church organ music. It is, however, a tradition facing increasing threats. The relationship between the clergy and the … » Read

The pressure is mounting for the San Francisco Ballet to withdraw from its Kennedy Center dates, May 27-31.  An opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle last fall called for a pull out and a new petition on Change.Org does as well. … » Read

As previously reported , the Washington National Opera (WNO) announced on Friday that it would exit The Kennedy Center, its home for the past 55 years. Since the Trump takeover, sales have dropped and donations dried up. In a social-media post … » Read

A decade ago, the researchers at the Southern Methodist University’s (SMU) National Center for Arts Research developed the Arts Vibrancy Index to contextualize data being gathered—e.g., financial performance, attendance patterns, … » Read

Less than three weeks after threatening legal action against a young violinist for breaching a confidentiality agreement, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) executed a complete about face. On Jan. 6, the VSO issued a full-throated public … » Read