BRAINERD — The theme of the 2023 Lakes Area Music Festival season is “Bel canto”, Italian for “beautiful singing”. This theme will be apparent throughout all performances, with lots of vocal ...

When you think of the most important players in the music industry, pop stars, managers in suits, and record labels might come to mind. Yet today, one of the most powerful figures in music may well be ...

On Jan. 17, the media company Condé Nast disclosed its plans to merge online music magazine Pitchfork into its men’s lifestyle magazine, GQ. Staff writer layoffs accompanied this announcement, and ...

BRAINERD — The Lakes Area Music Festival continues its Winter Series with “Songs Without Words,” a concert celebrating the lyricism and depth of Romantic-era chamber music. The performance is curated ...