Musicology in the World
At Nina Simone’s Childhood Home, in Search of “How It Would Feel to Be Free” (6/26/2026)
Pianist Lara Downes speaks with Salamishah Tillet at the childhood home of Nina Simone, the revered artist who is the subject of Tillet’s forthcoming book. Read more.
The True Love Story of Leon Theremin and Lavinia Williams Is Now an Opera (6/30/2026)
Leon Theremin has fans around the world, but what of Mrs. Theremin? A new opera tells their story. Read more.
At 250, Has America Delivered on Its Classical Music Promise? (6/30/2026)
The classical music tradition in the United States is borrowed from Europe. But few could have anticipated how European it would remain. Read more.
200 Years After His Birth, Stephen Foster Still Sings to America’s Contradictions (7/1/2026)
The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence happens to also coincide with the 200th birthday of the composer. Read more.
The Rhythms That Broke Bashir: How Sudan’s Music Shaped a Revolution (7/2/2026)
Music during the 2019 revolution in Sudan demands greater attention as it holds lessons for a post-war Sudan and current conflicts. Read more.
Inside the Arnold Schönberg Center: Preserving the Legacy of a Musical Revolutionary (7/6/2026)
Amid a trio of anniversaries, Arnold Schoenberg’s legacy lives on. Read more.
Julia Boyd: “Researching the Wigmore book has for me personally been one of the great experiences of my life” (7/8/2026)
The author of a new history of London’s Wigmore Hall on the role of music in her life. Read more.
Sonny Rollins: Jazz Colossus (7/8/2026)
Sonny Rollins passed away on May 25, 2026, in Woodstock, New York. Read more in this recent profile about the jazz colossus.
Protip: Articulation Markings (7/8/2026)
Read more about articulation markings in contemporary music typesetting.
KPIs by Candlelight (7/9/2026)
Documents show how Candlelight Concert organizer Fever enforces global musical uniformity through strict performance analysis. Read more.
Shakira, Madonna, and Many Muppets Take the World Cup Stage, Along with BTS and Bieber (7/19/2026)
Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS, and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cup’s first halftime show in a whirlwind performance. Read more.
Charles Wuorinen: Composer and Wordsmith (7/21/2026)
The composer’s titles held personal associations and a breadth of other meanings. Read more in this archival study of materials at the Library of Congress.
Niagara and America’s Musical Heritage (7/26/2026)
Douglas Shadle reflects on Niagara, a symphony that connects centuries of our nation’s cultural life. Read more.
Charli xcx Portrait Added to National Portrait Gallery Collection (7/27/2026)
Pop star is celebrated as “one of the defining cultural figures of her generation” by gallery, which acquires Brat-era portrait by Harley Weir. Read more.
Library of Congress Blog Explores Music and the US Semiquincentennial (7/31/2026)
New Books in Music Podcast (7/31/2026)
Listen to the latest from the New Books in Music podcast, featuring books about Jeff Beck, queer broadcasting, Ella Jenkins, and more.
Higher Ed News
Workforce Pell Is Live. How’s It Going for States? (6/27/2026)
As states work to implement the new policy, only a trickle of programs have qualified. But experts say it’s too early to tell Workforce Pell’s full impact. Read more.
“I thought we were safe”: Shock at Exeter’s Humanities “Gamble” (6/30/2026)
Leading department being in the firing line shows how changing student preferences are fundamentally reshaping universities. Read more.
“Professional Degree” List Is Expanded. Some Programs, Like Education, Didn’t Make the Cut. (7/2/2026)
The designation comes with an increased federal student loan cap of $200,000 for graduate programs. Read more.
Colleges Reflect on 250 Years of American History, Warts and All (7/2/2026)
Higher education institutions are commemorating the nation’s founding by grappling with the uncomfortable and nuanced aspects of the American past. Read more.
NAfME Hill Day 2026: One Voice for Music Education Advocacy (7/8/2026)
When hundreds of advocates come together with one shared purpose, their collective voice has the power to make a real impact. Read more.
Slow Food, Slow Publishing: The Beauty of Not Being First (7/15/2026)
Robert Harington, Chief Publishing Officer at the American Mathematical Society, explores the value of taking it slow in the publishing sector. Read more.
Special Report: Higher Ed’s Big Restructuring (7/15/2026)
With higher education facing concurrent crises, many institutions are responding not by waiting for conditions to improve but by fundamentally rethinking how they operate. That’s the premise of a new special report from Inside Higher Ed. Read more.
PhD Students “Lack Support for Careers Outside Academia” (7/16/2026)
Universities urged to reassess how they provide professional development amid shift away from academic jobs. Read more.
University Gallery Closures Show “Lack of Imagination” (7/19/2026)
Critics fear “act of self-harm” as Dundee becomes latest to consider shutting public exhibition space. Read more.
We Must Help PhDs Prepare for Today’s Global HE World (7/22/2026)
For many, an academic career is not just one possible outcome among many; it is the primary reason they chose doctoral education in the first place. Read more.
Inside the Federal Keyword Lists That Canceled Billions in Research Funding (7/27/2026)
In court documents, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and others shared which words they used to target grants. Read more.
AMS News
Calls for Submissions for JMP, Music Means, and Field Notes (7/6/2026)
The AMS invites article proposals for the Journal of Musicology Pedagogy (JMP), Music Means, and Field Notes.
JAMS Releases Vol. 79 Issue Supplement: “Touching Music, Making Musicology (7/6/2026)
The Journal of the American Musicological Society (JAMS) has published a special supplemental issue titled, “Touching Music, Making Musicology.” Read more.
AMS Grants and Subventions Awarded (7/6/2026)
The AMS is delighted to announce the winners of travel and research grants, the music interpretation grant, public outreach grants, fall 2025 subventions, and spring 2026 subventions.
