Musicology in the World
Rebels + Icons: A Conversation with MOPOP’s Amalia Kozloff (5/15/2026)
MOPOP’s newest exhibition, Rebels + Icons: The Photography of Janette Beckman, captures the artists, scenes, and subcultures that continue to define pop culture. Read more.
SMT Announces New SMT-Pod Episodes and SMT-V Videocast (5/20/2026)
Check out the Society for Music Theory’s spring 2026 podcast episodes and the new video essay on Schoenberg’s String Quartet no. 4, op. 37, on SMT-V.
10,000 Musical Memories Archived (5/25/2026)
Jacob Adams, a tireless music fan in Chicago, made recordings more than 10,000 live shows, many now available online. Read more.
America250: A Braided Tale in Music (5/27/2026)
This article in Early Music America explores how the US’s 250th anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect on the broader trajectories of our musical heritage. Read more.
Colgate Is Not Toothpaste: On Classical Music, Art Music, and the Theft of a Category (5/28/2026)
Just as “Colgate” is not synonymous with toothpaste, “art music” is not synonymous with “classical music.” Read more.
Interview with RMA’s Practice Research Prize Winner Katalin Koltai (6/1/2026)
Dr. Koltai reflects on her academic journey in practice-based research and Ligeti Guitar and shares insights into her artistic work. Read more.
Four Volumes of Unknown Works by Antonio Salieri Unearthed (6/5/2026)
Timo Jouko Herrmann has found four volumes of autograph manuscripts that were mentioned in Salieri’s will but presumed lost. Read more.
Spice Girls at 30: How Girl Power Changed Pop (6/9/2026)
Thirty years ago, five young women from the UK redefined what a pop group could be. Read more.
The Story Behind “Soweto Blues,” Miriam Makeba’s Famous Song About the June 16 Uprising (6/14/2026)
Makeba’s well-known song about the June 16, 1976 uprising against apartheid in South Africa continues to resonate today. Read more.
“Silent” Marx Brother Harpo Speaks in Newly Found Recording (6/15/2026)
Harpo can now be heard speaking in character in a recently found recording taped just six months before he died in 1964. Read more.
Dazzling, Delightful, and Unfairly Dismissed: Stephen Hough on the Art of the Transcription (6/18/2026)
Ahead of his own album of transcriptions, the pianist and composer looks at the history of reworking existing music. Read more.
A Common Field: The World Cup Through Global Writings on Music, Sound, and Soccer (6/21/2026)
Every four years, billions of people around the world stop, turn, and tune in, drawn together by the love for one game: soccer. Read more about music and the games.
Here’s What “the Most Important Mozart Discovery in Decades” Sounds Like (6/22/2026)
A newly found notebook documenting the composer’s lessons with a student includes seven previously unknown compositions. Read more.
Broadway on the Soccer Terraces: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and Liverpool Football Club (6/24/2026)
Read this brief archival study about the curious connection between Liverpool soccer fandom and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s well-known song.
New Books in Music Podcast (6/30/2026)
Listen to the latest from the New Books in Music podcast, featuring books about the Sanskrit hymns, Brian Epstein and the Beatles, and the middlebrow.
Higher Ed News
Admissions Open to Middle East’s First Dedicated Arts University (5/14/2026)
Every so often, a generation arrives at a moment when the doors open up onto a wider set of opportunities. That is where young creatives in Saudi Arabia find themselves. Read more.
Beyond Silos: Rethinking How Research Gets Done (5/28/2026)
Universities have long organized research around self-contained disciplines. But many are rethinking how transdisciplinary research, including music research, gets done. Read more.
White House Aims to Establish Political Oversight of Federal Grants (5/29/2026)
The Office of Management and Budget published proposed rules for how federal agencies must carry out Trump’s order for “senior appointees” to allocate funding. Read more.
Graduation Speakers on Musicals, Humiliation and, Yes, AI (5/29/2026)
From Hugh Jackman to Malika Andrews, speakers celebrated 2026 graduates with stories about forging their own paths and growing from failure. Read more.
Arts and Humanities “Under Threat at Scottish Universities” (6/6/2026)
The arts and humanities are increasingly vulnerable amid a period of divisive culture wars and political attacks that undermine public support. Read more.
US Government’s New Guidance for Federal Grants Prompts Response (6/15/2026)
Read summaries of the guidance and responses from Phi Beta Kappa, the ACLS, and the Scholarly Kitchen, among others
What Does the Class of 2026 Want from Their Postgrad Jobs? (6/17/2026)
Here’s what recent grads are looking for amid the job search, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Frenemies: A Tale of Scholarly Publishing Marketing (6/24/2026)
The world of scholarly publishing is small. The world of scholarly publishing platforms is smaller. Meet some of the marketing teams who support those platforms.
How to Think About Our Shared History When the Facts Are Contested, with the AHA’s Sarah Weicksel (6/24/2026)
The executive director of the American Historical Association on advocacy, evidence-based research, and the hidden stories in “stuff.” Listen to the interview.
AMS News
Call for JAMS Associate Editor / Editor-in-Chief Applications (5/27/2026)
The AMS invites applications for the position of Associate Editor/Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of the American Musicological Society (JAMS). Read more.
2026–27 AMS Fellows Announced (5/27/2026)
The AMS is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026–2027 academic year graduate research and dissertation fellowships. Read more.
NCSL Tracks State Legislation Related to OBBBA Education Provisions (5/29/2026)
The AMS recommends visiting the National Council of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) recently published legislation tracker of state-level responses to education provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Read more.
Print Broude Trust Titles Available through Ficks Music (6/24/2026)
The AMS takes pleasure in announcing that Broude Trust titles are now available for purchase in print form through a partnership with Ficks Music. Read more.
