Jorja Smith offers a loaded invitation, Rapsody explores Africa and the cosmos, and Carly Simon returns with her first single in decades. By Jon Pareles For a decade, the English R&B songwriter and ...

Is Carly Simon singing about James Taylor on her new song? Earlier this month, Simon released her first studio album in over 18 years, Come in Waves — and it features a song that seemingly addresses ...

Musicians Simon and Taylor were married from 1972 to 1983 Bettmann Archive Carly Simon’s new album Come in Waves is her first studio release in over 18 years The song “Maybe I Never Loved You” ...

On its anniversary, the author of a new book about the album explains the complex legacy and masterful musicianship of the 1986 classic It was the summer of 1984 and things weren’t going well for Paul ...

The legendary singer-songwriter has released her first album in nearly 20 years. By Melinda Newman On Aug. 14, Carly Simon released Comes in Waves, her first album of original material since 2008’s ...

Great music can come from great heartbreak. Nobody knows this better than legendary musician Paul Simon, whose song "Hearts and Bones" was inspired by a painful end to his long relationship with ...

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Simon and Taylor were married from 1972-1983 and share daughter Sally, 52, and son Ben, 49 Globe Photos/ZUMAPRESS.com; Jamie McCarthy/Getty The song “Mother of Pearl” reflects on Simon’s divorce from ...

Paul Simon didn’t have to necessarily enjoy every single song I wrote. No one could be expected to write songs as good as ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ or ‘The Sound of Silence’ every single time they ...