Music and Concerts covers high-profile concert controversies involving political figures and major artists like Ye and Travis Scott, alongside new music from Ariana Grande, Ravyn Lenae, and Olivia Rodrigo, and explorations of opera in concert settings.

• Trump Suggests He’ll Headline Freedom 250 Concerts After Artists Drop Out — New York Times Arts -
• Ye and Travis Scott Concerts Canceled in Italy Over Security Fears — New York Times Music -
• Ariana Grande, Ravyn Lenae: 7 Songs We’re Talking About This Week — New York Times Arts -

• What Orchestras and Singers Gain Through Operas in Concert — New York Times Arts -
• Olivia Rodrigo Discusses the Inspiration Behind Her New Album — New York Times Arts -

Books and Literature highlights new book reviews for works like 'Found Sound,' 'Stream,' and 'Sublimation', announces the Book Review Book Club's June selection 'Yesteryear', and offers a preview of upcoming summer novels.

• Book Review: ‘Found Sound,’ by Meg Wolitzer and Charlie Panek, and ‘Stream,’ by Aida Salazar — New York Times Books -
• Book Club: Read ‘Yesteryear,’ by Caro Claire Burke, With the Book Review — New York Times Books -
• The Novels Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer — New York Times Books -

• Book Review: ‘Sublimation,’ by Isabel J. Kim — New York Times Books -

Television and Film features a review of 'Spider-Noir' starring Nicolas Cage, examines the trend of virtual sex work in TV series like 'Euphoria', and offers a look into the style of **'RuPaul’s Drag Race' star Ginger Minj**.

• ‘Spider-Noir’ Review: Your Friendly Neighborhood Nicolas Cage — New York Times Arts -
• On ‘Euphoria’ and Elsewhere, TV Is Having a Sex Cam Spring — New York Times Arts -
• Ginger Minj Knows You Can Never Go Wrong With Rhinestones — New York Times Arts -

Broader Arts and Culture explores the theater production 'Fallen Angels', celebrates **50 years of skateboarding at London’s Southbank Undercroft, details a Kennedy Center ruling that angered former President Trump, and recommends podcasts for bird-watching enthusiasts**.

• In ‘Fallen Angels,’ Kelli O’Hara and Rose Byrne Get Laughs Getting Sloshed — New York Times Arts -
• 50 Years of Skateboarding at London’s Southbank Undercroft — New York Times Arts -
• 5 Takeaways From a Kennedy Center Ruling That Angered Trump — New York Times Arts -

• 7 Podcasts About the Joys of Bird-Watching — New York Times Arts -