As an audience member accurately put it, “Akhnaten” is quite a trip.
Curtains rose on the LA Opera’s newest masterpiece at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Feb. 28, where it will remain until its sweeping finale March 22.

This post was updated March 8 at 7:59 p.m.
Harry Styles’ new record is a half-step in the right direction, but the musician still needs some “Taste Back.”
The British superstar’s fourth solo album – titled “Kiss All The Time.

Ely Oaks is bending genre barriers.
The Austrian-born DJ and producer recently released a remix of Taylor Swift’s single “Opalite” as a collaboration with the pop star.

This post was updated March 6 at 12:22 a.m.
Shivali Pathak renders a Los Angeles love story with her debut single “You and I.”
Pathak, a second-year public health student from the Bay Area, said she grew up in a household where there was always music playing.

This post was updated March 1 at 8:12 p.m.
In hauntingly eclectic glory, Mitski’s new album takeoff has finally happened.
The indie singer-songwriter’s eighth studio album, “Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,” released Feb.

From the music studio to the UCLA classroom, Erik Madrid shapes both fresh tracks and young minds.
The 2005 alumnus has worked as a Los Angeles-based freelance music mixer for the past 15 years.

Editor’s note: This review contains descriptions of abuse and a miscarriage that some readers may find disturbing.
Warning: Spoilers ahead.
Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” does not adapt Emily Brontë’s classic novel, but dissects, discards and ultimately rebuilds it into something deeply human.