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Charli XCX on tour in Quebec this year. The British singer's "Brat" tops the best albums of the year list.

Best pop music albums of 2024, according to our pop music critic

Yes, there's Charli XCX, Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpentera, and Waxahatchee. But also MJ Lenderman, Kendrick Lamar, Mannequin Pussy, and more.

Dan DeLuca2 hours ago

Nick Fradiani as 'Neil - Then' (center), Robert Westenberg as 'Neil - Now' (left), Lisa Renee Pitts as 'Doctor' and 'The Noise' in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. Photo credit Jeremy Daniel.

‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’ is a therapy session sing-along

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This month, 24-year-old Philadelphia-born conductor Na’Zir McFadden is conducting the No Name Pops at the Kimmel Center, and the Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra in multiple performances of "The Nutcracker."

Meet the 24-year-old Philly native conducting No Name Pops and ‘The Nutcracker’ shows this year

David Patrick Stearns, For The Inquirer

Buzz Bissinger, the author of "Friday Night Lights," which will get a TV reboot.

A reboot of the Emmy-winning series ‘Friday Night Lights’ lands at Peacock

‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’ is a therapy session sing-along

'Sweet Caroline,' 'I Am ... I Said,' and all the hits land in this weighty jukebox musical at the Forrest.

Nick Fradiani as 'Neil - Then' (center), Robert Westenberg as 'Neil - Now' (left), Lisa Renee Pitts as 'Doctor' and 'The Noise' in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. Photo credit Jeremy Daniel.

Nick Fradiani as 'Neil - Then' (center), Robert Westenberg as 'Neil - Now' (left), Lisa Renee Pitts as 'Doctor' and 'The Noise' in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. Photo credit Jeremy Daniel.

‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’ is a therapy session sing-along

'Sweet Caroline,' 'I Am ... I Said,' and all the hits land in this weighty jukebox musical at the Forrest.

Biden signs bill that could make Philly’s Jewish museum a Smithsonian Institution

Bedatri D. Choudhury

The YO sculpture in front of Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. President Biden signed a bill to study whether the museum should become part of the Smithsonian Institution.

The Phillies are offering $10,000 for a new mural at Citizens Bank Park

An empty Ashburn Alley facing seats at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, July 27, 2020. The Phillies are offering $10,000 to a local artist for a new mural above Citizen Bank Park’s Ashburn Alley.

A Canadian figure skating company is performing in Philly. It’s nothing like the figure skating you see on TV.

Le Patin Libre, a contemporary ice skating company, is performing at Penn's Class of 1923 Ice Skating Rink this weekend.

Remembering poet Nikki Giovanni and her impact on Philadelphia

Nikki Giovanni in an interview with Marty Moss-Coane on WHYY in 2017, featured in "Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project." The documentary is streaming on Max.

Joey Umana, 62, a total "Rocky" fan, is seen in the Rocky Room, in his home in Levittown, N.Y. His memorabilia and artistic creations include detailed models of the gym where Rocky trained, the Art Museum facade and steps, and even the side of beef Rocky trained with.

The ultimate ‘Rocky’ fan has rebuilt the show’s iconic locations inside his N.Y. home

The Philadelphia Film Society on Chestnut Street in April 2020. A $2 million grant from Wyncote Foundation will now support the building's renovation.

Wyncote Foundation awards $2 million to Philadelphia Film Society

Bedatri D. Choudhury

Joey Umana, 62, a total "Rocky" fan, is seen in the Rocky Room, in his home in Levittown, N.Y. His memorabilia and artistic creations include detailed models of the gym where Rocky trained, the Art Museum facade and steps, and even the side of beef Rocky trained with.

The ultimate ‘Rocky’ fan has rebuilt the show’s iconic locations inside his N.Y. home

The Philadelphia Film Society on Chestnut Street in April 2020. A $2 million grant from Wyncote Foundation will now support the building's renovation.

Wyncote Foundation awards $2 million to Philadelphia Film Society

Bedatri D. Choudhury

Buzz Bissinger, the author of "Friday Night Lights," which will get a TV reboot.

A reboot of the Emmy-winning series ‘Friday Night Lights’ lands at Peacock

Mike Schmidt hits his 496th home run of his career during the Phillies' home opener in 1987 at Veterans Stadium.

Phillies great Mike Schmidt ‘opened up on another level’ in MLB Network documentary about his career

Gabriela Carroll

Buzz Bissinger, the author of "Friday Night Lights," which will get a TV reboot.

A reboot of the Emmy-winning series ‘Friday Night Lights’ lands at Peacock

Mike Schmidt hits his 496th home run of his career during the Phillies' home opener in 1987 at Veterans Stadium.

Phillies great Mike Schmidt ‘opened up on another level’ in MLB Network documentary about his career

Gabriela Carroll

A pile of toys at Island Gym in Ventnor, N.J. is the start of Boxx for Tots season, the 21st year boxing coach and trainer Jon Simon has been collecting toys for needy kdis.

At the Shore, Jon Simon’s Boxx for Tots enters its 21st year collecting toys

Boxx for Tots got its start 21 years ago when Jon Simon noticed the Toys for Tots bin at Island Gym in Ventnor empty.

Amy S. Rosenbergan hour ago

Nick Fradiani as 'Neil - Then' (center), Robert Westenberg as 'Neil - Now' (left), Lisa Renee Pitts as 'Doctor' and 'The Noise' in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. Photo credit Jeremy Daniel.

‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’ is a therapy session sing-along

People walk through the Festival of Lights at Rose Tree Park in Delaware County on Dec. 22, 2021.

💡 Wow-worthy light shows in Philly | Things to Do

Customers leave the Acme Market in the Bala Cynwyd Shopping Center on City Line Avenue in Montgomery County on Sunday March 15, 2020.

What stores are open on Christmas in Philadelphia? Here’s what you need to know

Sam Ruland

Le Patin Libre, a contemporary ice skating company, is performing at Penn's Class of 1923 Ice Skating Rink this weekend.

A Canadian figure skating company is performing in Philly. It’s nothing like the figure skating you see on TV.

Gameday Central: Eagles vs. Steelers

Gameday Central: Eagles vs Steelers | Sponsored by Xfinity

Join The Inquirer’s Olivia Reiner and EJ Smith on Gameday Central for your exclusive behind-the-scenes look at everything Eagles!

David O'Neil, former manager of Reading Terminal Market, shows an old photo taken by Laszlo of the market.

Spanning centuries, Penn’s new Reading Terminal photo archive captures the ‘magic of the market’

Rosa Padilla stocking the shelves at the new Pathmark in North Philadelphia in 1999.

Philadelphia News

Supermarkets spent 60 years avoiding North Philly. But Black entrepreneurs have fought to bring — and keep — them there

Lynette Hazelton

Joseph Fulton, a boiler cook and 30-year employee, preps crab imperial for the dinner rush at the Lobster House, which is celebrating its 100th year in 2022.

New Jersey News

At the Lobster House, one of the nation’s busiest restaurants, it takes a small army to serve up seafood

Who won our Italian Hoagie Bracket?

The best Italian hoagie in Philly, according to Philadelphians

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

David O'Neil, former manager of Reading Terminal Market, shows an old photo taken by Laszlo of the market.

Spanning centuries, Penn’s new Reading Terminal photo archive captures the ‘magic of the market’

Rosa Padilla stocking the shelves at the new Pathmark in North Philadelphia in 1999.

Philadelphia News

Supermarkets spent 60 years avoiding North Philly. But Black entrepreneurs have fought to bring — and keep — them there

Lynette Hazelton

Joseph Fulton, a boiler cook and 30-year employee, preps crab imperial for the dinner rush at the Lobster House, which is celebrating its 100th year in 2022.

New Jersey News

At the Lobster House, one of the nation’s busiest restaurants, it takes a small army to serve up seafood

Who won our Italian Hoagie Bracket?

The best Italian hoagie in Philly, according to Philadelphians

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

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