The Met

Arooj was joined by frequent collaborators Darian Donovan Thomas, Gyan Riley, Maeve Gilchrist, and Shahzad Ismaily for what was a truly special evening.

Halsey unveiled the cover art to ’If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power’ at NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"Social distancing and the grand opera just don't go together," says The Met's General Manager Peter Gelb.

This year's fancy, pricey Met Gala has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, so there won't be endless pictures of celebrities sporting couture to pour over tonight, but Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is hosting a livestream, ”A Moment With the Met,” instead.

Plus: Indigo Girls, Honey Harper, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

Jazz at Lincoln Center, National Sawdust, The Shed, and The Whitney are among the other locations New Yorkers will be able to access free year-long memberships to with an IDNYC card.

'Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll' will bring over 130 iconic instruments, 40 vintage posters, as well as stage costumes and videos to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

In related news, the Chiara String quartet will perform the New York premiere of Glass' Piano Quintet No. 1 ("Annunciation") at The Met in May.

Glasper also formed a new group with Terrace Martin called R+R=NOW.

Check out pics from Mulatu Astatke's set, and peruse the entire World Music Institute 2016/2017 schedule (Bebel Gilberto, Seu Jorge, Mbongwanna Starr/Songhoy Blue & more).