Louder: Barbra Streisand is ready to tell all

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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story November 11, 2023 By Caryn Ganz Pop Music Editor Barbra Streisand's memoir is 970 pages. "The bigness of it makes literal the career it contains," writes Wesley Morris, who shared dessert (apparently a bigger deal than I realized!) with the icon at her Malibu, Calif. home recently, and gets to the heart of the project, and where she is now, in considerably fewer pages. Our Grammys coverage continued after yesterday's Louder with Jon Pareles's playlist of nominees beyond the big categories, and interviews with Victoria Monét (whose seven nods are the second-most of the year) and boygenius (who tied with Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish with six, and heard from both of them). In an especially news-heavy week, Ben Sisario reported on a lawsuit filed on Wednesday accusing Neil Portnow, the former head of the Grammys, of rape; in a statement, a representative of Portnow called the allegations false. And Melena Ryzik reported on a lawsuit filed against the executive L.A. Reid, accusing him of sexual assault; he has not responded to requests for comment. John Orris/The New York Times Barbra Streisand Is Ready to Tell All. Pull Up a Seat. At home in California, Streisand talks about her new memoir, exploring the movies and men of her life, and her determination to control her own art. By Wesley Morris Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT NONFICTION Her Name Is Barbra, but It Wasn't Always In a chatty and candid new memoir, Barbra Streisand talks about her early determination to be famous and tallies the hurdles and helpers she met along the way. By Alexandra Jacobs What We Learned From Barbra Streisand's Memoir "My Name Is Barbra," her long-awaited (and rather enormous) autobiography, doesn't have an index. But here are the best bits. By The New York Times Books Staff GRAMMYS Gioncarlo Valentine for The New York Times 12 Grammy Nominees You Need to Hear Some of the best competitions are the under-the-radar ones. Listen to nominated songs by Bettye LaVette, Molly Tuttle, Tainy and more. Dana Jacobs/Getty Images Victoria Monét on Her 7 Grammy Nods (and One for Her Toddler) The pop and R&B singer and songwriter has long aspired to be a solo star. Now she's landed the second-most nominations this year, and is "trying to wrap my head around it." By Joe Coscarelli Shervin Lainez boygenius on Its First Grammy Nominations and Keeping Rock Fun Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus earned six nods for their debut LP, "The Record." Texts from fellow nominees Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish followed. By Julia Jacobs NEWS Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Musician Sues Former Grammys Head, Accusing Him of Rape The woman, who is not named in the lawsuit, said that she was drugged by Neil Portnow, and that the Recording Academy was negligent in investigating her complaint. By Ben Sisario Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Music Executive L.A. Reid Is Accused of Sexual Assault in Lawsuit The lawsuit, filed by Drew Dixon in federal court in Manhattan under the Adult Survivors Act, says that Mr. Reid's misconduct cut short her career in music. By Melena Ryzik FEATURES Tara Booth Can't Make the Concert? Livestreamers Are Coming to the Rescue. As fans struggle to buy increasingly hard-to-get tickets (at escalating costs), livestreamers packing cellphones and batteries are offering another way to see the show. 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