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Sufjan Stevens wants to love America. His early odes to Illinois and Michigan are as meticulously researched as they…
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Who is Katy Perry? The answer was supposedly revealed back in 2017, when the singer released Witness, her fourth…
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Long gone is the Conor Oberst capable of turning whiskey-scented words of longing into grand, fiery statements, ones…
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If we are to commit only one detail about Beyoncé to our collective memory forever, it should be this: She never…
Jul 24
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Eavesdrop on any Twitter thread between creatives during the last few months, and you’ll inevitably find…
Jun 19
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Like many people, I’ve been spending a lot of time alone lately. Time alone leads to time for reflection, and that…
May 28
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Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta put a lot of time and effort into creating the Lady Gaga persona launched in…
May 22
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Nobody would ever accuse The 1975 of cutting corners or resting on its laurels. The British band spent time in a…
May 13
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Moses Sumney is nothing if not ambitious. After two modest EPs of bare-bones home recordings, he delivered a debut…
May 8
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There’s a breathtaking dichotomy between the brazen, wailing frontwoman of pop-punk outfit Paramore and the…
Apr 27
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It’s a cliché that a Southern musician will turn to God at some point, and the almighty does make an appearance…
Apr 17
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During the season-two finale of British drama The Fall, Gillian Anderson’s sex-crimes investigator realizes a victim…
Mar 20
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Provocation has always been a sharp tool in Morrissey’s arsenal. In his earliest days with The Smiths, the singer…
Mar 9
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It must be a lonely feeling sometimes, being a classic-rock band in 2020. More and more of your earlier…
Mar 5
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In terms of a life after teen-pop stardom, Mandy Moore is thriving. She doesn’t have a Vegas residency like…
Feb 18
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Justin Bieber last released a studio album in 2015: the Grammy-nominated Purpose. However, the pop star has been…
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In 2010, the notion of a small-time, Beatles-esque psychedelic project growing into a global festival headliner may…
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Kesha’s 2017 album, Rainbow, was deservedly seen as an empowerment victory lap. Released in the midst of her…
Dec 17
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There’s a long tradition of artists heading for the promised land of California seeking musical fortunes. Don Henley…
Nov 25
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Beck—or at least the Beck as represented on his records—has been in a real funk for a while, and not the fun,…