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The Summer When Everyone Wanted a Good, Good Night
I find it hard to even write the words “DJ Earworm.” I’ve tried to say the word “mashup” out loud alone while I’m typing, and it feels as…
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Nobody’s a Stranger When You Play “No Letting Go”
I was not alive for Dylan going electric, but I was alive for the Diwali riddim. I can’t imagine that the sixties felt so monumental. In…
Fashion
'The ability to say no': Artists demand consent over AI use of their music
A coalition of advocacy groups for artists, songwriters and managers is warning musicians about the growing risks of artificial…
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Olivia Rodrigo’s Early-Twenties Lament
“They say modern love’s a cruel endeavor,” Olivia Rodrigo sings on “u + me = <3,” a lush, desperate new song from her third album, “You…
Business
Lizzo in the Age of Backlash
Lizzo’s charting songs of herself, as encapsulated on her 2019 platinum record “Cuz I Love You,” were infectious, if not cool; her fat and…
Beauty
From Scented Concerts to Audiophile Perfumery: Decoding Fragrance’s Sonic Shift
What lives in the air for a limited time, then vanishes? Perfume, of course. And music, too. Perhaps that’s why they’re now coming…
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The Death of Afrika Bambaataa and the Afterlife of Hip-Hop
The man who was called the “godfather of hip-hop,” and who took full license from that status, is dead. Afrika Bambaataa passed away in…
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The History of Jazz Has Instantly Expanded
Like just about every major tenor saxophonist of his generation, Henderson was influenced by Coltrane, but Henderson absorbed that…
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The Art of the Fictional Pop Song
Then again, an especially good fictional song can come to feel more real than its story of origin. Lustra’s pop-punk cuckoldry anthem…
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Mad About the Mandolin
Calace, I discovered, was a Neapolitan workshop that had been making mandolins since 1825, and Raffaele Calace, the grandson of the…
Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: The Rolling Stones Rework Their Iconography With Paly
The Rolling Stones are revisiting their visual legacy through a new lens, teaming with Los Angeles-based label Paly on a capsule that…
Business
Is It Wrong to Write a Book with A.I.?
And yet the value of a novel isn’t only in its prose. On Amazon, “Shy Girl” has a rating of four out of five stars, based on input from…
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The BTS Machine Lurches Back to Life
Ten years ago, outside of Korea and Japan, fans of acts like BigBang and Loona were often seen as members of a fringe subculture. Not so…
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The Soft Power of BTS
The mega-popular K-pop stars have been on hiatus for nearly four years. Their new album, “Arirang,” tests the group’s staying power in the…
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Supreme Court makes it harder for music and movie makers to sue for online piracy
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it harder for music and movie makers to sue for online piracy, ruling that internet…
Culture
Duffy to Speak About Sexual Assault, Kidnapping and Absence From Music for First Time in Disney+ Documentary
Duffy, the Welsh singer-songwriter who had a massive hit with “Mercy” in 2008 and then retreated from the limelight, is set to tell her…
Culture
Mitski’s New Album Is a Dark Ode to Isolation
Mitski’s sound and writing style have evolved on almost every album she’s released. Her early album “Retired from Sad, New Career in…
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Google’s new music tool, Lyria 3 is here
Google’s announcement that its Gemini app now writes music for you isn’t just one of those “blowing my mind” product updates. It feels…
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Charli XCX Misses the Moment
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What a Rare Condition Can Teach Us About the Power of Music
People with musical anhedonia, a rare inability to enjoy music, are teaching scientists how the brain processes songs. Source link
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What Do We Want from a Protest Song?
He is also sitting in front of a screen. “Am I the only one willin’ to bleed / Or take a bullet for bein’ free / Screamin’ ‘What the…
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A Pioneer of Electronic Music Reanimates Old Songs
The project evolved out of an informal recording session. In the summer of 2025, the Copelands were offered two free days in a studio in…
Celebrity
Taylor Swift Goes Retro With Reebok Sneakers in ’90s-set ‘Opalite’ Music Video
Taylor Swift was feeling sporty in Reebok sneakers in her new music video for “Opalite.” Swift’s latest video, which was released on…
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In “Riot Women,” the Punks Are All Grown Up
The British drama “Riot Women” begins with a blackly comic suicide attempt. Beth (Joanna Scanlan), a teacher on what she calls “the wrong…