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Getty for the Recording Academy The Reason for Zelensky’s Surprise Grammys Appearance
Why a pretaped message from the Ukrainian president aired during a night of escapist entertainment
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Dan Franco An Artist Who Makes Me Excited About the Future of Music
Early this year, I found myself obsessed with a 21-year-old whose electronic-pop songs turn the past into something fresh.
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Terrence O'Connor The Legend of Charli XCX Grows
The pop star’s latest album, Crash, is a joyful exercise—a clever party starter that is well timed for the spring thaw.
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The Atlantic The Military Weapon That Has Become a Musical Touchstone in Ukraine
These are the viral songs of a country under siege.
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Oliver Munday; The Atlantic The Unforgettable Mark Lanegan
An appreciation of the greatest voice to come out of the grunge era
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Oliver Munday / The Atlantic The Tragedy of Kanye West
The Netflix documentary Jeen-Yuhs traces the rise of an artist whose gift for provocation mutated from intriguing to disturbing.
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Kevin C. Cox / Getty The Hip-Hop Halftime Show Was an Overdue Triumph
Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, and Eminem put on a dazzling spectacle that also felt like a family affair.
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Disney+ The Biggest Reason ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ Is a Hit
The smash hit from Disney’s Encanto tells us a lot about how the definition of popularity is changing.
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The Atlantic Spotify Isn’t Really About the Music Anymore
In choosing Joe Rogan over Neil Young, the company has made its new priorities clear to listeners.
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Miikka Skaffari / FilmMagic / Getty Omicron’s Blow to Live Music
Postponing our tour was a hard decision, but it was the right one.
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Patrick Ford / Redferns / Getty Meat Loaf Owned the Power Ballad
The late singer took the genre to unapologetically grandiose, glorious new heights.
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Matilda Finn Welcome to Purgatory. The Weeknd Will Be Your DJ.
His new album makes the road to the afterlife sound like the ’80s, in the best way possible.
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Pete Cronin / Redferns / Getty Five Lessons in Creativity From Metallica
The artistic process, as revealed by demos, alternative takes, and abandoned cuts of a heavy-metal classic
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Jon Kopaloff / Getty; Johnny Nunez / WireImage … How Everything Became Emo
This year, a new wave of music argued that emo is less a genre than the sound of change, uncertainty, and desperate connection.
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Courtesy of BIGHIT MUSIC The Spectacular Vindication of BTS
With four sold-out concerts in Los Angeles, the pop superstars proved their timelessness to critics, fans, and themselves.
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Maria Chimishkyan The 10 Best Albums of 2021
The most memorable music made during a disorienting year, from Lorde, Arca, Jazmine Sullivan, and more
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Will Heath / NBC Billie Eilish’s Music Revealed What Her SNL Sketches Couldn’t
As host, the pop star embraced mainstream celebrity. As a singer, she revealed the journey that got her there.
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John R. Hamilton / Trunk Archive The Impossible Politics of Johnny Cash
He was beloved by Americans who could agree on little else. Was he too eager to please?
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Cliff Lipson / Getty / Charlie Le Maignan … Adele’s 30 and the Year of the Breakup Album
“Mommy’s been having a lot of big feelings recently.”
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Getty; The Atlantic The Rare Experimental Musician to Embrace the Spotlight
On her four new Kick albums, Arca makes music that provokes, invites, and, ultimately, inspires.
