The South Korean idol group BTS is one of the biggest musical sensations in history. They're...
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The South Korean idol group BTS is one of the biggest musical sensations in history. They're...
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This Generation's Caroline Polachek
From the first seconds of her latest album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, Caroline Polachek...
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Shakira is back on the Billboard Hot 100 – thanks to the help of Argentinian producer Bizarrap....
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If you’ve ever learned classical piano, you probably tried to play one of Bach’s Inventions. The...
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Everyone will describe the music of 100 gecs differently. To some, Dylan Brady and Laura Les make...
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Every week the Switched On Pop team gets together and everybody shares one song they’re loving...
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Modern Classics: Seal - Kiss From a Rose
“Kiss From a Rose” is one of the most unusual number one hits of all time. Seal’s song can’t...
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How John Denver got huge in Asia
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” is a song about West Virginia, but its message of homecoming has...
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Chartbreakers: Jersey Club, Complicated Country, and 50s Crooners
Currently on Billboard’s hot 100 there is an unexpected UK Garage / Jersey House mashup, a...
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Five years later, the legacy of Nipsey Hussle's "Victory Lap"
Five years ago, Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle released Victory Lap, his only full length...
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“Flowers” and the art of the response song
“Flowers” by Miley Cyrus is spending another week on top of the Billboard 100 – quite fitting for...
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“Rihanna Is The 21st Century’s Most Influential Musician” according to NPR. Millions and millions...
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The L.A. guitar shop that reinvented indie folk
In 2010, a photographer named Reuben Cox moved to Los Angeles to start Old Style Guitar Shop. In...
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INTO IT: A History of Whammies at the Grammys
It's Grammys weekend and Sam Sanders, host of Vulture's Into It podcast, is ready for...
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In 1988, Bobby McFerrin recorded a song a cappella with a simple message: not to worry, and just...
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Six years after their last record, Paramore is back with new music, and their upcoming record...
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Taylor Swift and the music industry's next $20
Streaming feels like it's both at its height and on a precipice. Musicians are fed up at getting...
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Why does SZA's latest album SOS hit different? It's the way her melodies don't repeat where you...
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Too Fast? We’re Curious: The sped-up remix phenomenon
Over the past few months, you may have heard your favorite song pop up on the Internet – just...
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Matt Daniels, editor of the publication The Pudding, wanted to find out what songs from his youth...
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