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Meek Mill Milli Vanilli, Pop Music's Original Fakes
Twenty-five years ago, the lip-syncing models were dethroned—and a class of more sophisticatedly manufactured stars took their place.
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AP Adele, Bigger Than [Insert Name Here]
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Matt Sayles / AP ‘You Oughta Know’ Unknowns
On Alanis Morissette and Demi Lovato’s American Music Awards duet
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Humanity of Adele's 25
She’s followed one of the best-selling albums ever with a symphony of self-deprecation.
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Warner Bros. Records Enya Is Back to Soothe a Troubled World
The multi-platinum Irish singer returns with her first new album in seven years, Dark Sky Island.
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Christophe Ena / AP To Attack a Concert
Terrorism is antithetical to the ideals of most music.
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Stephen Lovekin / Getty / Luca Bruno / … One Direction, Justin Bieber, and the Sound of Pop’s Future
One heartthrob act giddily recycles; the other solemnly pushes ahead.
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Atlantic Records Joy to the World, Missy Elliott Is Here
“WTF,” her comeback single, is pure rhythmic pleasure.
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Ints Kalnins / Reuters A Country Created Through Music
Estonia sang its way out of the Soviet Union. Can it open up to the world and keep its revolutionary musical tradition intact?
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters When Coming Out Means Rewriting Your Story
In saying he's gay, Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos shrugs off expectations.
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Wikimedia Track of the Day: 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'
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Charles Sykes / AP The Rage of Grimes
Art Angels’s weird, giddy pop songs are perfect for when you need to annihilate enemies.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters All Hail Disco Coldplay
Forget taste. Give in to ‘Adventure of a Lifetime.’
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Blood Orange / YouTube Blood Orange, Black Lives Matter, and the Cost of Political Art
“Sandra’s Smile” is a powerful statement of weariness.
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Chris Pizzello / AP The Adele Machine
‘Hello’ confirms it: She’s unstoppable.
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Track of the Day: 'Hello'
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Apple Music / OVO ... ‘Hotline Bling’ Had Me Like ‘Hotline Bling’ Had Me Like ‘Hotline Bling’ Had Me Like ...
Drake, dancing, devours the Internet.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Politicians, Enough With the Authenticity Porn
Candidates singing and saxophone-ing on TV is a time-honored campaign tradition. It’s also an extremely silly one.
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Danny Moloshok / Reuters The Yin and Yang of Post-Disney Pop Stars
New albums from Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez use the same machine to different ends.
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Summer's Farm Thoughts on GQ’s Taylor Swift Profile, From a Corn Maze in Maryland
How does someone navigate life when they’re so famous their face is a family-friendly fall adventure?
