Music Features
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Nicki Minaj Waved a Wand Over the Entire Rap World — and Four Other Takeaways From 'Pink Friday 2'
The rap icon's first album in five years is a feast for the ears
- Pink Friday
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Jeff Ihaza and Andre Gee
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Nicki Minaj, Peso Pluma, Tate McRae and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Looking for the week's best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist
- Songs You Need To Know
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Lindsay Lou Is Poised to Be the Next Bluegrass Queen
On her album Queen of Time, she plays with Billy Strings and Jerry Douglas and reckons with loss and personal transformation
- One to Watch
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How Mitski Scored Her First-Ever Chart Hit
'My Love Mine All Mine' is spending its 10th week on the Hot 100, marking a well-deserved peak for the indie songwriter
- Crushed Little Stars
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A Brief Look at Diddy's History of Controversies and Allegations
Sean "Diddy" Combs has attempted to rebrand himself as "Brother Love" in recent years, but he has a prolonged history of violence dating back to the nineties
- History Rhymes
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The Tune Is Out There: The Search for a Mysterious 'X-Files' Country Song
It's "a love song from an alien abductee to the alien who disappeared," says one of the writers behind the elusive honky-tonk ballad
- We Want to Believe
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Sean Combs Traumatized Me
Grammy-winning songwriter Tiffany Red describes why she was "terrified" for her close friend Cassie amid physical and sexual abuse allegations against the music mogul
- Commentary
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Sen Morimoto Offers a Provocative 'Diagnosis' on the Music Industry
Chicago singer-songwriter-producer tackles social issues through jazzy, soulful music: 'We call it a loud record for quiet people'
- Call to Action
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L’Rain’s Taja Cheek Wants to ‘Shake the Walls’ at the 2024 Whitney Biennial
The experimental musician talks guest curating the 2024 Biennial, her other career in the art world, and subverting art institutions with sound
- Art Rock
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Who Are The Men Now Exposing Diddy, Really?
Former Bad Boy employees are telling stories about Diddy’s misdeeds, but they only have them because they stuck around the misconduct
- All The King's Men
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