Twitter didn’t exist yet, so musicians used the airwaves to wage ideological war.
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‘C’est la vie’ in song form, ‘90s hit “Bitter Sweet Symphony” carries a legacy as complicated as its sentiments.
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Five years later, The 1975’s I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It continues to leave listeners wondering, “Matty Healy, who hurt you?”
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Dear friend, this is Charlie’s life and the music that accompanies him as he grows and blooms. Emotional ballads and dance anthems — those are just a couple of its perks.
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At a time when upbeat pop dominated the airwaves and rap was on its way to ruling the mainstream, Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” rode the coattails of numerous covers and an indie pop boom to become one of 2012’s unexpected hits.
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In and out of a blonde wig throughout her time portraying a pop star with a double life on Disney Channel, Miley Cyrus’ constant reinvention of herself is nothing new in the context of her career beginnings.
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If YouTube album reviews à la The Needle Drop marked a new age of music criticism in the 2000s, then music reaction videos are this decade’s next frontier.
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While alternative rock and hip hop might be at polar ends of the musical spectrum, the genres have formed a symbiotic relationship over the decades, highlighting and bridging longstanding cultural gaps.
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Get excited Twihards — Edward Cullen will be revived during yet another pandemic. “Midnight Sun,” a new book from Stephenie Meyer that recounts “Twilight” from Edward’s perspective, drops Aug. 4. To celebrate the “Twilight” renaissance, let’s check out the music featured in the first film.
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Seven months into a new decade, and the 2010s feel like a distant dream. As artists such as Lady Gaga and The Weeknd kick off the 2020s by recalling old styles in their latest hits, it’s a great time to revisit pop music’s groundbreaking moments from those ‘good old days’: the 2010s.
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Though reluctant and subdued, Coldplay’s enduring optimism shines through the melancholic tones of the band’s stunning 2000 debut.
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Sunflowers — symbols of light, power, adoration, and loyalty — have taken center stage in music as of late, but not all “Sunflower” songs are created equal.
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Throughout pockets of America exists a perception — subconscious or otherwise — that simply being Black is a crime. In his thought-provoking 2017 single “Neighbors,” rapper J. Cole articulates how racial injustice infects every level of society, making it truly skin deep.
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Throughout Vampire Weekend’s last four albums, front man and principal songwriter Ezra Koenig has covered several bases — oxford commas, relationships, social class, and … God?
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Some artists make folk music, and others are pop connoisseurs, but rising star Maggie Rogers crafts a perfect marriage between the two genres.
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From lyrics to genre, critics utilize various criteria to determine the legitimacy of an artist — but for certain artists, the demographic makeup of their fanbase could decide whether to label them as “serious musicians.”
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