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Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers, Young Thug. Their Greatest Champion? Elton John.

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All Polo G’s “Rapstar” Needed to Reach No. 1 Was One Great Hook

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Is This Viral Band Really Who They Say They Are?

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Chuck E. Cheese’s Music Is Legitimately Great—and Surprisingly Anti-Capitalist

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“Montero” Is the Gayest No. 1 Single in Billboard History

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Taylor Swift’s Fearless Redux Is Both Business Stunt and Conceptual Art

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The Creators of the “Up” Dance on Watching Addison Rae Go Viral With Their Moves

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The Christian Right Shouldn’t Be Shocked by Lil Nas X’s New Video

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When TikTok Makes You Famous, How Do You Turn That Into IRL Success?

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“F—ing Tons of Heartbreak”: HBO’s Revelatory New Tina Turner Doc

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Why It Took the Grammys to Send Cardi B Back to No. 1

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Verzuz Has Been a Music Nerd’s Dream Show—Even if It May Not Last

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Lana Del Rey’s Latest Is an Uneven Portrait of Her Glamorous Malaise

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This Year, the Grammys Were Actually … Good?

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Here Are Your 2021 Grammy Winners

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