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Charli’s carefree bratitude
This is music for people who are tired of being careful
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Beef stew
Drake might be literally alive, but in terms of reputation, this was a murder
Thriller vs filler
The album is back and music is better for it
Whole lotta Love
She makes your average rapper look like a Quaker
Having a bad Bey
If you’re going to jettison the essence of the song, why even bother?
Rock as ritual
Just as Taylor has nailed the emotional lexicon of her people, Finn has nailed it for his
Justin’s dilemma
Spears got slutshamed; Timberlake was the stud
The curious case of the “Gaylor” affair
Whatever the framing, the sexuality is the story