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Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan Saw a Gap in Pop, and Filled It

Two pure pop songs, “Espresso” and “Good Luck, Babe!,” may give the aspiring stars behind them a boost from music’s…

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Covering the Rise of Tracy Chapman

Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Tracy Chapman’s ascent to the pop stratosphere in 1988 was not…

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A Pop Star Filmed a Music Video in a Church. The Priest Was Punished.

The singer Sabrina Carpenter danced through Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Annunciation. The Diocese of Brooklyn said it was “appalled.”

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Vince Clarke, a Synth-Pop Mastermind, on His Unexpected Solo Album

He’s made irresistible hits with Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure. But going alone for the first time at 63, his…

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CMAT Makes Country Music Sad, Smart and Strange

In April 2020, a new force in Irish music announced herself with a song about love, loss and fried chicken.…

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K-Pop Stars BTS Will Release a Book Telling Their Own Story in July

The announcement by their U.S. publisher, Flatiron Books, came after days of frantic speculation by their fervent fans.

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Blackpink, Aespa, NewJeans: The Evolution of K-Pop Girl Groups

Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music Over the past few years, Blackpink has emerged as…

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‘The Collaboration’ Review: A Basquiat-Warhol Bromance in Bloom

Anthony McCarten’s biodrama about the artists’ work together lifts the curtain on their friendship, or at least it thinks it…

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Review: In ‘KPOP,’ Korean Pop and Broadway Meet (Too) Cute

“A lot of people come to these things and they don’t even understand the language,” says Harry, a filmmaker who…

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Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and the Reality of Imperfection

By most measures, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift are remarkable women. Intelligent and capable, they’ve succeeded through innate talent, hard…

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