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  1. in conversation
    Hayley Williams on What Went Wrong With Paramore and Her New Solo Life“If we didn’t have all that stupid fucking drama for all those years, would people even know who we are anymore?”
  2. superlatives
    The Best, Worst, and Most Questionable of *NSYNC, According to Lance and Chris“Once I discovered frosted tips I never went back!”
  3. explainers
    All Hell Has Broken Loose Within the GrammysAs of March 2, Deborah Dugan’s position as CEO of the Recording Academy has officially been terminated.
  4. scene report
    The Grammys’ Silence on the Deborah Dugan Scandal Was Deafening“If this is an indication of the industry dying, I’m with it.”
  5. scene report
    Fans and Artists Mourn Kobe Bryant Outside the Staples Center“It reminds you of how life works. It begins, and it ends. I feel sadness, especially being here.”
  6. fall preview 2019
    King Princess Is Ready for the ThroneIt’s time to bend the knee to Brooklyn queer pop royalty.
  7. the industry
    Jack Antonoff, Sounwave, and Sam Dew on What the Music Industry Gets Wrong“My advice to any artist or writer is come out here and get your armor on.”
  8. queer artists
    How Six LGBTQ Artists Feel About the Business of Being QueerIn the age of Gay, Inc., queer artists have to negotiate not just how to be gay but also how to sell gay.
  9. coachella 2019
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Coachella 2019Weekend one belonged to the one, the only, Lizzo.
  10. coachella 2019
    Ariana Grande’s Coachella Set Made It Even Harder to Come for Her CrownGrande needn’t be framed as Beychella’s successor. That’s impossible. Instead, Arichella was a force in its own right.
  11. coachella 2019
    Um, Idris Elba’s Coachella DJ Set Was Actually Great“It’s jarring. I’m trying to mentally work through that it’s not Stringer Bell up there.”
  12. coachella 2019
    Blackpink’s Coachella Set Was a Historic Moment for K-Pop and Music’s FutureThe girl group presented a future vision for music festivals and the kind of genre-bending fans are craving.
  13. coachella 2019
    Donald Glover Held a Glaring Mirror Up to the Coachella CrowdHe used the opening night of this weekend where so much will be overproduced to remind these revellers that they’re not in control.
  14. copycats
    8 Songwriters on the Line Between Inspiration and Theft“You sing something and you’re like, I’m sure this exists. I’m stealing, right?”
  15. music
    Robyn’s Emotional CatharsisAn urge just shy of hysteria wafted in the corridors before the show.
  16. interview
    Wait, Is Maggie Rogers a Pop Star Now?“When I’m joking around I’ll say I’m a pop star because it’s silly. I graduated from college, I got a job, and that job was … pop star.”
  17. anniversaries
    Britney Spears’s …Baby One More Time Is Weirder Than You RememberRevisiting Britney Spears’s debut album on its 20th anniversary.
  18. concert review
    A Star Is Born Again: Lady Gaga’s Vegas Residency DazzlesShe was born to perform at this scale.
  19. fame
    The 1975 Just Got Even Better“I make music, it makes people happy. I find everything else a bit hard.”
  20. Lily Allen Won’t Be Shamed“I don’t set out to annoy people or grab headlines. I say the truth because that’s all I have.”