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  1. Pusha Chills With Chain-Smoking Nuns in New VidDon’t get on their bad side.
  2. Why Copyright Infringement Is Pop’s Big ProblemWelcome to the Wild West of music-copyright law.
  3. zomg serial’s back
    ‘Serial’ Composer on Season Two’s Ambient SoundLess guitar, more synths.
  4. grammys 2016
    Stop Hate-Watching the Grammys and Actually Get InvolvedThat’s the only way they’ll get better.
  5. Taylor Swift Accidentally Reappeared on Spotify Under LostprophetsJust no.
  6. the wiz
    The Highs and Lows of The Wiz Live!Take us even higher, Wiz.
  7. the top 40 lowdown
    What to Expect on the Solo Debut From Charlie Puth, Pop’s Duet Partner Du JourAlso, we talked about milk and Lil Wayne, as one does.
  8. tidal
    Former SoundCloud Exec to Join Tidal as New CEO in JanuaryMaybe Jay Z isn’t looking to sell the company after all …
  9. oh hitler!
    Thom Yorke, Master of Metaphor, Compares YouTube to Nazi GermanyHe would totally kill Baby Hitler.
  10. election 2016
    Marco Rubio Is Waiting on Views From the 6, Just Like Everyone ElseDrizzy for president.
  11. mo dab
    Look at Their Dab: A Brief Conversation With Migos About Dabbing As FashionThe two members who aren’t in jail are celebrating a new capsule collection called Worldwide Rich.
  12. trust me danny
    ILoveMakonnen Returns With a Sleek Follow-up to His Breakthrough EPHe’s sort of like the rap version of Caruso, but on codeine.
  13. timelines
    How Adele Favorite Tobias Jesso Jr. Became Pop’s Indie Boyfriend OvernightAs billboards in L.A. promised earlier this year, you can’t miss Tobias Jesso Jr. And not just because he’s six-foot-seven.
  14. David Bowie’s Beautifully Weird Short Film for ★ Has ArrivedIt’s pronounced “Blackstar,” if you’re reading this out loud.
  15. do you belieb?
    The Changing Face of BeliebersDo you finally Belieb?
  16. rave on
    Electric Daisy Festival Returns to New York City in May 2016But it’s not on Memorial Day weekend, so plan accordingly.
  17. music streaming
    Beats Music Is Finally Shuttering Now That Apple Music Is Available on AndroidA long time coming. 
  18. musicians on their own music
    Phife Dawg Picks His 5 Favorite A Tribe Called Quest SongsHe also weighs in on the hip-hop ghostwriting debate.
  19. streaming world
    YouTube Music Won’t ‘Disrupt’ the Streaming Marketplace — and That’s OkayYouTube Music won’t make you fall in love with music again, but it will make it easier for you to remember why you fell in love with music in the first place.
  20. a conservative rapper’s delight
    Meet Aspiring Mogul, Rapper Behind Ben Carson Ad“Carson likes classical music like Haydn and Tchaikovsky,” Mogul admits. “But when I made the song, I didn’t think about whether he was into rap or not.”
  21. Why Adele’s 25 Probably Won’t Be As Big As 21 Don’t let the sales-expectations game overshadow the actual music.
  22. soundalike sound-off
    Do Sleigh Bells Have a Case Against Demi Lovato?We asked a copyright expert to explain the technical aspects of the latest sound-alike controversy.
  23. hot topics
    Neko Case on Rock’s Glamour Myth, Bernie Sanders, and Her New Boxed SetIs Neko Case never not keeping it exceedingly real?
  24. fire in the hole
    Ashley Monroe Drops a Fiery ‘Bombshell’ in Her New Video“All I could see was my lashes and my hair going up in flames.”
  25. James Turrell Responds to Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ Video“Drake f*cks with me.”
  26. Adele Pens Passionate Letter Filled With More Details About New AlbumIt’s called 25, it’s a “make-up record,” still no official release date set.
  27. the great rap way
    Talib Kweli Analyzes HamiltonThe rap vet technically assesses songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway phenomenon Hamilton and speaks to the intersection of hip-hop and musical theater.
  28. hollering back at ya girl
    Gwen Stefani on Poop Emoji, Pop’s Shift, New LPThe 46-year-old No Doubt front woman says she’s so happy she could “vomit bunny emoji.”
  29. videology
    Watch Chairlift Ace Dancehall Moves in New VideoThe Brooklyn-based pop duo returns in January with the new album Moth.
  30. right-click
    Watch This Lovely Live Performance by WetThe trio has set their debut release, Don’t You, for January.
  31. Has Azealia Banks Trolled Her Way Out of a Career?The Harlem rapper finally went too far. Will she come back?
  32. vulture recommends
    Stream the Beautiful Debut EP From Kanye Disciple Kacy Hill Here FirstVulture recommends.
  33. lean on him
    Live Review: Carnegie Hall’s Bill Withers SaluteThe reclusive singer-songwriter abruptly exited the spotlight in the 1980s, but his legacy continues to flourish, particularly this year.
  34. chat room
    Help Yoko Ono Break a World Record“The whole world is like activists because we all have to do something, and we’re suddenly realizing we can’t leave it to our governments.”
  35. bond themes
    Disclosure on What Makes a Good Bond ThemePutting a new spin on a classic sound.
  36. exclusive
    Mapping the Wild Mind of Deerhunter’s Bradford CoxFrom the Quilts of Gee’s Bend to Pharoah Sanders.
  37. chat room
    Getting to Know the New Rose McGowan, Musician“I don’t think Fantastic Four is reflective of a culture that I want to be a part of.”
  38. right-click
    Janet Jackson and Missy Elliott ‘Burnitup!’Unbreakable is going to bring the fire.
  39. Watch Skylar Spence’s Homage ’80s Glamour AdsDirected by found-footage guru David Dean Burkhart.
  40. ladies first
    Watch Laurie Anderson in New American Masters“I’m just an average American control freak.”
  41. Father John Misty Gives 1989 the VU TreatmentAn act of one-upmanship or shade?
  42. roundtables
    Drake and Future’s WATTBA: A Vulture Roundtable#FBGOVO
  43. song premiere
    Stream New Majical Cloudz Track ‘Are You Alone?’“What’s the point of a sad song?” the Montreal duo asks on their new song, premiering exclusively on Vulture.
  44. the british invasion
    Does Jess Glynne Have Real Pop-Star Potential?The 25-year-old Hampstead native is a standout in the U.K.’s overcrowded pop scene.
  45. chat room
    Maddie and Tae on Bro-Country, Feminism, and Avoiding the ‘Nashville Strategy’Meet the charming duo behind one of this year’s biggest country hits.
  46. the road to fame
    The Weeknd’s Collaborators Chronicle His RiseSeveral of his collaborators describe the Weeknd’s transition from mixtape legend to pop phenomenon.
  47. know your enemies
    Take a Breath — the ‘Wildest Dreams’ Video Isn’t Racist — Now ExhaleKnow your enemies.
  48. the great outdoors
    Hear Lord Huron’s Gorgeous Tribute to AppalachiaThe band contributes five new songs to the soundtrack for A Walk in the Woods, which stars Robert Redford, Emma Stone, and Nick Nolte.
  49. vulture lists
    96 Covers Kelly Clarkson’s Performed Live, RankedThe American Idol alum is known for her audacious live covers. We’ve finally decided to rank them.
  50. Vulture Visited the Set of Method Man’s New ‘Straight Gutta’ VideoVulture visited the set of Method Man’s new “Straight Gutta” music video, filmed on Staten Island on one of the hottest days of the year.
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