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Doja Cat Refuses to Be Dragged Down to Earth

 Planet Her makes a case for Doja as our new ice-cool pop-queen supreme. By Craig Jenkins
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Jessie Ware on Her Best, Most Classically Disco, and Melancholy Songs

 “I wouldn’t have been able to write ‘Please’ when I was 28.” By Justin Curto
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Our Chemically Imbalanced Romance With Trisha Paytas

 I pressed play on Trigger Warning on a lark and enjoyed it at a time when the H3 extended universe seems fraught with disputes and news of lawsuits. By Craig Jenkins
  1. #freebritney
    Britney Spears Alleges She Was Forced to Perform While Sick, Wants Jamie OutShe called it one of the scariest moments of her life.
    By Rebecca Alter
  2. music videos
    Lose Yourself in Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Wus Ya Name’ Music VideoThe latest from his upcoming album Call Me If You Get Lost.
    By Zoe Haylock
  3. lorde
    Lorde Announces Album Track List, Release Date, and World TourL3 is officially her Solar Power era.
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. live performances
    Ariana Grande Is Flawless From Every Angle in Her ‘pov’ Debut PerformanceWatch and be restored.
    By Zoe Haylock
  5. performances
    Chlöe x Nina Simone’s Encore Performance on GMA Has Us ‘Feeling Good’Chlöe Bailey onscreen, you know how I feel.
    By Zoe Haylock
  7. them crooked vulture
    Foo Fighters, Dave Chappelle, and a Radiohead Cover Walk Into MSG …And 20,000 people lost their shit.
    By Devon Ivie
  8. album review
    Doja Cat Refuses to Be Dragged Down to EarthPlanet Her makes a case for Doja as our new ice-cool pop-queen supreme.
    By Craig Jenkins
  9. class of 2021
    Age 1,000 Years Instantly As Olivia Rodrigo Celebrates High-School GraduationAt least college life is way less emotionally fraught, right?
    By Halle Kiefer
  10. feeling good
    Nina Simone’s Granddaughter Defends Chloe Bailey’s Slinky ‘Feeling Good’The singer performed as a part of ABC’s Together We Triumph Juneteenth special.
    By Halle Kiefer
  11. extremely online
    Megan Thee Stallion Calls Out DaBaby for Tory Lanez Retweet“These industry men are very strange.”
    By Charu Sinha
  12. respect
    Jennifer Hudson’s New Song Will Sound So Good Over the Aretha Biopic CreditsHere is “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home),” co-written by Carole King.
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. album drop
    H.E.R. Takes You to the Back of My Mind With Arrival of Debut Studio AlbumFeaturing Thundercat, Lil Baby, DJ Khaled, and Ty Dolla $ign.
    By Halle Kiefer
  14. taylor swift is dropping
    Taylor Swift to Repaint the Whole World Red This Fall, as Nature IntendedTurns out, Red (Taylor’s Version) will arrive before 1989.
    By Dee Lockett
  15. superlatives
    Jessie Ware on Her Best, Most Classically Disco, and Melancholy Songs“I wouldn’t have been able to write ‘Please’ when I was 28.”
    By Justin Curto
  16. videology
    School’s Out, but DaBaby Takes You Back to Class for ‘Ball If I Want To’ VideoCostarring your new favorite mascot.
    By Halle Kiefer
  17. extremely online
    Our Chemically Imbalanced Romance With Trisha PaytasI pressed play on Trigger Warning on a lark and enjoyed it at a time when the H3 extended universe seems fraught with disputes and news of lawsuits.
    By Craig Jenkins
  18. my single is dropping
    Tyler, the Creator Built a Little New Song, ‘Lumberjack’His new album Call Me If You Get Lost will be out June 25.
    By Justin Curto
  19. the streaming wars
    Beatles Documentary Get Back to Come Together on Disney+ in NovemberIt’s six-plus hours of footage.
    By Justin Curto
  20. extremely online
    Mariah Carey Is Still Obsessed With the #WipeItDown ChallengeShe brought back an old friend.
    By Zoe Haylock
  21. new releases
    Get Ready for the First Diana Ross Album in 15 YearsThank You drops in September.
    By Bethy Squires
  22. my single is dropping
    Allow Banks to Escort You Straight to HellIn her video for new single “The Devil,” inspired by Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula and Robert Zemeckis’s Death Becomes Her.
    By Justin Curto
  23. album review
    We Weren’t Supposed to Hear Bo Burnham Like ThisIndependent of the Netflix special, the songs of Inside feel strangely vital.
    By Craig Jenkins
  24. celebrity couples
    Did Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Get Secretly Married?A source now said the couple “are getting married this summer,” after Stefani debuted a new ring.
    By Justin Curto
  25. egot watch
    H.E.R. Has a Plan to Achieve Her EGOT“Maybe before I’m 30. I’ve got seven years.”
    By Justin Curto
  26. credits
    Zadie Smith Helped Jack Antonoff Write a Bleachers SongWhat can’t she write?
    By Justin Curto
  27. very good q&a
    Vin Diesel Is Killing the Fast Films, But Maybe Not Dom Toretto“I will say that there is nothing that is off the table.”
    By Chris Lee
  28. my single is dropping
    Bruce Springsteen Revives ‘Dustland’ With the KillersA new version of the band’s 2008 single.
    By Charu Sinha
  29. lawsuits
    Jay-Z Sues Photographer Jonathan Mannion Over Likeness UseMannion shot the cover of Jay-Z’s debut album, Reasonable Doubt.
    By Charu Sinha
  30. the festival circuit
    Kendrick Lamar to Perform One (1) Show in 2021With probably zero (0) new songs.
    By Justin Curto
  31. superlatives
    The Weirdest, Gayest, and Most Unconventional Pop of MARINA“If [I wanted to be more commercial], I would have been by now; I would have specifically chosen to go that way.”
    By Wolfgang Ruth
  32. the festival circuit
    Canadian to Headline Made in America FestivalNow that’s diplomacy.
    By Justin Curto
  33. bennifer
    The Complete 19-Year Timeline of the Bennifer SagaThey kissed!
    By Zoe Haylock
  34. anniversaries
    Spice Girls Are Dropping an Entire EP of ‘Wannabe’Celebrating 25 years of zigazig-ah.
    By Zoe Haylock
  35. kellyoke
    Kelly Clarkson Takes Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘drivers license’ for a SpinThe song is the perfect canvas for those signature huge notes.
    By Justin Curto
  36. arrests
    Polo G Arrested During a Police Stop Leaving His Album-Release Party in MiamiHis mother alleges police dragged the rapper and his underage brother out of the car where they had been passengers with a security team.
    By Rebecca Alter
  37. disrespect the classics
    Eric Clapton and Van Morrison Have Their Oh, Hello Moment With ‘The Rebels’They’re back and ornery as ever.
    By Devon Ivie
  38. lorde
    Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’ Was Inspired by Larry David’s Vacation HomeShe was “on Martha’s Vineyard with my good friend Cazzie, staying at her house.”
    By Rachel Handler
  39. soundtracks
    We Finally Have New SZA and It’s Thanks to the Space Jam 2 SoundtrackListen to “Just For Me” with SAINt JHN now.
    By Zoe Haylock
  40. new music
    Polo G Collabs With Nicki Minaj and Inducts Her Into His New Hall of Fame AlbumTheir track “For the Love of New York” is one of ten collabs on the project.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  41. music videos
    Doja Cat Has a Hot Alien Summer in the ‘Need to Know’ Music VideoFeaturing Earth-bound martian Grimes.
    By Zoe Haylock
  42. album review
    Sleater-Kinney Is Whatever Sleater-Kinney Says It IsPath of Wellness flouts the accepted wisdom about what happens to bands when the most beloved lineup changes.
    By Craig Jenkins
  43. albums
    Migos’ Culture III Has Cardi B, Drake, Juice WRLD, and Pop SmokeAlong with Justin Bieber, Future, and more.
    By Zoe Haylock
  44. song review
    Lorde Has Risen But Only Halfway“Solar Power” feels more like a carefree vacation update than the blockbuster comeback we’ve been anticipating since the simpler times.
    By Craig Jenkins
  45. my single is dropping
    Lorde Releases Her Beachside Babe Bop ‘Solar Power’And announces her third album of the same name.
    By Justin Curto
  46. a long talk
    It’s Peter Rosenberg’s Job to Be PolarizingThe HOT 97 host on his debut album and remaining one of hip-hop radio’s key voices, hate him or hate to love him.
    By Craig Jenkins
  47. cmt awards 2021
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2021 CMT Music AwardsWHOA: Gladys Knight delivers the most high-energy performance of the night.
    By Justin Curto
  48. damn papa
    Doja Cat Has Ariana Grande, the Weeknd, JID, and More Orbiting Planet HerNew album launching June 25.
    By Zoe Haylock
  49. metal
    Deafheaven’s Next Album Will Involve a Lot Less ScreamingThe shoegaze-metal band is promising “other adventurous vocal treatments” on Infinite Granite.
    By Justin Curto
  50. that’s amore
    Not to Be Outdone, Frankie Grande Is EngagedThe former Big Brother contestant shared the news just weeks after his half-sister Ariana’s wedding.
    By Justin Curto
  51. the festival circuit
    Rolling Loud Returns to New York With Travis Scott, J. Cole, 50 Cent HeadliningFeaturing a “special guest” set by recently released city icon Bobby Shmurda.
    By Justin Curto
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