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Surviving R. Kelly and the Problem With Modern Fan Culture

 Many of the biggest success stories of the last year in music involved men with volatile histories. By Craig Jenkins
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Sharon Van Etten Gets Free

 On Remind Me Tomorrow the artist ditches guitars and finds bold new ways to write about love. By Rebecca Bengal
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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.” By Eve Barlow
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    By Halle Kiefer
  2. fyre fraud
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    By Devon Ivie
  3. soulja boy tell 'em
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    By Halle Kiefer
  4. holier than thou
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    By Mariah Smith
  5. discographies
    Deerhunter Front Man Bradford Cox Dissects Some of Deerhunter’s Best Songs“Everything we’ve done, we’ve suffered to do it. It’s never been easy,”
    By Shawn Cooke
  7. music
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    By Craig Jenkins
  8. music
    Sharon Van Etten Gets FreeOn Remind Me Tomorrow the artist ditches guitars and finds bold new ways to write about love.
    By Rebecca Bengal
  9. r. kelly
    Sony Has Cut Ties With R. KellyThe Surviving R. Kelly fallout continues.
    By Hunter Harris
  10. sexual abuse
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    By Dee Lockett
  11. 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.”
    By Eve Barlow
  14. grifters
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    By Dee Lockett
  15. documentaries
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    By Dee Lockett
  16. the week in rap
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    By Paul Thompson
  17. wtf
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    By Dee Lockett
  18. interview
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    By Steven J. Horowitz
  19. r kelly
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    By Dee Lockett
  20. #stoplying
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    By Jordan Crucchiola
  21. tv review
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    By Jen Chaney
  22. #muterkelly
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    By Dee Lockett
  23. the law
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    By Natalie Hope McDonald
  26. music
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    By Anne Victoria Clark
  27. lawsuits
    Rihanna Sues Her Dad for Sullying the Fenty Name, Posing As Her AgentTrust no man.
    By Dee Lockett
  28. apologies
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    By Dee Lockett and Katie Rothstein
  29. korean hip-hop
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    By T.K. Park and Youngdae Kim
  30. grammys 2019
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    By Dee Lockett
  31. r kelly
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    By Dee Lockett
  32. takeaways
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    By Dee Lockett
  33. baby no. 4
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    By Dee Lockett
  34. music
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    By Halle Kiefer
  35. streaming
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    By Dee Lockett
  38. the industry
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    By Dee Lockett
  39. r. kelly
    French Montana Walks Back Suggestion We Let R. Kelly Enjoy His ‘Legacy’ Already“Let me be clear. My heart is with the victims.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  40. respect the classics
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    By Devon Ivie
  41. last night on late night
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    By Devon Ivie
  42. the festival circuit
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    By Larry Fitzmaurice
  43. surviving r kelly
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    By Dan Reilly
  44. the law
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    By Victoria Bekiempis
  45. anniversaries
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    By Eve Barlow
  46. last night on late night
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    By Dee Lockett
  47. surviving r kelly
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    By Anne Victoria Clark
  50. the week in rap
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    By Paul Thompson
  51. music
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    By Larry Fitzmaurice
  52. frank ocean sighting
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    By Dee Lockett
  53. right click
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    By Sam Hockley-Smith
  54. rock hall of fame
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    By Dee Lockett
  55. woodstock
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    By Dee Lockett
  56. music
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    By Gary Suarez
  57. respect the classics
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    By Devon Ivie
  58. last night on late night
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    By Halle Kiefer
  59. takeaways
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    By Harley Brown
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