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Touring With Olivia Rodrigo Is Great, But Holly Humberstone Is Still a Homebody

 “Taking a step away from it, I’m like, ‘Oh, I miss rubbish, dirty, gross, London!’” By Charlotte Walsh
fine lines

Kevin Morby Breaks Down the Best Lyrics on This Is a Photograph

 Including his epic about Jeff Buckley and the line involving a “cum rag.” By Justin Curto
album review

How Does That Make You Feel, Kendrick?

 Whatever your problem, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers wants you to talk it through. By Craig Jenkins
  1. last night on late night
    Watch Lil Jon Give Musical Opinions on WWHLIs he Team Stallion or Team Cardi? Reba or Shania?
    By Bethy Squires
  2. hiatuses
    Doja Cat’s Tonsils Have Canceled Her Summer Performances, Including LollapaloozaShe’ll be taking time off to recover from surgery.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  3. rip
    Bob Neuwirth, Folk-Music Fixture and Bob Dylan Confidant, Dead at 82He played with Bob Dylan and co-wrote Janis Joplin’s “Mercedes Benz.”
    By Zoe Guy
  4. way too close reads
    Harry’s House Is a (Sexy) Shrine to Olivia Wilde“You pop when we get intimate” isn’t as self-explanatory as you may think.
    By Zoe Guy
  5. architectural digest tour when?
    It’s Time for the Grand Tour of Harry’s HouseHarry Styles’s third solo album is wide open.
    By Justin Curto
  7. vulture recommends
    Lords of Synth Plays a Loving, Razzing Tribute to VangelisHonor the late synth pioneer by making fun of him.
    By Bethy Squires
  8. rip
    Vangelis, Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire Composer, Dead at 79The composer was best known for his sweeping electronic scores.
    By Zoe Guy
  9. backstories
    How Vangelis’s Cult Blade Runner Score Became a ClassicThe Greek composer’s work on Ridley Scott’s epic was a lodestar, marking a course open to individual interpretation.
    By Piotr Orlov
  10. where’s the beef?
    Migos May No Longer Be AmigosOffset appears to have unfollowed Quavo and Takeoff amid news of their joint single.
    By Justin Curto
  11. a long talk
    The Humble HitmakerThe Neptunes’ Chad Hugo helped define a new era of music. Don’t expect it to go to his head.
    By Craig Jenkins
  12. swiftology studies 101
    Dr. Taylor Swift Diagnoses NYU Grads As Cringe“No matter how hard you try to avoid being cringe, you will look back on your life and cringe.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. she *and* him? in this economy?
    Ahead of Their Brian Wilson Tribute Album, a Very She & Him Q&AZooey Deschanel and M. Ward on the Beach Boys, harmonies, and why their band has lasted this long.
    By Rebecca Alter
  14. music
    The 18th Century’s Surround-Sound MachineInside the organ at St. Bartholomew’s.
    By Justin Davidson
  15. times like these
    Taylor Hawkins Allegedly Told Dave Grohl He ‘Couldn’t F-cking Do It Anymore’Two of Hawkins’s friends are now apologizing for their comments.
    By Devon Ivie
  16. scenes
    PinkPantheress Fans OnlyEveryone’s a main character at the anonymous singer’s live New York debut.
    By Rebecca Jennings
  17. switched on pop
    PJ Morton Made Nas’s Dream Come TrueAfter the rapper name-dropped Stevie Wonder on a panel, a fortuitous beat slid his way.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  18. are you happy for me?
    Baby Keem Takes a Big Step on Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers“Savior (Interlude)” might be his best performance ever.
    By Justin Curto
  19. house tour
    Harry Styles Moved Into Harry’s House While Touring Fine Line“I feel like I got to hide a secret this whole time.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  20. opera review
    Brett Dean’s Hamlet Is Too Mad for Its Own GoodYet there is method in ’t.
    By Justin Davidson
  21. fan encounters
    Cara Delevingne Hot Girl Summers Too Close to the SunAttending the BBMAs as Megan Thee Stallion’s plus-one and/or assistant.
    By Justin Curto
  22. going to hollywood
    X Factor Alum Replacing American Idol Winner on The VoiceCamila Cabello takes over for Kelly Clarkson this fall.
    By Justin Curto
  23. bbmas 2022
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2022 Billboard Music AwardsWhoa: A fever dream of an opening.
    By Justin Curto
  24. since when
    Machine Gun Kelly Dedicates 2022 BBMAs Performance to Wife and Unborn ChildAnd on a blood moon no less.
    By Bethy Squires
  25. go nuts for donuts
    WATCH: Kendrick Lamar Floats on in ‘N95’ Music VideoA follow-up to “The Heart Part Five.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  26. vulture guides
    A Big Guide to Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & the Big SteppersIs it a double album? What’s Kodak Black doing here? And who is Mr. Morale?
    By Justin Curto
  27. album review
    The Smile’s A Light For Attracting Attention Peers Into an Ugly FutureThe Radiohead side project lingers in the space between roiling rage and burnout.
    By Craig Jenkins
  28. new kung fu kenny
    Kendrick Lamar’s New Album Is Here, Step to ItHe’s back and going on tour after five years of waiting.
    By Justin Curto
  29. land vs sea
    Tom Cruise Wanted 20 Fewer Pilots for Top Gun SoundtrackCruise might’ve wanted someone with Volantis experience.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  30. my emo single is dropping
    My Chemical Romance Continues Emo-mentum With New Song“The Foundations of Decay” were actually built between 2013 and 2019.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  31. bad men awards 2022
    Diddy Says He’s ‘Un-Canceling’ Morgan Wallen and Travis Scott at the BBMAsSpoken like he’s Jesus cleansing the lepers.
    By Justin Curto
  32. top dawgs
    TDE Played the Long GameFor years, Kendrick Lamar and his (soon-to-be former) record label dominated hip-hop. But getting there came at a cost.
    By Paul Thompson
  33. loss
    Ashley Judd Says It’s ‘Exceedingly Difficult’ to Discuss Naomi Judd’s Death“My mother is entitled to her dignity and her privacy,” she told Diane Sawyer.
    By Justin Curto
  34. superlatives
    The Best and Hardest of Florence and the Machine, According to Florence Welch“When you’re 25 and you’re hung-over all the time, you never think that your career is going to go on as long.”
    By Justin Curto
  35. james buffett
    Florence Welch Covers ‘Margaritaville’ on The Tonight ShowIf it sounds like absurdist word salad, don’t worry. It is.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. trial run
    Casanova Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Racketeering ChargesHe faces up to 60 years in prison.
    By Bethy Squires
  37. roll clip!
    Brandy ‘Will Murk’ Jack Harlow ‘on His Own Beats’ for Not Knowing HerThen maybe he’ll know her as something other than Ray J’s sister.
    By Justin Curto
  38. arrests
    Young Thug Is the Latest Rapper to Have Lyrics Used As Evidence Against HimSongs including “Bad Boy” by Juice WRLD and “Anybody” featuring Nicki Minaj are cited.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  39. activism
    Pussy Riot Leader Escaped Russia Dressed As a Food-Delivery Worker“It sounds like a spy novel,” Maria V. Alyokhina said.
    By Justin Curto
  40. new kung fu kenny
    32 Times We Thought We Were Getting Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. Follow-upWhen figuring out new K.Dot release dates turned into a national pastime.
    By Justin Curto
  41. encounter
    Ella Mai Just Wants to Have FunSurrendering to love, legacy, and embarrassing yearbook quotes with the ever-discreet R&B star.
    By Michelle Hyun Kim
  42. switched on pop
    Will Ukraine Win Eurovision This Year?Its entry, written before the Russian invasion, has become a beacon of national pride and is the odds-on favorite to take home the glass microphone.
    By Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
  43. charges
    Young Thug and Gunna Indicted on Gang-Related ChargesAlong with 26 other members and associates of YSL, which prosecutors called a “criminal street gang.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  44. live! más
    Taco Bell Wrangles Dolly Parton and Doja Cat Into Doing a TikTok MusicalNo more spon-con. Comes the day you say, “What for?” Please, no more.
    By Rebecca Alter
  45. album review
    Bad Bunny’s Endless SummerBenito’s approach on Un Verano Sin Ti erodes the usual boundaries of the season, its infiniteness dotted by fun flings and moments alone on the beach.
    By Gary Suarez
  46. i wannana get better
    Jack Antonoff Is a Minion NowThat explains the glasses.
    By Rebecca Alter
  47. encounter
    ‘What Would You Like to Know?’An afternoon of pleasant negotiation with actor, stealth musician, and Taylor Swift muse Joe Alwyn.
    By Rachel Handler
  48. show-stopping spectacular
    Lady Gaga and Doja Cat Ham It Up for Summer BlockbustersChoose your fighter: Gaga’s Top Gun power ballad or Doja’s Elvis flip.
    By Justin Curto
  49. monarchism
    Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lin-Manuel Miranda Are CollabingTheir latest controversial muse? Queen Elizabeth II.
    By Bethy Squires
  50. album review
    Arcade Fire’s WE Is a Smart ResetThe new album feels like a calculated retrenchment, a heaping pile of everything you want from Arcade Fire.
    By Craig Jenkins
  51. my horny song is dropping
    Jack Harlow Is Horny for ‘Dua Lipa’But he apparently did warn her.
    By Alejandra Gularte
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