One of the things I wanted to make sure was that we got all of the greats to perform, because it was like I don't know if anybody's ever going to ask these people to come the White House [again]." | | | | Juice WRLD at Élysée Montmartre in Paris, Sept, 20. 2018.
(David Wolff-Patrick/Redferns/Getty Images) | | | | | | “One of the things I wanted to make sure was that we got all of the greats to perform, because it was like I don't know if anybody's ever going to ask these people to come the White House [again]."”
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| Traditionally, critics acted as trusted tastemakers and "consumer guides”—drawing upon their decades of expertise to convince music fans which CDs and vinyl records to buy at their local store. Now, streaming algorithms arguably have more influence over consumers’ listening habits, but in a rather different way. | | |
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| Former First Lady Michelle Obama teaches Team Supreme about Chicago-style stepping and explains why she won't ever run for office. | | |
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| Max Harris did chores and collected rent at the artists’ warehouse where he lived. Now he faces trial for the deaths at a concert there -- including some of his close friends. | | |
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| "Avicii: True Stories" was initially given a small release before the death of the EDM star but now the director discusses its uneasy relevance. | | |
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| Where does the law stand in regards to bands that make a living by playing another band’s music, and trading off their original name and image? | | |
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| When confronted with a gender inequality problem, the Grammys addressed it head-on -- why hasn’t country done the same? | | |
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| There is a notion, informed by lasting preconceptions about women artists, that Mitski is revealing more of herself personally with every album when, in fact, she’s revealing more of herself musically, which is not at all the same project. | | |
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| Atlantic Records re-launched an investigation into the popular music podcaster/tastemaker following new allegations published in The Daily Beast. | | |
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| A week after attendees at a screening of ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ faced death threats, the singer’s critics and accusers refuse to be silenced. | | |
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| The 1975, Mitski, Kacey Musgraves, Amen Dunes, Blood Orange... | | |
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| The legendary frontman has invested three years and $7 million in creating a company to dominate the outdoor-product space. | | |
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| Beyoncé at Coachella. Kendrick winning a Pulitzer. Michelle Williams and Phil Elverum. Cardi’s “SNL” pregnancy reveal. And other distractions from the hellscape that was 2018. | | |
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| The singer stuns in her second appearance at the Tiny Desk, showcasing not only her vocal mastery, but her skills as a captivating multi-instrumentalist. | | |
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| The eight-part "Country Music" film is set to premiere on PBS in the fall of 2019 and has been in the works for six years. | | |
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| On January 8 of this year, The Trichordist ran a story that the Huffington Post apparently rejected in which indie musician Blake Morgan describes a closed-door meeting between Spotify executives and a group of musicians. According to Morgan, he actually had to explain that Spotify's "product" is not Spotify itself but music--music that Morgan and his friends make, and which Spotify monetizes. | | |
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| Vocalist John Brannon is at Detroit's Third Man Records reminiscing about his former band the Laughing Hyenas, and the irony of it all is hard to miss. In 1984 he lived around the corner from where we are, only to later flee for Ann Arbor with his fledgling band. They were tired of their gear being stolen. The neighborhood was a bit too rough. | | |
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| Even in a cultural landscape where surprises have been in no short supply and anyone's proven capable of righting their own ship of public perception, before this year it seemed unlikely that Charlie Puth would ever achieve critical redemption. | | |
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| Eris Drew, Kasper Marott, Raime, Rush Plus, Barker... | | |
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| Three recent films interrogate the art, fame, and morals of women performers. They were also all directed by men. | | |
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| Cecy Treviño started her girls' music school to provide a safe space for self-expression. But the bands are getting booked all over town. | | |
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