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How Sabrina Carpenter Dream-Come-True’d Her Whole Life
She’s the joke-cracking, wildly ambitious pop superstar we need. And she’s just warming up
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Who Killed 24-7 Spyz Frontman Peter Forrest?
He was one of New York rock's most exciting performers, leading a band that played with Nirvana. Inside his rise, flameout, and tragic end
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God Only Knows What We’d Be Without Brian Wilson
His life could have been a horror story. He turned it into a love song
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Sly Stone Believed Everybody Is a Star: The Massive Legacy of an Avant-Funk Revolutionary
He combined rock, soul, and funk in inspirational anthems, while also channeling a streetwise sense of betrayal and rage
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The Best Songs of 2025 So Far
Epic returns from Lorde and Lady Gage, Latin pop with deep roots, viral rap genius, indie-guitar majesty, and much more
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New Wizkid Documentary Raises Huge Stakes Around a Quiet Superstar
When Wizkid: Long Live Lagos hits HBO Max, Afrobeats fans around the world may feel like a part of something bigger
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Zara Larsson: 'I Want to Be the Number One'
As Larsson drops song-of-the-summer contender "Midnight Sun," she gets super-honest about ambition in our new interview
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Roger Daltrey Receives Knighthood for Contributions to Music and Charity: 'It's a Wonderful Honor'
Steve Winwood, David Beckham, Gary Oldham and more also honored as part of King's Birthday Honors list
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Angel White Wants to Be the Face of 'Men Who Aren't Seen' in Country Music
The Texas songwriter says his new album Ghost of the West is an "ode to the Spanish cowboy, the Black cowboy, the Native cowboy"
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Questlove on Sly Stone: 'His Artistry Came With a Burden'
Questlove, director of the Sly Stone documentary Sly Lives, looks back at the late artist's genius and pain in a new essay
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Pavement’s 'No More Kings' Is the Perfect Protest Anthem for No Kings Day
The original was a Seventies cartoon kiddie-folk history lesson that the indie-rock heroes updated for the Nineties. It's absolutely in the spirit of what's going on right now
- It's Wrong! It's Wrong!
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Bonnaroo 2025 Canceled After Rains Swamp Festival Grounds
The Tennessee fest kicked off on Thursday with a headlining set by Luke Combs but was cut short on Friday due to storms and a wet forecast
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Will Smith Can't Get Enough of 'Pretty Girls' on New Single
New track comes just weeks before Smith's first-ever headlining tour
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Neil Young Is Still Rolling Through Time on the Lovably Messy ‘Talkin to the Trees’
His first LP with the Chrome Hearts has songs about Trump, clean cars, and family — plus an accidental Brian Wilson tribute
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Drake, Smiley, Kim Gordon, Feid and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Looking for the week’s best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist
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