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‘All I ever wanted to do was write a love song that stands the test of time’: Karen O on...
From her ***** breakthrough to her David Lynch collaboration, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer takes us through her back catalogueIt is July 2001, and an EP with a 22-year-old frontwoman on its cover is flying out of independent record shops, reaching No 1 o…
The 20 greatest breakup songs ever – ranked!
On the 40th anniversary of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive topping the charts – and as the UK blunders towards its own acrimonious divorce – here’s the definitive list of tear-stained stonkersHip-hop isn’t big on romantic heartbreak, but this is a parti…
Nilüfer Yanya: Miss Universe review – anxiety dreams from a true original | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
(Ato Records/Pias)Full of 21st-century disquiet, the singer-songwriter uses skits and skewed alt-rock to take aim at the spurious ‘wellness’ industryIn 2014, Nilüfer Yanya, then 18, uploaded a couple of tracks to SoundCloud. The generic tags attached t…
Kanye Sued Over Sample of Little Girl’s Viral Prayer on The Life of Pablo’s ‘Ultralight Beam’
This seems like a wrong that could really easily be made right, according to the parents of viral video star Natalie Green. TMZ reported Friday that Andrew and Shirley Green are suing Kanye West for using audio of their daughter on th…
Rick Rubin and the Early Days of Hip-hop in New York City
Geoff Edgers is a journalist and author. He is the national arts reporter for the Washington Post, hosts the Edge of Fame podcast, and his work has appeared in GQ, Spin, and the Boston Globe, among others…
Here’s What Wedding, Radio, and Event DJs Think About R. Kelly Song Requests
Sony dropped him from the label. Lady Gaga, Céline Dion, Chance the Rapper, and Ciara deleted him from their songs. Spotify will soon allow the average morally inclined listener to mute his music entirely. Many have heard and k…
Vulture’s 2019 Grammy Predictions
This year’s Grammys are utterly unpredictable. For the first time in a long time, the institution, which has historically played favorites (no matter if they’re the popular vote), has chucked the rule book and moved away from monolith…
Ariana Grande Says Thank U, Next to the Grammys After Being ‘Insulted’
The Grammys have done what only dummies have dared to do and have crossed Ariana Grande. Variety reports that not only will Grande no longer perform on Sunday’s broadcast, she’s skipping the show entirely. Grande, a nominee, was previ…
21 Savage Confirms He Was Born in Britain But Disputes ICE’s Version of Events
21 Savage has issued his first public statement since being detained by ICE for allegedly living in the U.S. illegally. In a new statement released via his lawyer, the rapper confirmed that he was born in the U.K. in 1992, but says IC…
The Rise and Fall and Rise of the Backstreet Boys
Pop fandom can be warfare. Rivalries and chart battles require you to pick a side, to “get off the fence” and throw your support behind a winner. These wars have been raging for decades. In the ’60s, it was the Beatles versus the Ston…