Pop
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Arts
Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan Saw a Gap in Pop, and Filled It
Two pure pop songs, “Espresso” and “Good Luck, Babe!,” may give the aspiring stars behind them a boost from music’s…
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Arts
Covering the Rise of Tracy Chapman
Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Tracy Chapman’s ascent to the pop stratosphere in 1988 was not…
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World
A Pop Star Filmed a Music Video in a Church. The Priest Was Punished.
The singer Sabrina Carpenter danced through Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Annunciation. The Diocese of Brooklyn said it was “appalled.”
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Arts
Vince Clarke, a Synth-Pop Mastermind, on His Unexpected Solo Album
He’s made irresistible hits with Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure. But going alone for the first time at 63, his…
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Arts
CMAT Makes Country Music Sad, Smart and Strange
In April 2020, a new force in Irish music announced herself with a song about love, loss and fried chicken.…
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Arts
K-Pop Stars BTS Will Release a Book Telling Their Own Story in July
The announcement by their U.S. publisher, Flatiron Books, came after days of frantic speculation by their fervent fans.
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World
Blackpink, Aespa, NewJeans: The Evolution of K-Pop Girl Groups
Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music Over the past few years, Blackpink has emerged as…
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Arts
‘The Collaboration’ Review: A Basquiat-Warhol Bromance in Bloom
Anthony McCarten’s biodrama about the artists’ work together lifts the curtain on their friendship, or at least it thinks it…
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Arts
Review: In ‘KPOP,’ Korean Pop and Broadway Meet (Too) Cute
“A lot of people come to these things and they don’t even understand the language,” says Harry, a filmmaker who…
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Politics
Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and the Reality of Imperfection
By most measures, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift are remarkable women. Intelligent and capable, they’ve succeeded through innate talent, hard…