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Should the UK tax Taylor Swift’s Eras tour to save its grassroots venues?
Taylor Swift wearing a glittering bodysuit singing during a performance of the Eras Tour.

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Should the UK tax Taylor Swift’s Eras tour to save its grassroots venues?

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How can you stay safe during a music festival?
Chappell Roan dancing and singing on stage at Boston Calling.

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How can you stay safe during a music festival?

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How do songs and speech compare around the world? Northeastern music scientist contributes to groundbreaking study
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How do songs and speech compare around the world? Northeastern music scientist contributes to groundbreaking study

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Why is Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ stuck in your head?
Sabrina Carpenter performs onstage while wearing a denim jacket and skirt.

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Why is Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ stuck in your head?

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There’s a new biopic of Amy Winehouse. Does ‘Back to Black’ capture the nuances of addiction?
Screen capture of the actress playing Amy Winehouse in the 'Back to Black' biopic singing into a microphone.

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There’s a new biopic of Amy Winehouse. Does ‘Back to Black’ capture the nuances of addiction?

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Musi, a new, free music streaming app, begs the question: Can anything compete with Spotify?
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Musi, a new, free music streaming app, begs the question: Can anything compete with Spotify?

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Did Swifties — and other devoted fandoms — kill the music review?
Stacks of Taylor Swift's latest album on store shelves.

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Did Swifties — and other devoted fandoms — kill the music review?

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Can ‘pre-saving’ Taylor Swift’s new album help speed its delivery on launch day?
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Can ‘pre-saving’ Taylor Swift’s new album help speed its delivery on launch day?

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Taylor Swift keeps announcing the release of different vinyl editions of ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ Is this wasteful?
A Taylor Swift fan lying on the floor surrounded by dozens of different vinyl editions of Taylor Swift albums.

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Taylor Swift keeps announcing the release of different vinyl editions of ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ Is this wasteful?

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Glorb is hitting it big with AI-generated SpongeBob raps. But is it legal under copyright law?
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Glorb is hitting it big with AI-generated SpongeBob raps. But is it legal under copyright law?

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Does the beef between Kendrick Lamar, Drake and J. Cole mean anything for rap in 2024?
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Does the beef between Kendrick Lamar, Drake and J. Cole mean anything for rap in 2024?

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Beyoncé is the first Black female solo artist to top country music charts. Here’s why that’s significant
Beyonce, wearing a white 10-gallon hat, and Jay-Z, wearing a black suit, attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards.

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Beyoncé is the first Black female solo artist to top country music charts. Here’s why that’s significant

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