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Nas’ 'Illmatic' Was the Beginning of the End of the Album
Nas’ critically revered Illmatic hit record store shelves 30 years ago today. The digital age has...
Taylor Swift’s Music Is Back on TikTok—Right Before Her New Album Drops
Taylor Swift has seemingly reached a deal with TikTok to get her music back on the...
Did Social Media Kill the Pop Song?
A new study found that song lyrics are now angrier, more repetitive, and vain. Consensus wavers,...
Welcome (Back) to Beyoncé’s Internet
The release of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter exposes the tenor of online fandom today—and the fiction of...
Music Is TikTok's Past. Sounds May Be Its Future
More Universal Music songs are disappearing from TikTok as the two companies fail to reach new...
Watch Usher’s Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Show
The “Yeah!” singer will take the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to cram 30...
Taylor Swift Will Define Super Bowl 2024 Just by Showing Up
Swifties, conspiracy theorists, and sports fans alike will be watching the Super Bowl this year just...
TikTok’s Missing Music Is Making Users Very Upset
Songs previously licensed from Universal Music Group artists are disappearing from TikTok. #SwiftTok may never be...
Taylor Swift Conspiracy Theorists Get Psyops All Wrong
Some prominent right-wing commentators say the relationship between Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end...
Music Piracy Is Back in a Big Way—Especially From YouTube
Visits to music piracy websites went up more than 13 percent last year, a new report...
Why So Many TikTok Videos Have No Sound Anymore
Music from Taylor Swift, Drake, Bad Bunny, and numerous other artists has been pulled from TikTok...
If Taylor Swift Can’t Defeat Deepfake Porn, No One Can
Deepfake porn is prolific. The explicit, AI-generated images of Taylor Swift that circulated on X this...
What SoundCloud Created Can Never Die
News broke this week that SoundCloud was looking to be bought. Even in the hands of...
What’s the Value of 3 Million LPs in a Digital World?
The ARChive of Contemporary Music has one of the largest collections of vinyl records in the...
