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Music Archive

Archives for August 2023

Culture
What’s going on with these viral, right-wing country music hits?What’s going on with these viral, right-wing country music hits?
Culture

Right-wing Billboard breakout Oliver Anthony and the conservative country boom, explained.

By Aja Romano
Culture
The confusing Scooter Braun exodus, explainedThe confusing Scooter Braun exodus, explained
Culture

Sorry, Swifties, Scooter Braun probably isn’t about to be arrested.

By Aja Romano
Culture
The Montgomery boat brawl and what it really means to “try that in a small town”The Montgomery boat brawl and what it really means to “try that in a small town”
Culture

The viral fight valorized Black resistance — and punctured Jason Aldean’s racist “small town” narrative.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Why Taylor Swift is rerecording all her old songsWhy Taylor Swift is rerecording all her old songs
Culture

After losing her masters to Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift is in the process of making new ones.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The allegations against Lizzo, briefly explainedThe allegations against Lizzo, briefly explained
Culture

Multiple former employees are accusing Lizzo of sexual harassment. She denies it.

By Li Zhou
Megan Thee Stallion, Me Too, and hip-hop’s cycle of misogynoir
Culture

The outcome of the Tory Lanez shooting trial won’t erase Megan Thee Stallion’s pain.

By Fabiola Cineas
Culture
The internet’s new anthem is a glorious Eurodance parodyThe internet’s new anthem is a glorious Eurodance parody
Culture

Boom, hear the bass go zoom!

By Rebecca Jennings