Her lyrics prove that Swift can be associated with continuity just as much as change.
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Whether ad-libbing her way through a duet or joking about her glamorous image, Parton turned sexist assumptions into a source of power.
If students choose to listen to music while studying, they should consider music that is less distracting – and save high-energy playlists for when they don’t need to focus.
Some Afrobeats songs use moral language that softens and normalises cybercrime.
Taylor Swift is one of the most well-known celebrities today, but her fame obscures analysis of her musicianship.
The rapper has mastered the delicate balance between commercial success and politically charged music. How far will he push the envelope on one of the world’s biggest stages?
Both genres recently celebrated big birthdays. From their origins in the clubs and jams of the 1970s and 1980s, house and hip-hop have become global cultural forces.
‘Swifties’ study her music like scripture, offering various interpretations of the lyrics.
Many of us assume that everything a musician sings emerges from some autobiographical impulse – but the same doesn’t happen with TV or film writers.
It’s unlikely you’ll ever see ‘ugly love songs’ popping up as a genre search option on Spotify, but here’s what you might find if it did.
When delivered with integrity, rap can be a cathartic experience for both the speaker and the community receiving the message
Eminem has routinely used the lead singles from his studio albums to reintroduce himself. And Houdini is no different.
In the album, Swift claims that she can use heartbreak as a stimulus for creativity, rather than allow it to dictate her everyday life.
Introspection, argument, exploring paradoxes: These are hallmarks of great artists, not just philosophers.
Social and literary realism have long detailed people’s everyday lives – and they have been a staple in popular music for decades.
Lyrics have changed for a myriad of reasons, including evolving social mores and sometimes simply because the artist wants a change.
In Redux, Waters goes from the extreme of understatement in his earlier work to the extreme of overstatement and overwriting
Music creates powerful memories and emotional connections in our brains.
The UK has now chalked up a record 16 second place finishes. But what would it take to go one better and win the whole thing?
From Jaques Brel to Adele, those who sing of lost love owe a lot to the lyrics of the Romantics.
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University
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Professor of American Literature and Culture, University of Lancashire
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Lecturer in Economics and Finance, Guizhou Minzu University
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Professor of Screen Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Reader in Modern Literature, University of Leeds
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Professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law, University of Richmond; Institute for Humane Studies
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Lecturer in Music, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer Musical Theatre, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Music Psychology, Durham University
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Rap Lyricist and Lecturer in Music Performance at Confetti Institute of Creative Technology, Nottingham Trent University
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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Reader in English Literature, Birmingham City University