Lorde’s Virgin explores the nature and meaning of value in a pop culture where vulnerability, realness and being ‘raw’ are all part of the brand.
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Female artists continue to be pigeonholed, while their male counterparts are encouraged to spread their creative wings.
Today, millions of musicians record and splice tracks from their bedrooms, closets and garages. Half a century ago, the funk pioneer revolutionized home recording.
Discovered in a Tokyo warehouse, a long-lost ballad by Taiwanese pop star Teresa Teng rekindles memories of an icon whose voice transcended Asia’s political fault lines.
It’s not unusual in the social media era for young people to become famous. But fame is complicated – especially when you’re still growing and forming your identity.
Roberta Flack has passed away at 88. In her performances she reached a deep soulful place, both classically and contemporarily informed.
A lyrical back and forth between Taylor Swift and Matty Healy is just the latest entry in a rich history of public pop beefs.
Just a few years into his career, Dylan decided he wanted to subvert the expectations of his fans – and rebel against industry forces intent on pigeonholing him and his work.
The legendary composer, musical arranger and producer Quincy Jones has died at 91.
With Harris and Trump locked in a dead heat, getting their supporters to sing, scream and dance can cultivate an aura of inevitable electoral triumph.
Restrictions that seem reasonable during life can backfire after death.
Oasis will be reuniting for performances throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2025.
For decades, presidents and presidential aspirants have tried (with varying degrees of success) to use music and musicians to connect with voters.
A new five-disc box-set explores Bowie’s metamorphosis into the glam rock hero from outer space.
Grande left her fans confused and concerned when her voice drastically changed during a podcast episode. But there was a method to the singer’s modulation.
In interviews, Chappell Roan speaks on the influences of drag on her visual and musical aesthetic. But can a cis woman be a drag queen?
The song Girl, So Confusing resonates because it touches on a universal experience: uncertainty about others’ feelings toward us
In Espresso, everything but the lead and backing vocals are performed by men.
The word lesbian is being reclaimed by two standout stars among a new generation of queer pop stars.
Charli XCX’s Brat can be seen as part of a multimedia tradition of women’s writing that is honest and no longer afraid of being labelled ‘bratty’.
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Lecturer in the Sociology of Gender, Macquarie University
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Music Psychology, Durham University
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Director, Institute for Popular Music, University of Rochester
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Music, Penn State
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Adjunct Lecturer of American Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Writing and Literature, Deakin University
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Piano Performance Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Creative Writing, Griffith University