'I'm coming to y'all with no armor'
Rapper Doechii hoped her video "Crazy" would make a statement by presenting her nude body as a vessel of power, not sex. YouTube saw things differently.
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Jimmy Carter's relationship with the Allman Brothers Band helped him become president
Former President Jimmy Carter had a relationship with the Allman Brothers Band, and that relationship played a role in helping get him elected.
Fall Out Boy on returning to the basics and making the 'darkest party song'
Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the bands' familiar sound and style of writing. Two of the group's band members detail the journey they took to this moment.
Wisconsin school bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet from class concert
Administrators at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha stopped a class from performing a Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song "could be perceived as controversial."
The music industry watches as the U.S. government considers banning TikTok
Some new artists owe their success to TikTok. What happens to the music if the U.S. government follows through on a threat to ban the app over national security concerns?
On its full-length album 'the record,' boygenius' friendship has never been stronger
NPR's Miles Parks speaks to the members of indie supergroup boygenius about its new full-length album, the record.
Yves Tumor's disruptive pop-cultural synthesis
Rather than proclaiming the present sick on their fifth record, the sensitive Tennessean glam-punk wraps themselves up in its language — pop music.
No longer looking for external validation, Kate Davis writes songs for herself
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Kate Davis about her new album: Fish Bowl.
The Beths: Tiny Desk Concert
The New Zealand band writes sparkling indie pop underpinned by empathy. At the Tiny Desk, you can hear that support and camaraderie in the band's stripped-down arrangements and dry banter.
Allentown is over its Billy Joel song
Forty years after singer Billy Joel's song "Allentown" put Allentown, Pa., on every pop station, city leaders say they're ready to move on.