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The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Culture-shifting blockbusters, return-to-form statements, brilliant debuts, and more
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FKA Twigs: ‘I Love Telling the Truth. I Have to Tell the Truth’
After releasing two standout albums in one year, the British polymath opens up about being hard to categorize, her childhood, and everything she's overcome to get where she is
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Why Do Pop Stars Keep Threatening to Quit Pop Stardom?
Artists like Charli XCX, Ariana Grande, and Selena Gomez seem like they want a break from pop music. What’s going on?
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Jimmy Cliff Was Reggae’s Humble Hero
He inspired many generations of musicians around the world, but what we'll remember most is his humility, kindness, and sense of purpose
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Rafael Ithier, Salsa Great and El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico Leader, Dead at 99
The beloved Puerto Rican musician inspired generations of Latin artists, including Bad Bunny
- Obituary
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Violet Grohl Drops Debut Solo Tracks ‘Thum’ and ‘Applefish’
“I’m beyond excited to finally share a little bit of what I’ve been working on over the last year,” the singer and eldest daughter of Dave Grohl says
- New Tunes
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Karol G Expands the 'Tropicoqueta' Universe With Special Visual Album Broadcast
The Latin star was joined by stars like Marco Antonio Solis and Mariah Angeliq in the mega-production
- La Reina Presenta
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Ferg on 'Flip Phone Shorty', Working With Lex Luger, and His New Life as a Visual Artist
The Harlem rapper talks his seventh studio album, the blog era that shaped him, and selling paintings at Art Basel
- Throwbacks
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Kiss, Sylvester Stallone Receive Oval Office Medals Ahead of Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony
George Strait, Gloria Gaynor, and Michael Crawford also awarded as part of "perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class of Kennedy Center honorees ever assembled," Trump said
- Kennedy Center
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Kesha Has Learned to Love ‘Tik Tok’: ‘That Was Just Me!’
Kesha used to worry about the impression her debut conveyed: "For the whole world to think I couldn’t sing and I was stupid? That was hard"
- Music Now
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'SNL': Watch Dijon Perform 'Higher!,' 'Another Baby!' From Latest Album
Dijon plays the two tracks from his acclaimed album, Baby
- Debut
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Sean Combs’ Mother Slams ‘Inaccuracies’ in ‘Reckoning’ Doc, Calls Abusive Parent Claims ‘Untrue’
Janice Combs says the Netflix docuseries' inaccuracies were “intentionally done to mislead viewers and further harm our reputation”
- Reckoning Reaction
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White House Uses Sabrina Carpenter ‘SNL’ Clip for Another ICE Deportation Video
Trump administration doubles down on using pop star’s material, after she slammed them for their previous use of “Juno”
- Arrested Development
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See Dua Lipa Pay Tribute to Selena With 'Amor Prohibido' Cover in Mexico City
Singer closes out her globe-spanning Radical Optimism tour by covering an artist "I deeply identify with"
- 'Special Connection'
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