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Charli XCX captures her present life on the made-in-quarantine How I’m Feeling Now
Charli XCX has no chill. The pop star has spent much of her time during the pandemic making a new album, How I’m Feeling Now, which came out May 15. The record’s 11 bittersweet electro-pop tracks document the minutiae of her life under lockdown, including her conversations with her therapist, her online shopping expenditures, her […]
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Charli XCX wants to be the future of pop
When Charli XCX dropped the single “Blame It on Your Love” on May 15, she posted an Instagram story of herself posing with guest vocalist Lizzo and a sign reading “Bout 2 Save Pop Music.” The British singer’s new full-length, Charli (released last month), suggests that she’s not just trying to save pop—she’s trying to […]
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Charli XCX claimed her pop crown at Pitchfork
She’s long been an expert collaborator, but she’s finally ready for stardom on her own terms.
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At Pitchfork, all the world’s onstage
Cate Le Bon, Black Midi, Ibeyi, and Chai are among the acts from abroad at the festival this year.
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Pitchfork finally makes its own pop moment
Robyn, Sky Ferreira, Haim, and Charli XCX aim a little to the left of the Top 40—and give the Pitchfork crowd something to dance about.
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The full schedule for the 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival
Every set listed in order, from the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble on Friday afternoon to Robyn on Sunday night
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The 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival announces its lineup
Headliners Robyn, Haim, and the Isley Brothers are joined on the bill by the likes of Pusha T, Stereolab, and Mavis Staples.
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Garage rocker Mac Blackout hangs his cosmic caricatures at Ampersand’s first art show
Garage rocker Mac Blackout hangs his cosmic caricatures at Ampersand’s first art show, raunchy rapper Cupcakke hits an all-building party at Metro and Smart Bar, and more.
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Raunchy Chicago rapper Cupcakke goes all-in for body positivity on ‘Biggie Smalls’
Cupcakke’s first album of the year, the new Queen Elizabitch, demonstrates that her power extends beyond rapping about sex.
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Lollapalooza day two marked by angst, apathy—and one artist’s arrest
Metallica was masterful, Travi$ Scott was allegedly criminal, and much of the Saturday audience was indifferent.
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Iggy Azalea flips the script and goes pop
A controversial rapper finds an audience in the club.
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Why mixtapes don’t hit the charts
Billboard and the RIAA are ignoring mixtapes, which just happen to be outside music-industry control.
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Why you won’t see rap mixtapes on the charts
Billboard, the RIAA, and the big mixtape snub
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My Best of 2012 Spotify playlist—five hours of the year’s most pleasure-inducing music
Where else can you hear ZZ Top’s “I Gotsta Get Paid” and E-40’s “I’m Laced” in the same place?