Billboard and Twitter go halves on a baby.
Tag: On the charts
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Paramore against the trolls and psychopaths
“Ain’t It Fun” might be the cure for the Internet’s toxicity.
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Like it or not, 5 Seconds of Summer is rock’s future
Pop-punk boy band brings new fans to a fading genre
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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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The Hot 100 turns disturbingly wholesome
Kids movies and worship music are taking over the pop charts
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Christina Perri does Lana Del Rey
A copycat song highlights how Del Rey’s more than a pretty face.
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Sam Smith brings UK two-step back to the Hot 100
Disclosure’s “Latch” and Naughty Boy’s “La La La” revive a turn-of-the-millennium style.
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Young Thug weirds his way onto the Hot 100
“Stoner” brings the young rapper’s idiosyncratic style to the mainstream.
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The Chainsmokers’ paint-by-numbers virality
“#SELFIE” makes a thoroughly engineered attempt at memedom
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Tegan and Sara strike satirical pop gold
“Everything Is Awesome!!!” gives Canadian cult act their biggest hit