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The MTV Music Video Awards have given us countless iconic moments over the years, and anticipation is high as this year’s show looms. The VMAs return to New York City in 2021 and, after staging last year’s event across various locations to promote social distancing, the 2021 VMAs are back in one centralized spot. Over the
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If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power debuted atop the Billboard Album charts this week. Halsey’s newest album, her third to top the charts, sold 70,500 copies to easily beat the rest of the competition. Halsey’s chart-topping powerhouse was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and received critical acclaim. The first single “I
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Reggae’s modern stars would likely be called too experimental to have run with a lot of the preceding generation of leading players, but that said, there’s something really special about what’s going on in the genre right now, and artists like the independent Robert Minott are the reason why. Instead of leaning in on a
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There’s a certain pressure with a live album. Music like any strong art form is built on illusion. A magic trick of expression and convincing your listener that they’re on the same page as the singer and narrator. Live albums separated from the concert experiences often seek to remove the artificial and encompass the soul.
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It’s not easy getting a decent screen­shot of Sarah Harding‘s epic ‘walking Primrose’ line from The Promise’s video. Back in 2008 a 480p pop video seemed like the height of digital wonder, but at some point between then and now things moved on. Those small things change slowly. But life, as we know, moves fast.
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Drake served a slice of ’90s nostalgia on one of the songs that made the tracklist for his album Certified Lover Boy. The “One Dance” rapper sampled a cover of Christopher Cross’ hit “Sailing” recorded by *NSYNC. The boyband’s cover originally landed on their self-titled debut album in 1997, and the deep cut makes a modern-day
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Over the last 18 months, while Elton John was supposed to be on his farewell tour, the iconic performer was instead stuck in lockdown. During that time he continued to write new music, which has now resulted in a brand new album titled The Lockdown Sessions. Some of the tracks that will be featured on
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If there’s one thing worth bringing Popjustice out of semi-hiatus for it’s the long-awaited return of an iconic, platinum-selling four-piece pop jug­ger­naut whose acronymised name alone can reduce grown adults to tears. But enough about JLS, whose new single is out today, and let’s talk ABBA. Specifically, let’s say: Of the two new songs, Don’t
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On Wednesday, Alicia Keys took to Instagram to tease her fans about new music. The artist shared a profile image of herself on the social media site wearing bamboo hoops with the word “queen.” The stunning shot was captioned “New music. Timeless vibes. #LALA 9/9.” Fans of Keys may have already gotten a preview of
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Sweden is often considered the top exporter of fine pop music — and for good reason. After all, the country has given us some of the best, most prolific pop acts and producers: think Robyn, Max Martin, Avicii, Tove Lo, Ace of Base and ABBA, to name just a few. Whether in terms of actual
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Lizzo sent the Twittersphere into a tailspin this past weekend when she unveiled her royal family of pop music. The “Rumors” singer interrupted our regularly scheduled scrolling to proclaim Usher the undisputed King of R&B. That crowning caused a slight uproar, but it was nothing like what followed when she turned to pop music. According
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Singer/songwriter Ryan Cassata has just released his highly anticipated new single “Guard Rail” to critical acclaim. Ryan Cassata (he/him) is an award-winning singer-songwriter, actor, performer, writer, LGBTQ activist and motivational speaker based in Los Angeles.  With over 600 performances nationwide and internationally and seven original and critically-acclaimed musical albums, Ryan is proud to be recognized
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