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Spotify Survived 2025 Despite Boycotts and its Big Bet on AI

Spotify Survived 2025 Despite Boycotts and its Big Bet on AI

Artists protested, AI flooded the ecosystem, and users bristled at the changes. Spotify made it through 2025 anyway, maintaining its…

December 4, 2025

The State of Rap Beef in the Music Biz

After a year full of hip-hop rivalries, are they the key to marketing music, or do they run the risk…

November 27, 2025

Oasis’ Reunion Tour Was All About the Joy of Positive Masculinity

This year’s wildly successful shows marked a moment of reconciliation for the Gallagher brothers — and brought out the best…

November 25, 2025

After Four Decades of Friendship, I Got to Say Goodbye to Ozzy at His Farewell Gig

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, Ozzy and Me, Stephen Rea goes backstage at Back to the Beginning…

November 12, 2025

This Year’s Biggest Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Lorde, the Weeknd, Benson Boone

Some big stars were shut out of the nominations for the 2026 awards show, but there were also reasons to…

November 8, 2025

Why Khruangbin Re-Recorded Their Debut Album, 10 Years After Its Release

The psych-rock trio discusses The Universe Smiles Upon You ii, released 10 years to the day since the original

November 7, 2025

The Best Surprise Concert Guests of Summer 2025

If you’re a pop star with a big show, why not make it even bigger by bringing out one of…

August 7, 2025

Eddie Palmieri, Visionary Pianist and Salsa Experimentalist, Dead at 88

Latin music giant, known for pioneering styles of salsa and Latin jazz, created one of the most monumental tropical music…

August 7, 2025

My Toxic Friendship With ChatGPT

I started using it for help with cover letters — but the AI chatbot soon took over my emotional life

July 30, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne’s Wildest, Most Outrageous, and Most Beloved Pop Culture Moments

Ant snorting, dove biting, and bat chomping, too — here's how the Prince of Darkness left an indelible mark on…

July 24, 2025