Listening to music from a device creates a protective bubble that can counteract a lack of personal space at school or home.
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In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps narrow – repertoire of musical knowledge.
Taylor Swift, flanked by security guards and Donna Kelce, mother of her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, appears at the Super Bowl in February 2024.
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A college junior who has gained a following by sharing high-profile people’s private flight information says that he is sharing public information. Others, like Taylor Swift, say that he is stalking.
Conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro speaks at the 2018 Politicon in Los Angeles.
Since its birth 50 years ago, hip-hop music has embraced artists of every race and ethnic background. An avowed hip-hop hater might be a step too far.
Wax figures of the Beatles in Madame Tussauds Berlin represent the pop stars in their youth — the two surviving members, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, are in their 80s.
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Artificial intelligence helped produce the Beatles’ 2023 hit “Now and Then.” But despite the sophisticated technology, the song reveals our obsession with the past and our anxieties about the future.
Taylor Swift and Clara Bow.
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Bow and Swift have shared unrelenting scrutiny, overshadowing their hard work and success.
Joel performs at New York City’s Madison Square Garden in 2015.
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In 1993, Joel sang, ‘These are the last words I have to say.’ What changed?
Taylor Swift performing her Eras tour.
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Men in the 1700s penned vehement letters about the way women dressed, slut-shaming them as “cork-rumped devils”.
Delta Goodrem at the 2003 ARIA awards.
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Delta’s music defined the lives of teenage girls like me – but she is still waiting to join the hall of fame.
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Taylor Swift is maybe the biggest pop star in the world right now - but how did she get so famous, and how does she remain relevant to a younger audience?
Buffett’s first hit, ‘Come Monday,’ was written when the artist was deeply depressed and suicidal.
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For Buffett, escapism was not merely some fiddling flight of fancy. It acknowledged the brutalities and indignities of everyday life.
Swift performs at Gillette Stadium on May 19, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass., during her Eras Tour.
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Media outlets increasingly construct narratives about collective reality based on what’s happening on social media.
Astrud Gilberto backstage at New York City’s Birdland Jazz Club in 1964.
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During the only major performance she gave in her home country, Gilberto was booed.
Chinese boy band TFBoys performing in Nanjing City.
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In social media posts during the pandemic, fans posit their idols as loyal to the nation, the people and the party state.
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The legendary singer has died at 83. Her performance practice exemplified fierce hard work.
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Sweden’s Loreen is now the second person to win Eurovision twice, the first woman to win twice, and the first LGBTQIA+ artist to win twice.
The Eurovision Song Contest stage.
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The UK has now chalked up a record 16 second place finishes. But what would it take to go one better and win the whole thing?
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A US court has ruled Ed Sheeran isn’t guilty of plagiarism. The ruling supports the rights of musical artists to build from the artists who came before them.
Teya and Salena.
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When Teya and Salena take to the Eurovision stage next week, their song may be new, but their story of ghostly authorship and spirit possession comes straight from Poe’s work.
The 2013 David Bowie Is exhibition at the V&A, in London.
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The artist’s fabled archive spans his entire career, showcasing his playful curiosity, his need for beauty and his respect for style.
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Listening to unfamiliar music can expand your horizons, create new memory bonds and offer fresh pleasures.