Lauren Boisvert lives in Nashville, TN, where she also writes about music on the blog Lauren is Listening. She is in the top 0.001% of Arctic Monkeys listeners, and wants to remind everyone that Chumbawamba is and always will be anarcho-punk.
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Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM Kacey Musgraves Has Big, Sparkly Balls, and This Fellow Country Star Doesn’t Like It (Yes, It’s a Man)
John Rich doesn’t like Kacey Musgraves’ giant disco balls, while praising Ella Langley for *checks notes* not having a ballsack in her stage design.
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Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images 3 Pop Stars That Disappeared After One Perfect Album (And Where They Are Today)
These pop stars released their debut albums before effectively disappearing, leaving old fans brokenhearted and later fans in for some bad news.
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Photo by Janet Fries/Getty Images Madonna, Olivia Rodrigo, Carole King, and More Honor Gloria Steinem Following Her Death at 92
Gloria Steinem spent a lifetime impacting women everywhere, from everyday feminists to activists in the arts, music, and entertainment worlds.
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Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET After 3-Year Hiatus, Soul Train Awards Come Home to Chicago, Cast Wider Broadcast Net
BET’s Soul Train Awards are returning after a three-year hiatus, hosted in Chicago, where its namesake music series was born in 1971.
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Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Speculative Coachella 2027 Lineup Stacked With Potential, Plus an Alleged Headliner Refusal
Coachella 2027 rumors are already flying, with two headliners shortlisted and several others vying for the final headlining slot.
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Photo by Alison Braun/Getty Images 3 Grunge Songs That Were Ahead of Their Time
Before the Sub Pop Seattle sound solidified in the 90s, a lot of early grunge was way ahead of its time.
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Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns I’ve Heard This Smashing Pumpkins Album a Million Times, but It’s Never Sounded Quite As Good As This
Billy Corgan, backed by a 60-piece orchestra, performed Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in a two-act concert on the 30th anniversary tour.
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Photo by Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images 16 Years Ago Today, the World Lost a 1970s Rock Star in a Shocking Freak Accident
Mike Edwards was a classically trained cellist, but he brought eccentricity and experimentation to ELO stage shows that captured fans.
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Photo by Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images 3 Women in Pop Music Who Deserved More Recognition for Their Contributions to the Genre
These three women have had an undeniable influence on pop music, but they don’t always get the recognition they deserve.
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Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage Beloved Las Vegas Alt-Metal Festival Is Returning for 25th Anniversary After Abrupt Decade-Long Hiatus
Over 25 years, Extreme Thing became a pillar of the Las Vegas alternative scene, until its abrupt ending in 2016.
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Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage TikTok’s 2026 Song of the Summer Is a 2010 Throwback That Will Make Millennials Cringe
TikTok users took it back to 2010, despite all the begging and pleading not to, and made a Katy Perry hit the Song of the Summer.
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Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images Alanis Morissette Sues Ex-Tour Manager, Claims She Threatened to Frame Her for Drug Trafficking
Alanis Morissette is suing her 2025 tour manager for extortion and fraud after she threatened to frame her for drug trafficking.