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Peso Pluma, Mexico’s Breakout Music Star, Finds New Spotlights

Backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards last month, at the Prudential Center in Newark, the out-of-nowhere Mexican superstar Peso…

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The Legend of Gram Parsons, in 12 Songs

A half-century after his death, listen to some of the singer-songwriter’s most soulful signature tunes, and some tributes and covers…

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Becky G’s Revenge Fantasy, and 11 More New Songs

Hear tracks by PinkPantheress, the Rolling Stones featuring Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga, and others.

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Japan’s Enduring ‘Sound of Summer’

Created 75 years ago for the country’s prestigious high school baseball tournament, Yuji Koseki’s “The Crown Will Shine on You”…

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Sean Paul Is Still Busy

The song is a giddy exaltation of oscillating hips in full swing, of beautiful backsides and the beautiful forms they…

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Japan’s Enduring ‘Sound of Summer’

Created 75 years ago for the country’s prestigious high school baseball tournament, Yuji Koseki’s “The Crown Will Shine on You”…

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Why Nina Simone Was Always Ahead of Her Time

A recently unearthed live version of “Blues for Mama,” written by Simone and Abbey Lincoln in the 1960s, took on…

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An Exclamatory Playlist!

Wham! Neu! “Oh! Darling” and more artists and songs that make a statement.

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How the Indigo Girls Brought Barbie ‘Closer to Fine’

A 1989 song about soul searching has maintained cultural relevance for three decades, but the band has also long been…

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7 New Songs You Should Hear Now

Listen to tracks by Palehound, Sampha, the Armed and more.

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