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In the album, Swift claims that she can use heartbreak as a stimulus for creativity, rather than allow it to dictate her everyday life.
In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps narrow – repertoire of musical knowledge.
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.
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.
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.
Bow and Swift have shared unrelenting scrutiny, overshadowing their hard work and success.
In 1993, Joel sang, ‘These are the last words I have to say.’ What changed?
Men in the 1700s penned vehement letters about the way women dressed, slut-shaming them as “cork-rumped devils”.
Delta’s music defined the lives of teenage girls like me – but she is still waiting to join the hall of fame.
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?
For Buffett, escapism was not merely some fiddling flight of fancy. It acknowledged the brutalities and indignities of everyday life.
Media outlets increasingly construct narratives about collective reality based on what’s happening on social media.
During the only major performance she gave in her home country, Gilberto was booed.
In social media posts during the pandemic, fans posit their idols as loyal to the nation, the people and the party state.
The legendary singer has died at 83. Her performance practice exemplified fierce hard work.
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 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?
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.
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.
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Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Associate professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in the Sociology of Gender, Macquarie University
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Music, Penn State
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Piano Performance Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Adjunct Lecturer of American Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Cultural Studies, Director, Graduate Program in Gender Studies and Feminist Research, McMaster University
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Casual lecturer, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in American Literature, University of Leeds
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Lecturer in Popular Music Studies, University of Leeds
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Director, Institute for Popular Music, University of Rochester
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Senior Lecturer in Commercial Music Performance, University of Westminster
