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Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton’s First Global Star, Steps Aside
Plunge into the recesses of YouTube, and you’ll find a video of Daddy Yankee performing live in his late teens,…
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Lil Durk and Ghost Shake Up the Billboard Chart
After eight straight weeks leading the Billboard album chart — and nine at the top overall — the “Encanto” soundtrack…
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Jenny Hval Makes Ideas Sing
For many artists, self-consciousness is almost an enemy: a barrier against free-flowing inspiration, a choke point for creativity. But the…
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Black Country, New Road’s Perilous Triumph
On Jan. 31, four days before the British band Black Country, New Road released its second album, “Ants From Up…
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Kamasi Washington Blasts Into a Fresh Era, and 13 More New Songs
Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs and videos.…
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Aoife O’Donovan’s Songs Poured Out When Touring Shut Down
“I still, to this day, don’t even really think of myself as a songwriter,” Aoife O’Donovan said in a video…
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The Endless Pop Shimmers of the Weeknd
There’s not a moment to breathe on the new album by the Weeknd, “Dawn FM” — no spaces for resolution…
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5 Classical Music Albums to Hear Right Now
Liza Lim: ‘Singing in Tongues’ Elision Ensemble (Huddersfield Contemporary Records) Over the last decade, the reputation of the Australian ...
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‘Christmas on Death Row’ and a Stormy Season for a Storied Rap Label
“Christmas on Death Row” broke the streak. Starting with Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic” in 1992, every album released by Death…
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Alicia Keys, on and Off the Digital Grid
“Keys,” Alicia Keys’s new album, is a high-concept experiment, the kind of self-conscious, introspective project that has been emerging during…
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