The ‘Discover Playlist’ is the Only Part of Your Streaming Service That is Actually Helpful for the Artist

Before the Internet, music lovers discovered new music by listening to the radio, spending hours at record stores, borrowing their friends’ CDs, or scouring local libraries for free downloadable MP3s. Because of this bottlenecked distribution, the music industry was completely gatekept for decades, with labels buying up radio stations, studios, event spaces, and retail booths …
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‘This is what listening to Lily Allen’s new album feels like:’ Posts that spill the tea only West End Girls will understand

There is a difference between talking about someone else’s drama behind their back when they confided to you in confidence about it and talking about the drama of another person who is exclaiming it to anyone who will listen like an old timey news boy screaming «extra extra, read all about it!» The first one …
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Is the Internet a Young Person’s Game or Do You Know Who Sombr and ROLE MODEL Are?

It hurts to grow up. It hurts even more to grow up online, where it feels like you’ve turned into a «chopped unc» before you could even figure out what a «chopped unc» is. (Quick refresher: chopped equals undesirable. Unc is short for uncle, which means old.) And nothing makes you feel older than a …
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Lily Allen’s Newest Album has Joined the Likes of Charli xcx, Lorde, and Kesha as Another Party Girl Turned Beautifully Vulnerable Artist

Lily Allen’s newest album, West End Girl, recently debuted last week, and everyone’s talking about it. Allen, who is most known for her upbeat, no-nonsense image, uses her newest record to emotionally converse with the public about her separation from Stranger Things actor David Harbour, which occurred earlier this year. Allen and Harbour developed a …
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25-year-old woman calls out boyfriend for showing her online criticism of Taylor Swift’s new album: ‘She told me I’d ruined the album and Taylor Swift for her’

Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a Swiftie. I wasn’t for a long time, and then she won me over with folklore and evermore. I can’t help it that I enjoy excellent lyricism and songwriting. Sorry! And I feel the need to say «sorry» about it because of the reputation (no pun intended) of her most …
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The Best Music Memes of the Week (October 21, 2025)

Everyone likes music, right? I am known to roll my eyes at people who list «music» as one of their interests. All I can think when someone says music is their favorite thing is, «Yeah, bro, everyone likes music.» However, some people like music a lot more than others. I’m talking about the CD-heads working …
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Woman ices out friend for not supporting her «AI music career,» friend refuses to engage: ‘She’s using plagiarized slop and pushing it off as something real’

Part of being a good friend is supporting their artistic endeavors, but does «making» AI music count as an artistic endeavor?  We’ve all been in the position where we’ve had to swallow our pride and go to a friend’s a cappella concert we really didn’t want to. That is, if you’re anything like me. Supporting …
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‘This has already ruined the tour’: How concerts are now cringy circus shows rather than celebrations of music

Everyone remembers their first ever concert. Mine was OneRepublic. I was 15 years old, completely obsessed with Ryan Tedder, and had CDs of all their albums. My sister and I bought the best tickets we could afford—almost $60, if you can believe it—right in front of the stage. We memorized the lyrics to every song …
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25+ Song Lyric Memes for All the Pringle Ladies

Have you ever misheard a song lyric and then proceeded to sing it that way for decades? I think it’s a universal experience for anyone who listens to music. Sometimes I think it’s one thing, and then I look it up to find that it’s another, and it kind of ruins the song for me. …
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23 Concert Memes You Can Laugh at From Balcony Seats

When’s the last time you’ve been to a concert? Were you in general admission, feet hurting, legs quivering, anxiously awaiting the headliner as you tried not to fall asleep during the opener? We’ve all been there. That’s the concert life. Bouncing from concert venue to concert venue is a sport, especially in this day and …
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