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Inside Miles Davis’ Prince Obsession, As Detailed By Davis’ Family and...
When Miles Davis began recording new music again in 1981, it wasn’t too long before he recognized the future in a young funk rocker out of Minneapolis named Prince Rogers Nelson. “His shit was the most...
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25 Latter-Day Prince Songs That U Need in Your Life
Everybody who treasured Prince’s run of perfect albums in the 1980s knew that he’d have a hard time topping that decade’s output—and that group included the artist himself. On “Don’t Play Me,” a song...
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Breaking Down Beyoncé's Lemonade Samples
There are 3,105 words that constitute the credits for Beyoncé's surprise sixth album Lemonade, which debuted as an audio-visual film this past weekend accompanied by a Tidal-exclusive stream of the LP....
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Here’s Every Battle Prince Waged Against the Internet and the Music Industry
As the world mourns Prince, the industry also bids farewell to Prince, Inc.Prince Rogers Nelson’s moves within the music business were often as prophetic and mysterious as his art and public persona....
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5 Must-See Music Movies from the Tribeca Film Festival
Last week at the Tribeca Film Festival, music wasn’t just picking up the slack for limp scenes in need of an extra touch of drama—it was everywhere. The festival has upped its commitment to...
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Everything I Know About Sex I Learned from Prince
This is a story about how this girl introduced me to Prince and in turn, how Prince taught me how to have sex. When I was young, I met with him daily, and he repeated the same lessons to me—over and...
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Parquet Courts Worship Prince's Magic and Fred Durst's Shamelessness
Our interview series Icebreaker features artists talking about things—some strange, some amusing, some meaningful—that just might reveal their true selves. This edition stars Sean Yeaton of Parquet...
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What Will Happen to Prince's Estate? His Former Lawyer Has Some Ideas
On Tuesday, Prince's sister, Tyka Nelson, filed court documents saying the music icon died without leaving a will. The legal paperwork raised questions about the fate of Prince's estate, which includes...
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Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour: The Complete Breakdown of Her First Show
Beyoncé’s performances can sometimes feel a bit serious, with her structured, synchronized dancers and no-one-wakes-up-like-that style. But at the kick-off of her Formation World Tour last night at...
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The 20 Essential Post-Drake Toronto Tracks
At this point, it’s virtually impossible not to associate Drake with his city. On the cover of his new album, VIEWS (the album formerly known as Views from the 6), the rapper is Photoshopped sitting on...
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Drake’s Views From the 6: The Complete Timeline
Drake committed to Views From the 6 world-building early on, across multiple platforms. His perpetually forthcoming fourth studio album has become more of an ongoing perspective than a prospective...
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Drake’s VIEWS: The 5 Most Important Things to Know
The wait is finally over for Drake’s VIEWS, an album that has been teased for the better part of two years now. In an ending befitting its long, convoluted roll-out, VIEWS was inauspiciously released...
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Beyoncé, Warsan Shire, and the Love Affair Between Music and Poetry
The words of Warsan Shire—read aloud, listened to, sitting on pages almost too weak to stop them from reaching out and grabbing you—have always been special. She is a poet first and foremost,...
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The 9 Best Mixes of April 2016
This month's round-up of the best DJ mixes covers plenty of ground: hypnotic techno from a member of Studio OST, tarraxo-infused R&B from two members of Future Brown, Japanese hip-hop,...
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Reclamation Through a Microphone: Braids’ Raphaelle Standell-Preston on How...
What follows is a brave and powerful essay from Braids frontperson and songwriter Raphaelle Standell-Preston.I started crying the first time an interviewer asked me if “Miniskirt,” a song I wrote, was...
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The Beyoncé Lemonade Merch of Our Dreams, Realized
Beyoncé’s Lemonadecontains multitudes: It’s a journey through infidelity told from the perspective of the betrayed, a testament to the power of black womanhood, a post-genre experiment from pop’s most...
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"My Mad Fat Diary" Is Peak Britpop Revival, and Must-See TV
The goddess Britannia has been dead for the better part of a decade by the time we glimpse her reanimated corpse in Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s cult-classic comic book Phonogram: Rue Britannia....
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Decoding the Politics in Radiohead’s “Burn the Witch” Video
When Radiohead's "Burn the Witch"video surfaced earlier today, the UK press was quick to note its similarity to 1960s British children's television. The Evening Standard called the Chris...
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Kevin Morby Loves Fiona Apple and Feels Like James Bond
Our interview series Icebreaker features artists talking about things—some strange, some amusing, some meaningful—that just might reveal their true selves. This edition stars folk-rocker Kevin Morby,...
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Can the Church of John Coltrane Survive Gentrification?
On the surface, it seemed like business as usual at the April 24th service at Saint John Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church (more commonly known as the Coltrane Church), whose spiritual mission...
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