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Music Journalism 

Dear Pop Star: It Is Time to Decide Which Side You Are On

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Ed Sheeran, Metallica, Music Journalism, Otherness, Rock 'n' Roll, Shania Twain, Stevie Nicks, Taylor Swift, Zooey Zephyr

Half of America wants to break the Butterfly of Otherness on the rack; what are you going to do about it? 

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Music Journalism 

Only You Can Bring Down Ticketmaster

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Tim Sommer 2 Comments Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Concerts, Neu!, Taylor Swift, Ticketbastard, Ticketmaster, tickets

Or, why will your favorite pop star always disappoint you and democracy?

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Music Journalism 

Live Nation / Ticketmaster Beats Antitrust Lawsuit

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments court, Judge Danny J. Boggs, Live Nation, Ninth Circuit, Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour, Ticketmaster, United States, United States Court of Appeals

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decides fans forfeit right to sue because they purchased tickets

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Records 

The Rock & Roll Globe Top 30 Albums of 2022

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 1 Comment $ilkmoney, Alvvays, April March, Beyonce, Billy Woods, Black Star, Black Thought, Cave In, Danger Mouse, Eddie Vedder, Freedy Johnston, Harry Styles, Horace Andy, Kendrick Lamar, Little Simz, Midnight Oil, Pusha T, Robyn Hitchcock, Rosalia, Ry Cooder, Sloan, Spiritualized, Sudan Archives, SZA, Taj Mahal, Taylor Swift, The Beths, The Smile, Urge Overkill, Wet Leg, Weyes Blood

Amidst a sea of key releases, what made this year’s list?

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Music Journalism 

Best Music Journalism of 2022

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Jason Gross 0 Comments Arhoolie Records, Ashanti Mutinta, Bob Dylan, Chris Strachwitz, Conde Nast, Consequence of Sound, Creem, David Letterman, Ed Sheeran, Entertainment Weekly, Motörhead, Music Journalism, Noisey, Sleng Teng, Taylor Swift, Uproxx, Vice, Warren Zevon

Looking back on the 24 best stories beyond our pages

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Music Journalism 

Nobody Does It Better: Why Carly Simon Belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

February 21, 2022April 3, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 2 Comments Adam Sandler, Anita Baker, Carly Simon, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Natalie Maines, Radiohead, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Taylor Swift, The Chicks, Tori Amos, You're So Vain

Despite stiff competition from all over the music map, we’re not too vain to believe she’s a shoo-in for the 2022 class

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Music Journalism 

Rock & Roll Globe’s 40 Best Albums of 2021 

December 30, 2021January 1, 2022 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments 2021, Aimee Mann, Armand Hammer, Billie Eilish, Burnt Sugar, Converge, Duran Duran, Four Tet, Garbage, Halsey., Juliana Hatfield, L'Rain, Little Simz, Mach-Hommy, Madlib, Olivia Rodrigo, SAULT, Taylor Swift, The Alchemist, The Armed, Weezer

Aggression takes center stage as a means of coping with the second dumpster fire of a year

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Pop 

ALBUMS: Taylor’s Deeper Shade Of Red

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2011, 2021, Chris Stapleton, Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Jake Gyllenhaal, Max Martin, Red, Red (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift

Reimagined and revived, Swift breathes new life into her magnum opus

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Country and/or Western Pop Power Pop 

Kalie Shorr on Making the Country Record of 2021 (Except It’s Not Country)

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Amy, Butch Walker, Carly Rae Jepsen, Dua Lipa, I Got Here By Accident, Kacey Musgraves, Kalie Shorr, Love Child, Margo Price, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE, Taylor Swift

Country’s brightest new voice discusses her first rock record, her love of Liz Phair, and why country singers deal with so much drama

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Indie Rock North Americana 

Phoebe Bridgers To Release Latest EP on Vinyl

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alabama Shakes, Antony & The Johnsons, Bon Iver, Copycat Killer, Dead Oceans, EP, FKA Twigs, Moses Sumney, Paul Simon, Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher, Regina Spektor, Rob Moose, Taylor Swift, The Killers

The anticipated physical edition of Copycat Killer comes out on May 14th via Dead Oceans

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Punk 

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: The Damned Finally Get the Greatest Hits Album They Deserve

December 3, 2019December 19, 2019 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Black is the Night, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Hall and Oates, Pink Floyd, Punk, Radiohead, Strawberries, Suicide, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Black Album, The Damned, Wire

A celebration of the Captain and Co.’s essential two-disc anthology Black Is The Night

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Pop 

Ed Sheeran Crushes MetLife Stadium with Red-Headed Awesomeness

September 28, 2018October 4, 2018 Karen Kurson 4 Comments Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift

Divide Tour stops in NYC to electrify passionate fans

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