The New York Times – Music:
Hear tracks by Selena Gomez, Al Green, L’Rain and others.
Category: Country Music
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Popcast (Deluxe): A Shocking No. 1 Hit and Addison Rae’s New EP
The New York Times – Music:
The rapid rise of Oliver Anthony Music’s “Rich Men North of Richmond,” plus: the playful pop of the TikTok star Addison Rae.
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Viral Hit ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Debuts at No. 1
The New York Times – Music:
Oliver Anthony Music’s song expressing frustration over working-class struggles shot to the top of the Billboard chart after a wave of support from conservative commentators.
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Popcast (Deluxe): Is There Such a Thing as the Song of the Summer?
The New York Times – Music:
Tracks by Morgan Wallen, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and more have dominated this summer — or at least attempted to.
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‘Fast Car’ and 5 More Cross-Generational Covers
The New York Times – Music:
With Luke Combs’s version of Tracy Chapman’s hit at No. 2 on the Hot 100, revisit the origins of Björk, the Clash and Nirvana songs.
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Travis Scott’s ‘Utopia’ Debuts at No. 1
The New York Times – Music:
The rapper’s “Utopia,” his first album since his Astroworld Festival in Houston turned tragic in 2021, opens with the equivalent of 496,000 sales in the United States.
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Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Hits No. 1
The New York Times – Music:
The country star’s song, now a culture war battleground, is his first all-genre chart topper. The K-pop group NewJeans’ new album edged out the “Barbie” soundtrack on the Billboard 200.