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Disrupting a celebrity may now be the ultimate concert souvenir. No pop star wants to be unsafe, but some are increasingly making themselves part of the crowd.
Category: Drake (Rapper)
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Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Barbie,’ Jason Aldean’s Culture War and Drake’s Tour
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Plus: Violent J in our 50 Rappers, 50 Stories project, new songs and new snacks.
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Popcast (Deluxe): Kim Petras’s New LP and Jennifer Lawrence’s Return
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Up for discussion this week: “The Idol” approaches its finale, the conclusion of Kesha and Dr. Luke’s legal battle and more.
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Popcast (Deluxe): A.I. Pop Stars and Luke Combs’s ‘Fast Car’
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Dissecting the recent wave of songs “by” Drake and others, plus your questions about band reunions, a rundown of new songs and more.
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‘The Blog Era’ Podcast Resurrects Rap Media History
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The new podcast from the brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal explores what made hip-hop blogs matter — and why they faded away.
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An AI Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World
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A track like “Heart on My Sleeve,” which went viral before being taken down by streaming services this week, may be a novelty for now. But the legal and creative questions it raises are here to stay.
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Drake Surprises With a Kim Kardashian Sample, and 11 More New Songs
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Hear tracks by Kaytraminé, Blondshell, Yaeji and others.
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Live Music Is Roaring Back. But Fans Are Reeling From Sticker Shock.
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Buying concert tickets has become a mess of high prices and surcharges, anxiety-inducing registrations and pervasive scalping as some of pop’s biggest acts hit the road again.
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Drake: Rap’s Biggest Fan
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Hip-hop can sometimes discourage rappers from openly embracing their heroes, but Drake wears his enthusiasms loudly and, this past week, literally.