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The Reality Singing Competition Diva Arms Race: Why Search For A Superstar When You Already Have One?

August 27th, 2012 | by Hunter Schwarz

What began as a search for the next superstar has become a platform for music industry veterans to relaunch or burnish their careers

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Copyedit Your Song Titles, Maybe: A History of the Comma In No. 1 Pop Songs

June 25th, 2012 | by Hunter Schwarz

So maybe summer hits don’t require correct grammar, but in Carly Rae Jepsen’s case, it just seems like comma usage isn’t something they teach in Canada. History may hold some clues

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Lady Gaga Makes Her Return To A Vastly Altered Pop Landscape

May 2nd, 2012 | by Hunter Schwarz

Remember Lady Gaga? Yes, the pop star in the meat dress. Remember when it seemed like she would never go away? Well, she did. For six months. But now she's back to take on what pop has become

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How Expectations Cripple Madonna’s Reelection Campaign for Queen of Pop

March 27th, 2012 | by Hunter Schwarz

Despite Madonna’s support of Obama, she seems to have not learned one of the most important lessons from his campaign: expectations can be your biggest enemy

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“We Are Young” Reaches No. 1: Does A New Blockbuster Smash Mean Rock Is Back?

March 13th, 2012 | by Hunter Schwarz

This week fun. becomes the first rock band in more than a decade to take their debut charting single to the top off the Billboard Hot

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The Evolution of Hip Hop & Indie Rap

November 21st, 2011 | by Hunter Schwarz

In the ‘00s, hip-hop exerted a powerful influence over the rest of popular music. Things have changed, however, and hip-hop is now the one taking the cues — most notably from indie rock