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Xav Trudeau Is Trying to Escape His Dad’s Shadow Through R&B

 It’s not so easy to launch a music career when you’re the son of Canada’s former prime minister. By Hershal Pandya
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Taylor Swift Isn’t Uncomfortable With Your Feedback

 Accepting her Songwriters Hall of Fame honor, she discussed the importance of “fair and unfair” criticisms, becoming “less annoying,” and Yellowstone. By Devon Ivie
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Every Official World Cup Song, Ranked

 Just like the action on the field, the quality is wildly inconsistent. By Jon O'Brien
  1. theater kids
    So Olivia Rodrigo Wrote a MusicalBroadway producers are probably salivating over You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. my single is dropping
    Olivia Rodrigo Wrote a Really Smart ‘Stupid Song’She dives full bore into the delirium of a too-strong crush.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. vulture sports!
    Shakira and Burna Boy Kick Off the World Cup“Dai Dai” has made it to Mexico.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  4. knicks in 5
    Taylor Swift Attends Game 4 at Her Reported Wedding VenueThe time has come again to read too much into the shirt Taylor Swift is wearing.
    By Bethy Squires
  5. table wars
    Alessia Cara Creatively Solves NPR Tiny Desk RejectionsShe made her own desk.
    By Jason P. Frank
  6. god! it’s nice out here
    Unlike Some People, Elvis Costello Didn’t Feel Like Suing Olivia Rodrigo“That’s too silly to talk about.”
    By Devon Ivie
  7. superlatives
    Paul Stanley on Kiss’s Best and Most Vindicating Music“Honestly, we were not dealing with high art. We were writing musical food for the masses, but that doesn’t mean it’s disposable.”
    By Devon Ivie
  8. movie review
    Questlove’s Earth, Wind & Fire Doc Is a Must-seeHe captures what made Maurice White both innovative and self-sabotaging.
    By Craig Jenkins
  9. relatability news
    Gracie Abrams Says Paul Mescal Is Now Better at Guitar Than She IsBlame the Beatles.
    By Jason P. Frank
  10. the t in egot
    ‘Gitchie Gitchie Laurie Metcalf Unlocked Everything’The maestros behind P!nk’s name-checking, Moulin Rouge!–inspired Tonys opening number reveal how they pulled it all off.
    By Devon Ivie
  11. theater kids
    P!nk Should Probably Just Host the Tonys Every Year Now“Gitchie gitchie Lesley Manville.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  12. tick tock tick tock
    Waiting for MadonnaThe Tribeca Film Festival premiere of her Confessions II — The Film was full of surprises … that we got to see once she finally arrived.
    By Tom Smyth
  13. my collab is dropping
    Olivia Rodrigo Found the Cure, and It’s a Collab With Robert SmithShe surprised Primavera Sound with a set and performance with Smith.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  14. vulture sports!
    Everyone’s Performing at the FIFA World CupFormer astronaut Katy Perry is helping kick off the party.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  15. summer game fest
    Tupac Shakur’s Estate Let Him Be in a Yakuza Video GameFirst a hologram, now an NPC.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  16. tayvis wedding
    Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Getting Married at Madison Square Garden?We know she’s been there before.
    By Bethy Squires
  17. tayvis wedding
    Taylor Swift Is Not Getting Married in BushwickBut “the middle of Manhattan” keeps a lot of options on the table.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  18. scene report
    What I Remember From Phoebe Bridgers’s Phoneless MSG ShowBridgers’s New York concert banned phones, pens, and paper. It ruled.
    By Jason P. Frank
  19. vulture politics
    Trump Replaces Freedom 250 Concerts With HimselfAnd a bit of opera, of course, for good measure.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  20. yeehaw
    Taylor Swift Writes Jessie’s Heartbreak Redemption“I Knew It, I Knew You” heals a wound for Jessie.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  21. friendship wins
    Olivia Rodrigo Wouldn’t Mind Working With Sabrina Carpenter“I’m open to all types of collaboration.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  22. here we go again
    Role Model’s New Persona Is Basically Forrest Gump“I feel he was always in the background of photos with Michael Jackson for some reason, but also weirdly knows Olivia Rodrigo.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  23. album review
    Paul McCartney Is Back Outside and on FireHis new album feels like a Beatles prequel — and it’s his best work since the 2000s.
    By Craig Jenkins
  24. quality time
    What Kurt Vile Watches (and Listens to) With His DaughtersThe only times they’ve seen him cry was when Hank Williams died in Ken Burns’s Country Music and when Bing Bong died in Inside Out.
    By Kurt Vile
    As told to Marah Eakin
  25. encounter
    ‘I Have an Advantage Over Verdi. He’s Dead.’Sting resuscitates his critically divisive Broadway musical at the Met Opera.
    By Devon Ivie
  26. vulture sports
    The NBA Wants That L to the OGSuccession composer Nicholas Britell is creating a new musical identity for the NBA.
    By Jason P. Frank
  27. reflections
    A$AP Rocky Says Shooting ‘Took Away a Lot of Peace and Happiness’A woman shot at their house while Rihanna was inside.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  28. thorn in his pride
    Who Goes to a Black Crowes Concert and Chants ‘U.S.A.’?Chris Robinson offered a verbal missive to fans at a recent concert: “We most assuredly are not fucking ignorant.”
    By Devon Ivie
  29. tay story
    Taylor Swift Couldn’t Wait to Write a Song for Toy Story 5“I’ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  30. jump scare
    Ariana Grande Probably Loved BarbarianThe music video for her song “Hate That I Made You Love Me” stars Justin Long.
    By Jason P. Frank
  31. love is radical optimism
    Dua Lipa and Callum Turner Had a Town Hall WeddingBut they’re planning a bigger ceremony in Italy later this year.
    By Bethy Squires
  32. buzzy rumors
    Is Taylor Swift Toy Story 5’s Mysterious TS?A billboard, a few Easter Eggs, and a dream.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  33. song review
    Ariana Grande’s New Single Is One of Her Worst“Hate That I Made You Love Me” could’ve been an interesting fan diss track, instead it comes off more like a sleepy shrug.
    By Craig Jenkins
  34. sorry not sorry
    Ariana Grande Seems Unhappy in Her New SingleWho does she hate?
    By Jason P. Frank
  35. vulture politics
    Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Freedom 250 Concert Series?Martina McBride and Bret Michaels are both out.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. celeb beefs
    Scooter Braun on Taylor Swift: I Don’t Know Her“I think I’ve met her in my life three times.”
    By Bethy Squires
  37. quality time
    What Mandy Moore Watches (and Listens to) With Her KidsThey make sure to let everyone in the car know which musicians are dead.
    By Mandy Moore
    As told to Marah Eakin
  38. on that note
    The Actors Who Moonlight As Rock StarsMichael Shannon and Hank Azaria are among those hitting the road to celebrate their musical heroes. It’s unprofitable, but it doesn’t matter to them.
    By Devon Ivie
  39. fashion police
    Olivia Rodrigo Gives the Baby-Doll Dress Discourse a Righteous Eye Roll“It shows how we normalize pedophilia.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  40. america’s birthday
    Morris Day Doesn’t Have the Time for Freedom 250 Concert“It’s A No For Me😎”
    By Bethy Squires
  41. listen up
    It’s Joan Baez, Babe, and She’s Got a Bone to Pick With the Pop GirlsWhy do they refuse to denounce what’s going on in our country? “Because they’re already richer than God.”
    By Devon Ivie
  42. awards season
    The AMAs Were All About BTSThe K-pop group was joined in the winners circle by two of Taylor Swift’s favorite children: Sabrina Carpenter and Sombr.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  43. rip
    Sonny Rollins, the Saxophone Colossus, Dead at 95He died in his home in Woodstock, New York.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  44. who charted
    Drake’s Album Dump Broke a Billboard RecordHe’s the first artist to have the number 1, 2, and 3 slot on the Billboard Albums Chart.
    By Bethy Squires
  45. my single is dropping
    Love Island’s Huda Mustafa Is Newly Single for her New SingleShe and Louis Russell have parted ways.
    By Bethy Squires
  46. the law
    Britney Spears Claims her Mother Once Killed a Cyclist in DUI Arrest Video“My mom actually killed a man on a bike,” Spears says in her DUI arrest video.
    By Bethy Squires
  47. the book of genesis
    Take This Phil Collins Update at Face ValueHe won’t be well enough to perform at his Rock Hall induction.
    By Devon Ivie
  48. twinkle twinkle little star
    Some Starships Were Not Meant to FlyNicki Minaj attended SpaceX’s Starship rocket launch, which was then postponed.
    By Jason P. Frank
  49. my single is dropping
    Olivia Rodrigo Is Sad AgainOn her new song “The Cure,” her relationship isn’t fixing the emotional “toxins” in her bloodstream.
    By Jason P. Frank
  50. fashion baby
    Charli XCX Meets the RunwayShe’s bringing rock music to “SS26.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
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