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Music industry
Music industry news and analysis from The Nation
November 2, 2016
Atlanta ’s surreal comedy and steady stream of reality checks.
October 3, 2016
Popular music still works as a place where young people can try out notions that challenge ideas dear to their parents.
August 9, 2016
To what extent can Kanye West continue to foreground the commercial components that make his art possible before we no longer consider him an artist at all?
July 29, 2016
It’s unclear what the Clinton campaign thought they could gain by association with Katy Perry on the DNC’s biggest night.
July 20, 2016
Stacy Sullivan’s jazz tribute elevates the unknown troubadour back to his rightful place among the glittered gods of ’70s pop-rock.
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June 3, 2016
Henry Threadgill’s improvisations are adventurous, though never at the expense of human feeling.
May 9, 2016
Is it possible that the most hyped pop performer of our era could also be avant-garde?
May 6, 2016
Why did the movie Purple Rain want or perhaps need to produce and reprise a particular fantasy of interraciality?
May 2, 2016
Despite his laconic demeanor, lowered expectations, and swag-proof wardrobe, the singer has still managed to create a platinum-selling album.
April 22, 2016
The artist was a creative force who seemed constitutionally incapable of not making music.
