Has pop reached peak Jack Antonoff?
From the music of Taylor Swift to Lorde, the producer’s sound is inescapable – and too much of even a…
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On Midnights, Taylor Swift sounds more herself than ever
This intimate, shimmering record has all Swift’s hallmarks, alongside introspective, self-flagellating lyrics.
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Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing “takes advantage” of music fans
Coldplay, Harry Styles and Bruce Springsteen have profited from ticket prices that rise with demand to many times more than…
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Corporate culture is ruining live music
The rise of tiered ticketing, VIP packages and cordoned-off areas is destroying concerts. Just look at the Rolling Stones.
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Insult Taylor Swift at your peril: Damon Albarn looks sexist and out of touch
Damon Albarn is not the first man in music to undermine Taylor Swift. And he’s not the first to regret…
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The best albums of 2021
New Statesman staff choose their favourite records of the year.
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I was a teenage Taylor Swift fan – before Fearless, she was our little secret
The success of Swift’s breakthrough record was a bittersweet moment for us, her earliest British superfans.
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A line-by-line lyric analysis of Taylor Swift’s song Call It What You Want
Warning: this is very, very detailed.
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