The new, even blurrier lines of the post-’Blurred Lines’ universeHow the new ruling against Robin Thicke and Pharrell kills creativity—and will ruin music for audiences
Robin Thicke and the tyranny of the breakup albumFor too long, we’ve given breakup albums, however bad, a free pass. Robin Thicke’s ’Paula’ may help us fall out of love with the genre.
Pop rivalries nearly disappear from GrammysWhere are the great pop rivalries à la rock vs. disco, East Coast vs. West?
How rare: Miley Cyrus, a female pop star unafraid of being uglyEmma Teitel on the singer’s headline-grabbing antics
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Blurred Lines of rape and relativismRobin Thicke’s summer hit is under fire for misogyny, while many hip-hop artists get a free pass