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Kendrick Lamar won the battle, but didn’t win the war. Music’s big night rejected hip-hop once more, and marked it as an outsider again

Hearts and smiley faces have become our highest cultural currency. Welcome to a world where meritocracy is replaced by friendocracy

Our reigning feminist celebrities laureate can’t stop telling us what they think. But this isn’t feminism. It’s a single-issue lobby.

The über-powerful pop star takes on Apple’s new streaming service—and while she won the battle, streaming seems to have won the war

Shania may still be most famous for her midriff, but her musical legacy is everywhere today—from Taylor Swift to TV’s ’Nashville’

Forget Islamic State, Ukraine and Ebola. For the Grammys, it’s the year of relentless optimism.

Looking back on a watershed year for women in pop music

An everygirl realness is vital to Taylor Swift’s success. But the illusion is getting harder to keep up.

Highlights, lowlights, and what Daft Punk’s big win means

Taylor Swift, Frank Ocean and more will try to follow up a big 2013 in music