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These Musicians Are Angry, Organized, And Coming For Spotify

“We know they have money and we’re not getting it. Our position is: pay us more.”

Titus Andronicus Made Me Feel At Home In The Mosh Pit Again

Luis Paez-Pumar

Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus

Taylor Swift Confronts Her First Draft

Kelsey McKinney

Chris Ballew Went Platinum On The Way To Becoming Caspar Babypants

Illustration of Chris Ballew, performing as Caspar Babypants, by Adam Villacin

We All Came To See Each Other At The Harry Styles Show

‘Dave’ Is Too Sad To Redeem Lil Dicky

Charlie Watts Knew It’s Not The Drummer, It’s The Song

MUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 4: Drummer Charlie Watts Perform at the opening night of the European leg of The Rolling Stones Forty Licks Tour at the Olimpiahalle Spiridon on June 4, 2003 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Getty Images)

I Miss My MTV

Dan McQuade

Beavis and Butthead on the couch

This McGruff Drug Album Might As Well Be By Weird Al

Dan McQuade

Triptych of McGruff, an ad promoting McGruff's album, and McGruff again

At Bang Bang Con 2021, BTS Told Its Own Story

Diana Moskovitz

BTS performs during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2020 on December 31, 2019 in New York City. All seven members are standing on a lighted staircase and smiling after their performance.

A-Rod Handles Breakup With J.Lo In A Normal And Human Way

Maitreyi Anantharaman

CFDA Fashion Icon Award recipient US singer Jennifer Lopez and fiance former baseball pro Alex Rodriguez arrive for the 2019 CFDA fashion awards at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City on June 3, 2019.

When Elvis Presley Was A Shabbos Goy

circa 1945: Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) standing between his parents outside of their home in Tupelo, Mississippi. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Feeding Your Record Collection In A Pandemic Always Comes With A Cost

Carman Tse

SOPHIE Was The Future

SOPHIE performs at Mojave Tent during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival

Ariel Pink Has Always Been This Boring And Stupid

Luis Paez-Pumar

Musician Ariel Pink goes on Tucker Carlson's show to talk about his cancellation

The Infinite Gifts Of MF Doom

Rapper MF DOOM performs at a benefit concert for the Rhino Foundation at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield on June 28, 2005 in New York City.

Do Not Ever, Not Even For One Second, Think That Michael Bublé Wants Anything Other Than A Platonic, Heterosexual Relationship With Santa

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Michael Buble walks a red carpet for 'Tour Stop 148' during the 11th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 14, 2016 in Rome, Italy.

The Song Remains The Same: Led Zeppelin, Spirit, And Me

Led Zeppelin concert ticket

Eddie Van Halen Shredded My Teenage Dirtball Face Off

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: Guitarist Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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