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Max Martin is one of Taylor Swift’s favorite collaborators — as on her soon-to-be blockbuster The Life of a Showgirl, where he and Shellback co-produced and co-wrote the whole album. Martin, the ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Buick has had the best EV name in the business for decades, but an electrified Electra sedan hasn’t been offered in the US — yet. While everyone is fretting about the death of the Federal EV tax ...

This house music, it's gonna set you free. In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable. But the myth of house ...

Music has the power to shift our mood and even elevate our energy levels. Many athletes listen to specific playlists during their workouts or warm-ups to pump up their performance. Funnily enough, ...

Mazelike and mesmerizingly slow, the Polish experimental composer’s new album nods to the sturdy rhythms and echoing space of 1990s post-rock. Save this story Save this story Piotr Kurek plays it ...

See how we break down the dozen "bangers" on Swift's breathlessly anticipated new set. By Jason Lipshutz Editor The wait is over. Back on Aug. 13, Taylor Swift went on her then-boyfriend Travis ...

For most singers, switching up lyrics is a trick of the trade. But Keith Urban's recent musical revision has taken on a new light following his split from wife Nicole Kidman. A resurfaced concert clip ...

Benny Blanco has been behind some of the biggest tracks of the past 20 years, including Katy Perry's "California Gurls" and Rihanna's "Diamonds" Julien Hekimian/Getty ; Jerod Harris/Getty ; Unique ...

After a controversial elimination, season 34 of Dancing With the Stars is celebrating with a Disney-themed night — but what performances can viewers look forward to after the shakeup? Alec Baldwin‘s ...

The 1980s were a transformative era in pop music. Musicians were moving away from the disco genre of the '70s and decided to innovate with bolder sounds. It was a time in which synthesizers, ...