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1984: The Year Pop Stardom Got Supersized

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1984: The Year Pop Stardom Got Supersized

In a peak moment of pop monoculture, synthesizers pumped up songs and MTV forever changed how artists were seen. Here’s how — and why.

By Jon Pareles

Did Beyoncé’s Grammy Nominations Really Break Michael Jackson’s Record?

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Did Beyoncé’s Grammy Nominations Really Break Michael Jackson’s Record?

Not exactly. But in Grammyland, nothing is simple.

By Ben Sisario

When Quincy Jones Worked With Michael Jackson, ‘We Had No Limitations’

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When Quincy Jones Worked With Michael Jackson, ‘We Had No Limitations’

Their work on “Off the Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad” set records for commercial success and defined the sound of the 1980s.

By Derrick Bryson Taylor

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Quincy Jones, the Maestro of the Recording Studio

For decades, he had many of the pop world’s best players on call — and knew how to coax out their sharpest performances.

By Ben Sisario