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Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Barbie,’ Jason Aldean’s Culture War and Drake’s Tour

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Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Barbie,’ Jason Aldean’s Culture War and Drake’s Tour

Plus: Violent J in our 50 Rappers, 50 Stories project, new songs and new snacks.

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Sinead O’Connor, Evocative and Outspoken Singer, Is Dead at 56

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Sinead O’Connor, Evocative and Outspoken Singer, Is Dead at 56

She broke out with the single “Nothing Compares 2 U,” then caused an uproar a few years later by ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “S.N.L.”

By Joe Coscarelli

In Rare Move, Japanese Pop Star Comes Out Publicly as Gay

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In Rare Move, Japanese Pop Star Comes Out Publicly as Gay

“I don’t want people to struggle like me,” said Shinjiro Atae, making an announcement that is extremely unusual in conservative Japan.

By Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida

Britpop’s Back. But What Happened to Cool Britannia?

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Britpop’s Back. But What Happened to Cool Britannia?

Some of the biggest ’90s bands are playing major gigs across Britain again, and headlining festivals abroad. Yet Britpop’s swaggering sense of national self-belief feels like a distant memory.

By Alex Marshall