Fans of the new Charli XCX album count themselves among them. But the term “brat” has cropped up elsewhere in culture lately, and it has subtly different meanings.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Listen to 8 Songs From the Bewitching Françoise Hardy
From her start in the yé-yé 1960s to the depths she plumbed as a singer-songwriter, Hardy, who died Tuesday, continued to entrance new generations of listeners.
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Françoise Hardy, Moody French Pop Star, Dies at 80
With hit songs, a longilineal look and an understated personality, she incarnated a 1960s cool still treasured by the French.
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Rock Around the Clock: 8 Songs About Very Specific Times of Day
Hear tracks by the Strokes, beabadoobee, Normani and more.
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Santana and Rob Thomas’s ‘Smooth’ at 25
Santana’s track featuring Rob Thomas turns 25 this week. Why is it still a rock blockbuster?
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The Constant Metamorphosis of Nona Hendryx
“Lady Marmalade,” her hit with Labelle, is turning 50. She’s nearing 80. But the singer, designer and technologist isn’t slowing down. She’s entering a new virtual world.
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Taylor Swift Bests K-Pop Band to Stay No. 1 for Seventh Week
Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ held off Ateez’s ‘Golden Hour: Part.1.’ The singer-songwriter Shaboozey opened at No. 5.
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Maya Hawke Doesn’t Want to Let the Vibe Die
She just finished playing Flannery O’Connor and released a new album. Next up: “Inside Out 2” and a new season of “Stranger Things.”
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My Starting Five Songs From Boston and Dallas
Catch the N.B.A. Finals spirit with Erykah Badu, Pixies, Kelly Clarkson and more.
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Plant and Krauss Cover a Led Zeppelin Classic, and 12 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Soccer Mommy, Tems, Floating Points and others.
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What’s the Best Way to Honor Sophie in Song?
Recent tracks from Charli XCX, A.G. Cook, Caroline Polachek and St. Vincent capture the producer’s philosophy and humanity, but not necessarily her signature sound.