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The 2020 Grammy Awards Didn’t Chase the Dark Clouds Away

/ 27 January 2020

In 2019, a spotlight on queer musicians and fast-paced broadcast made the Grammys have some real cultural relevance. Its 2020 edition, clouded by tragedy, scandal, and bloat, only served to remind us why award shows are so problematic.

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The 60 Best Songs of 2018

PopMatters Staff

/ 18 December 2018

The year in song reflected the state of the world around us. Here are the 60 songs that spoke to us this year.

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FKi 1st: First Time for Everything (Part 1)

Stephan Wyatt

/ 22 June 2016

With First Time for Everything (Part 1), FKi 1st continues to construct the supersonic bridge to the days of future past with their amalgamation of trap, drum, and bass tones that sound more relevant than tomorrow.

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Guessing the Grammys 2016: Expect Weirdness

Jessy Krupa

/ 14 February 2016

Speculating on the nominees' odds in a dozen big categories.

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Atlanta Inaugurates This Year’s Mad Decent Block Party With a Very Small Bang

A Noa Harrison

/ 9 September 2015

The EDM and hip-hop festival is touring the US and Canada through September with a changing lineup of acts. While the festival may not excel musically, it has something for almost anyone within the expanding EDM culture.

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Daktyl: Cyclical

Devon Fisher

/ 20 April 2015

English DJ Daktyl's first album of originals suffers from a lack of conviction, but shines in short bursts.

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Madonna: Rebel Heart

Evan Sawdey

/ 9 March 2015

Rebel Heart has a profoundly human element to it, one that paints Madonna more as a person than a product, which is in and of itself a minor miracle.

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Diplo: F10rida

Evan Sawdey

/ 22 January 2015

Before becoming the go-to pop music Midas for the likes of M.I.A., Usher, and Madonna, Diplo tried damn hard to be DJ Shadow, and surprisingly, wasn't half-bad at it.

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Diplo: Random White Dude Be Everywhere

Colin Fitzgerald

/ 23 September 2014

The monumental producer's compilation of recent singles and remixes may be the ideal party playlist, but it fails at just about everything else.

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Steve Aoki, Diplo and Deorro – “Freak” (feat. Steve Bays)

PopMatters Staff

/ 18 March 2014

EDM powerhouses Steve Aoki, Diplo and Deorro make a play for 2014 dancefloor dominance with "Freak".

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Diplo and His “Hero”es

AJ Ramirez

/ 13 March 2014

The man who sampled the Clash's "Straight to Hell" for M.I.A. teams up with his heroes and Frank Ocean to bring summer to your speakers a few months early.

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