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Katherine Paul of Black Belt Eagle Scout performs at the Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park in Chicago on July 22, 2023. Pitchfork, the influential music publication and host of an annual music festival, will be folded into the men's interest magazine GQ, it was announced Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Casey, File)

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Inside Pitchfork's absorption into GQ: When 'music media' becomes 'men's media,' what's lost?
By MARIA SHERMAN - AP Music Writer
Sat,01/20/24-11:18PM , 105 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly three decades after it was established, Pitchfork, the most influential music publication of the internet age with the power to make or break an artist, is being absorbed by another entity — a men’s fashion and style magazine.
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This combination of photos shows Jelly Roll performing during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in New York on Dec. 31, 2023, left, Megan Moroney performing at the Windy City Smokeout festival in Chicago on July 15, 2023, center, and Morgan Wallen performing at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo)

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'Not rock 'n' roll's little sister': Inside country music's new golden era — and what comes next
By MARIA SHERMAN - AP Music Writer
Wed,01/17/24-8:06AM , 155 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was an unexpected musical success story last year, one that has only continued to snowball: Country music, with its loyal listenership on the margins of pop's mainstream, had a crossover moment.
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This combination of photos shows Kelsea Ballerini during CMA Fest 2022 in Nashville, Tenn., on June 10, 2022, left, Kelly Clarkson performing on NBC's "Today" show in New York on Sept. 22, 2023, center, and Miley Cyrus performing at the 61st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2019. Cyrus’ “Endless Summer Vacation” is up for album of the year and best pop vocal album. The single “Flowers” is nominated for three Grammy awards. Kelly Clarkson’s “Chemistry” is up for best pop vocal album and Kelsea Ballerini’s “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” is up for best country album. (AP Photo)

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Are divorce albums breaking new ground? Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, Kelsea Ballerini make the case
By MARIA SHERMAN - AP Music Writer
Fri,01/12/24-8:30AM , 244 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the 2024 Grammy nominations were announced, one thing was immediately apparent: Women outpaced men in the major categories.
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Mitski performs at the Primavera Sound festival in Sao Paulo on Nov. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

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For a new generation of indie rock acts, country music is king
By MARIA SHERMAN - AP Music Writer
Tue,12/26/23-10:30AM , 80 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer-songwriter Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine,” plays out like a whispered dirge.
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