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The 20 Best New Musical Artists of 2014

PopMatters Staff / 16 September 2024

Travel back ten years ago to 2014 and discover the best new musical artists that lit up the year, and hear their latest music to see how they’ve evolved.

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Sziget 2024 Puts Party First

Ana Yorke / 20 August 2024

The 30th edition of Sziget – one of the world’s biggest music festivals – sees another bombastic six-day celebration with fewer indie acts than before.

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Disclosure: Caracal

Colin Fitzgerald / 20 October 2015

Disclosure continue their reign as electronic crossover giants with their second set of finely crafted, star-studded house.

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Sam Smith – “Writing’s on the Wall” (Singles Going Steady)

PopMatters Staff / 8 October 2015

Remember when 007 themes were sleek 'n' saucy and draped in debonair derring-do?

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Disclosure ft. Sam Smith – “Omen” (Singles Going Steady)

PopMatters Staff / 5 August 2015

Disclosure's latest single features the blue-eyed soul of megastar Sam Smith.

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The Forecastle Festival: Louisville, KY (Day One)

Steve Leftridge / 22 July 2015

Sam Smith blows the crowd away at a busy, memorable opening day of Forecastle 2015.

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Why the “Blurred Lines” Lawsuit Verdict Was a Mistake

Casey Hardmeyer / 12 March 2015

No matter how much one dislikes "Blurred Lines", it's hard to see how the victory of the Gaye estate will be beneficial to artists in the future.

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The Hays Code Nightmare Has Come True. Ain’t That Grand?

Michael Abernethy / 27 February 2015

The '30s era Hays Code limited significantly what artists could express and what audiences could see. Today's LGBT media has blasted through all that.

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How We All Survived the Astoundingly Morose 57th Annual Grammy Awards

Evan Sawdey / 9 February 2015

AC/DC opened the telecast with a song called "Rock or Bust", a prophetic ultimatum that was answered all too quickly by a cavalcade of performers who seemed to be tripping over themselves to see who could be the most uninspiring of them all.