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Taylor Swift’s ‘ME!’ Came in Second Place. What Happened?

 Why Swift’s usually successful single strategy might be at odds with today’s chart demands. By Chris Molanphy
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I Can’t Believe I Have a Crush on Vampire Weekend Again

 The Vampire Weekend–aissance is upon us all! By Hunter Harris
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Ani DiFranco on Her Memoir, Hadestown, and Reckoning With the 1990s

 In her new book No Walls and the Recurring Dream, the folksinger grapples with her own history and the decade in which she was most famous. By Rachel Syme
  1. classical music
    The Pianist Cécile Chaminade, Rediscovered (and the Club That Never Forgot Her)A star composer a century ago, now barely known.
    By Justin Davidson
  2. rolling loud 2019
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Rolling Loud 2019From a shooting scare to Kodak Black’s wild arrest to Lil Wayne’s boycott, just about everything that could go wrong did.
    By Dee Lockett
  3. album review
    Mac DeMarco’s Here Comes the Cowboy Feels Like a Moody HangoverListening to this gorgeous but uneven batch of sad songs and slow songs, you hope DeMarco is using them to work through whatever’s bugging him.
    By Craig Jenkins
  4. arrests
    Kodak Black Arrested Before His Set at Rolling LoudOne in a long list of arrests for the Florida rapper.
    By Bethy Squires
  5. songs of the week
    The Best New Songs of the Week: Carly Rae Jepsen, Ed Sheeran, and MoreListen to them all.
    By Vulture Editors
  7. song review
    Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber’s ‘I Don’t Care’ Is an Anxious Summer JamThe duo’s first proper duet gives them a vehicle to pout about bad parties and good girlfriends.
    By Craig Jenkins
  8. keeping up
    Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Surrogate Is in LaborRoyal baby Archie can’t get all the attention.
    By Bethy Squires
  9. jonas brothers
    Jonas Brothers Release Trailer for New Documentary and It’s Definitely Not JonasIt includes just about everything before Joe and Sophie’s Ring Pop nuptials.
    By Milan Polk
  10. chart watch
    Taylor Swift’s ‘ME!’ Came in Second Place. What Happened?Why Swift’s usually successful single strategy might be at odds with today’s chart demands.
    By Chris Molanphy
  11. last night on late night
    Rita Ora Drank With All the Fanciest People at the Met GalaShe and Lizzo were very into the waiters.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  14. music
    Don McLean Is Not Happy UCLA Is Rescinding His Award“Are you people morons?”
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  15. music
    Britney Spears Requests Restraining Order Against Sam LuftiIn new court documents, the singer accuses her ex-manager of threatening her and using the #FreeBritney to harass her.
    By Hannah Gold
  16. odes
    I Can’t Believe I Have a Crush on Vampire Weekend AgainThe Vampire Weekend–aissance is upon us all!
    By Hunter Harris
  17. woodstock 50
    Treachery! Theft! Bribes! Woodstock 50, Apparently, Has It AllMichael Lang is accusing the festival’s investor of stealing $17 million from Woodstock 50 and bribing artists not to play.
    By Ross Kenneth Urken
  18. met gala 2019
    Of Course Cher Performed at the Camp-Themed Met GalaMore like Temple of Den-Cher!
    By Jackson McHenry
  19. encounter
    Ani DiFranco on Her Memoir, Hadestown, and Reckoning With the 1990sIn her new book No Walls and the Recurring Dream, the folksinger grapples with her own history and the decade in which she was most famous.
    By Rachel Syme
  20. politics
    Irish Farmer Who Once Criticized Rihanna Voted Out of Local Council SeatWell, well, well.
    By Hunter Harris
  21. eurovision 2019
    If Eurovision 2019 Goes Smoothly, It’ll Be a MiracleWith Israel as host, this is almost certainly going to be one of the most controversial and tense installments of the event in its history.
    By Abraham Riesman
  22. the videodome
    The Iron Throne Gets a Lot of Action in the Weeknd’s ‘Power Is Power’ VideoA Game of Thrones fever dream.
    By Devon Ivie
  23. best of 2019
    The Best Songs of 2019 (So Far)Including a fresh perspective on an old Beyoncé hit, Lizzo’s self-love anthem, and more poignant words from Solange on black ownership.
    By Sam Hockley-Smith and Dee Lockett
  26. soundtracked
    When Game of Thrones Plays Sad Piano Music, It’s Time to Freak Out“The piano comes in and people go, ‘Uh-oh, here comes the piano again. Something’s unraveling!’”
    By Sean T. Collins
  27. album reviews
    Vampire Weekend Are at Their Best on Father of the BrideThe band’s long-awaited fourth album also just became the frontrunner for best album of 2019.
    By Craig Jenkins
  28. superfans
    Watch Rainn Wilson Put Billie Eilish’s Office Knowledge to the TestOkay, this girl’s good.
    By Megh Wright
  29. this week in rap
    This Week in Rap: Could Offset Really Go to Jail for Breaking a Teen’s Phone?For slapping a phone out of a teen’s hand who was filming Offset without his permission, the rapper has been charged with a felony.
    By Paul Thompson
  30. last night on late night
    Desus and Mero Roast Taylor Swift for Her Homecoming-Lite BMA Performance“One side is Popeye’s mild, the other got Popeye’s spicy.”
    By Bethy Squires
  31. the law
    Remy Ma Arrested for Assaulting Love & Hip-Hop Co-star, Says No Way It Was HerHer alibi? Her 4-month-old daughter.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  32. collaborations
    So the National, Alicia Vikander, and Mike Mills Made a Movie Together …And it also became the band’s newest album, I Am Easy to Find, which comes out on May 17. Here’s how it all happened.
    By Jackson McHenry
  33. billboard awards 2019
    Drake Shouts Out Arya Stark in His BBMA Acceptance SpeechHe is among those of us still affected.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  34. billboard awards 2019
    Taylor Swift’s Billboard Music Awards Performance Raised Some EyebrowsBoth of them.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  35. best of 2019
    The Best Albums of 2019 (So Far)Including Ariana Grande’s second album in less than a year, innovation from Future, and the return of Say Anything.
    By Craig Jenkins
  38. album review
    The Games of Thrones Soundtrack Acts Like It’s Too Cool for the ShowAs subtle as the show’s use of celebrities has been on camera, the collections of music inspired by the series are pretty batshit.
    By Craig Jenkins
  39. vulture lists
    All 125 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked From Worst to BestThere are at least ten stone-cold classics in her discography … and then there’s “Me!”
    By Nate Jones
  40. tribeca film festival 2019
    Tribeca’s Sublime Doc Mostly Misses the PointThere’s a hurried slickness to Sublime that ultimately hampers any attempt to offer the definitive account of the band’s history.
    By Larry Fitzmaurice
  41. d'angelo
    The Ever-Elusive D’Angelo Is Working On His Next AlbumThe news comes from the director of his new documentary.
    By Milan Polk
  42. woodstock 50
    Woodstock 50 Canceled by Investors; Festival Plans to Take Legal ActionThe festival’s investor has pulled the plug, while Woodstock 50 is denying that it’s dead on arrival and plans to seek legal action.
    By Ross Kenneth Urken
  43. concert review
    Jay-Z Continues to Lay Out the Blueprint for How to Age in Rap With B-Sides 2As Jay told the crowd, he can’t help it if his B sides are A sides.
    By Craig Jenkins
  44. rock hall 2019
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2019 Rock Hall Induction CeremonyEverything you need to know, from the snubs to the speeches.
    By Devon Ivie
  45. legends on legends
    Jay-Z Debuts New Freestyle Rap in Honor of Nipsey Hussle“I never dreamed he’d get killed in the place that he calls home.”
    By Devon Ivie
  46. the other benjamin button
    The True Star of Taylor Swift’s ‘ME!’ Video? Benjamin Button.Please decode her new kitten’s name and get back to us, thank you.
    By Halle Kiefer
  47. vulture lists
    Every Rock Hall of Fame All-Star Jam, Ranked by EpicnessLet the power of rock compel you.
    By Devon Ivie
  50. this week in rap
    This Week in Rap: Have People Forgiven Kanye Enough to Join His Church?In the midst of all that worship and celebration at Coachella, he … also sold “HOLY SPIRIT” sweatshirts for $255 and socks for $50.
    By Paul Thompson
  51. a long talk
    Schoolboy Q on New Album, Deaths of Mac Miller and NipseyThe rapper on ‘internet dweebs,’ Mac Miller and Nipsey Hussle’s deaths, and why you’re gonna like his new album even if you don’t like him.
    By Craig Jenkins
  52. music
    Bruce Springsteen Released a Single Last Night Too, FolksListen to “Hello Sunshine.”
    By Hunter Harris
  53. easter eggs
    Here’s Every Easter Egg in Taylor Swift’s New Music Video ‘ME!’Did you spot the Dixie Chicks? Or that extremely British nod to Joe Alywn? And, obviously, the snake?
    By Jill Gutowitz
  54. easter eggs
    Oh, So That’s What Taylor Swift’s Chickens in Sunglasses Clue MeantWell played.
    By Dee Lockett
  55. way too close reads
    Okay, So Now What Is Taylor Swift’s Giant Butterfly Mural Supposed to Mean?Kaylor truthers, your vindication may have come.
    By Jill Gutowitz
  56. today in swift
    Taylor Swift Confirms New Music Is Coming With Giant MuralIs it country? Is it pop? What is the next chapter?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  57. music
    The JoBros Invented the World’s Worst Drinking GameThey cracked open some cold ones for family therapy.
    By Milan Polk
  58. music
    A New Prince Album Is Headed to TidalThe waters of Lake Minnetonka have blessed us.
    By Milan Polk
  59. encounter
    How Did Megan Thee Stallion Become the Next Hottest Rapper Out of Houston?She got it from her mama.
    By Hunter Harris
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