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Our favourite music, country-by-country
How does it make you feel? Does it make you dance? Does it make you cry? Anna Cafolla brings us October's pop, with Willow Smith, Tegan & Sara, Sälen, Blossom Caldarone, Mabel, and a guest appearance from Grace Jones.
Is the success of XXXtentacion in spite of troubling abuse allegations a damning insight into misogyny in music? Tara Joshi considers the 'norms' of a macho hip hop culture, plus reviews of the past two months of releases
Twenty years on from the arrests of 100 Egyptian metal fans, across a series of interviews across the Middle East Patrick Clarke speaks to metal musicians about their defiance to keep the genre thriving, despite risks of imprisonment, torture, and in some cases, execution.
Is there anything to be gained in comparing hip hop as done by Drake and Kendrick Lamar? Tara Joshi considers the hierarchy of pop vs purism in the genre, alongside some of the most notable releases of the past two months
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