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Janet Jackson (Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer via Getty Images)

A "Nasty" woman's anthem for all time

Melanie McFarland
Paul Shaffer (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb)

Paul Shaffer wasn’t sold on The Beatles

Nicole Michael
Flea and Anthony Kiedis perform at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina in May 20, 2006. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The dirty truth about feel-good hits

Melanie McFarland
Melissa Auf der Maur (Jessica Chappe)

The beauty and brutality of '90s rock

Caryn Rose
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A sign board promoting a comeback concert of K-pop boy group BTS is seen near Gwanghwamun Square on March 20, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

BTS Live Comeback vs Super Bowl halftime

Hanh Nguyen
U2 (Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

U2 is a band that still believes

Caryn Rose
Morrissey (John Shearer/WireImage/Getty Images)

Morrissey was always a jerk

Andi Zeisler
Harry Styles performs "Aperture" on stage during The BRIT Awards (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Harry Styles lets joy take over

Kenneth Womack
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Bruce Springsteen ( Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for AFI)

The Neverland fantasy of "Born to Run"

Carlee Migliorisi
Linda and Paul McCartney as seen in "Man on the Run" (Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios )

The risky reinvention of Paul McCartney

Kenneth Womack
Odetta (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Dylan through the lens of Black America

Caryn Rose
Billy Preston (Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images)

Billy Preston’s life was a gospel of joy

Kenneth Womack
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Paul McCartney, as seen in "Man on the Run" (Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios )

Man on the Run, McCartney’s second act

Nicole Michael
Courtney Love (Mick Hutson/Redferns/Getty Images)

Lipstick, music's most versatile symbol

Eileen G'Sell
Prince performs on stage during the 1986 Parade Tour on June 7, 1986 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan (Bill Marino/Sygma via Getty Images)

We still swoon for Prince's "Kiss"

Melanie McFarland
Bruce Springsteen performs on stage as part of a concert in protest of federal agents in Minnesota (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)

Springsteen’s 10 best protest songs

Caryn Rose
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Bad Bunny performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Bad Bunny's all-American halftime show

Melanie McFarland
Three big-head caricatures of famed Italian composers (left to right) Puccini, Rossini and Verdi danced as part of the ode to the arts in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics. (DeFodi Images / Getty Images)

The Olympics went big — literally

CK Smith
Bruce Springsteen (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for 20th Century Studios)

Springsteen revives the sound of protest

Kenneth Womack
"Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains" (IFC/Paramount Pictures)

The punk film that taught not to put out

Caryn Rose
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David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly in "Labyrinth," 1986 (Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images)

Bowie’s Goblin King casts a long spell

Melanie McFarland
Dolly Parton speaks onstage at Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere on March 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Dolly Parton, our national unifier

Martha Ackmann
George Martin (Robert Essel)

The architect of The Beatles’ sound

Kenneth Womack
Bob Weir accepts the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year award on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Bob Weir was the boomer who did it best

Andi Zeisler
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