What Does “…Baby One More Time” Mean and Why Does Britney Say “Hit Me”?
In Britney Spears’ debut single “…Baby One More Time,” the phrase “hit me” means “contact me,” as in “hit me…
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Did MTV Shut Down Its 24-Hour Music Video Channels?
There is no single global shutdown of MTV as a brand. MTV operates many region-specific networks, and some 24-hour music…
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George Michael made ‘Last Christmas’ alone. Here’s why it endures.
In late 1984, a 21-year-old George Michael shut himself inside a London studio, dialed up a drum machine, stacked glittering…
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Call On Me: The Hit Eric Prydz Couldn’t Outrun, Until Now
A surprise drop in Austin revived a 2004 anthem and reopened an old, thorny story about sampling, credit, and what…
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The Voice Behind Pink Floyd’s Wordless Masterpiece Finally Recognized
On a winter Sunday in 1973, a young session singer stepped into a small room at Abbey Road Studios and…
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The Five-Second Spat Hidden Inside a Global Pop Hit
A single throwaway couplet can hide a sly punch line. In the middle of Tears for Fears’ gleaming 1985 hit…
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Why Pearl Jam Wrote Rock’s Most Long-Winded Song Title
It is one of the most tender songs in Pearl Jam’s catalog, yet it begins with a mouthful: a title…
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The NIN sample behind Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road
A teenage producer in the Netherlands flipped a moody instrumental from Nine Inch Nails into a beat that would upend…
