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Elton John
September 12, 2025
Adam Nayman
The Lackluster Return of Spinal Tap
The new sequel declines to stick it to a music industry beholden to algorithms and fanatical stans.
September 10, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Are There Any Bands Left That Let Trump Use Their Music?
Donald Trump has landed himself a new lawsuit over his choice of music.
August 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Just Landed Himself More Musical Legal Trouble
ABBA is the latest in a long line of artists who don’t want their music associated with Donald Trump.
August 22, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Idiot Trump Earns Himself More Legal Trouble—This Time From Beyoncé
The music superstar was not pleased that Donald Trump used one of her songs in a campaign video.
August 12, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Idiot Trump Just Landed Himself Another Legal Battle
Isaac Hayes’s family and Celine Dion tore into Donald Trump.
March 30, 2020
J.C. Pan
The Backstreet Boys Can’t Help You
Art is a gift during a pandemic. The Fox broadcast of a “Living Room Concert for America” was the smiling face of inequality in a crisis.
July 6, 2018
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump’s mind is still on Elton John.
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Jonathan Chait
Rush Limbaugh's Craziest Remark Ever
June 22, 2010
Jonathan Chait
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Matthew Cooper
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