Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Taylor Swift enters her The Life of a Showgirl era, it’s evident that her fans are right behind and beside her. Swift, 35, ...

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Yet just as the field became less cloistered and exclusionary, open to different backgrounds and perspectives, it also began to feel tenuous and sort of indulgent. In recent years, Charli XCX, Megan ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. As Britpop debuts atop the U.K.'s Official Albums chart, Robbie ...