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Taylor Swift’s filings sit at the messy intersection of copyright, publicity and trademark law, each of which addresses different aspects of AI deepfakes. Luis Gutierrez/Norte Photo via Getty Images

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Taylor Swift trademarking her voice and likeness points to a new legal frontier in combating AI deepfakes

Staff Writer - May 28, 2026

Sylvia Moy was a trailblazing Motown songwriter. L. Busacca/WireImage for Songwriter's Hall of Fame

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Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut

Bad Bunny performs on stage on Dec. 11, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is part of long play drawn up by NFL to score with Latin America

Around the world, Taylor Swift’s fan base skews female. AP Photo/Heinz Peter Bader

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The only thing limiting Taylor Swift’s popularity is partisan polarization

Googoosh performs at Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 17, 2025, in Toronto. Jeremy Chan Photography/Getty Images

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Googoosh, the ‘Voice of Iran,’ has gone quiet – and that’s her point

Producers Fast Eddie and Joe Smooth mix at DJ International Studios in Chicago in 1990. Innovation was at the forefront of house and hip-hop. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images

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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized...

Staff Writer - January 31, 2025

Dylan and singer-songwriter Mimi Farina relax at the Viking Hotel in Newport, R.I., in July 1964. John Byrne Cooke Estate/Getty Images

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Bob Dylan and the creative leap that transformed modern music

Staff Writer - December 20, 2024

Quincy Jones conducts an orchestra in Rome in May 2004. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images

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Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education...

Staff Writer - December 15, 2024

Music could alter the emotional tenor of your memories. CoffeeAndMilk/E+ via Getty Images

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Music can change how you feel about the past

Staff Writer - December 2, 2024

Sean Combs attends an event in Atlanta in August 2023. Paras Griffin/Getty Images

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ case raises questions about the many observers who...

Staff Writer - November 25, 2024

Many members of the 27 Club are outsize in their cultural influence. Psychology Forever/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

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The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a...

Staff Writer - November 4, 2024

A new rule set to go into effect in 2025 will make canceling subscriptions much easier. violetkaipa/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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US government tries to rein in an out-of-control subscription economy

Staff Writer - November 1, 2024

Attendees dance as a band plays during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

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Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows how big a role...

Staff Writer - September 12, 2024

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But women continue to die from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth until one year after birth. Goodboy Picture Company/E+ Collection via Getty Images

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Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6...

Staff Writer - May 27, 2026

Yenupini Joyce Adams, University of Notre Dame For too many women, the journey to motherhood ends in death. Maternal...

Across the U.S., people are calling for companies to pay for the damage they have done to the environment. Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images

The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from...

May 24, 2026

This device measures acceleration and rotation by shining lasers into small clouds of rubidium atoms. Sandia National Laboratories

Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra‑steady rulers –...

May 20, 2026

Formula 1 drivers maneuver for position during the 2026 Miami Formula One Grand Prix in Florida. Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images

Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net‑zero carbon...

May 19, 2026

Jebel Barkal mesa and the archaeological site at its base in the Nile Valley. Sami Elamin

How a shifting Nile landscape shaped the rise of the ancient...

May 19, 2026