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Joan Grande's Two Words Counter a World of Noise as Ariana Plans Her Exit
A mother's public message lands in the middle of a carefully planned retreat from the spotlight, and Ariana Grande is making sure the story ends on her terms.

Ariana Grande Addressed Her Break Onstage — and Premiered Two More petal Songs in Chicago
At her first Chicago show of the Eternal Sunshine Tour, Grande cleared the air about her upcoming hiatus, debuted 'Big Feelings' and 'never get over me' live, and made clear the petal era is only getting started.

Ado Steps Out of the Silhouette for Lollapalooza
Japan's most-streamed artist keeps her face hidden but her voice unmistakable as she brings her utaite roots and a new biographical novel to the festival stage.

Thursday Mornings in Montauk: Cookie Fries and a 40-Vendor Market
The Montauk Farmers' Market runs every Thursday from 9 to 2 on the Village Green, with free cookie samples, live music, and farm-to-table goods.

Pitchfork Selects: The Staff's Current Obsessions, From Davido to Blonde Redhead
The Monday playlist compiles staff picks across genres, with this week's edition featuring a diverse set of tracks and critics.

The Grammy Walkout: When Music's Biggest Names Refuse the Prize
BTS's decision to pull out of Grammy consideration joins a long history of artists—from Sinéad O'Connor to the Weeknd—who have publicly turned their backs on the awards, each for reasons that reveal as much about the industry as the trophies themselves.

9 Revelations from the Lindsay Clancy Case: From a Bloody Knife to a Paraplegic Defendant
A nurse's descent into postpartum psychosis, a husband's forgiveness, and the digital trail of suicide searches—key evidence and testimony from the Duxbury mother's trial for killing her three children.

Earl Sweatshirt's Karaoke Ritual Proves Drake's Pettiness Is an Art Form
The underground poet has spent months closing his live sets with a Drake deep cut about phone bills and revenge, and the bit has become the most honest argument for Aubrey Graham's staying power.

7 Moments That Define Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad's Unconventional Love Story
A subway prophecy, a friendship, a first-date question, a Grammy milestone, a cancer battle, a column, and a wedding—these are the moments that defined their unconventional love.