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Country Music Is More Popular—And More Angsty—Than Ever

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Country music, the century-old genre of nostalgia, tradition, and twang, has never been more in style. Last week, for the first time in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, the three most popular songs in America were country songs. One explanation for the milestone is that the genre’s artists and audiences are finally leaning into streaming: This year, country has experienced a 20 percent rise in listenership, a surge outpaced only by those of Latin music and K-pop.

But

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Taylor Hawkins’ heart weighed DOUBLE that of men his age when he died in Colombia hotel room

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Taylor Hawkins’ heart weighed double that of men his age as an autopsy finds the Foo Fighters drummer suffered a ‘cardiovascular collapse’ after binging on a cocktail of drugs including heroin, marijuana, and opioids, investigators have said.

Forensic experts are said to have discovered it weighed ‘at least 600 grams’, double the average of 300 to 350 grams, during an examination following his shock death at a luxury hotel in Colombian capital Bogota on Friday.

Investigators have concluded the 50-year-old

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HBOs Woodstock ’99-Dokumentation ist eine dunkle Warnung

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Wir haben den ersten Sommer mit voller Kapazität in amerikanischen Arenen und Nachtclubs nach dem pandemiebedingten Winterschlaf zur Hälfte hinter uns. Haben Sie zu diesem Anlass ein glorreiches, mythenschaffendes Konzert besucht? Vielleicht hat Ihnen die Wiedereröffnung des Madison Square Garden durch die Foo Fighters Gänsehaut bereitet, oder vielleicht haben Sie bei der ersten großen Comeback-Show in New Jersey die Luftposaune der Band Chicago gespielt (NJ.com-Rezension: “Enjoyment came in many forms Thursday night”).

Oder vielleicht hatten Sie eine weniger schöne Live-Musik-Erfahrung.

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