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2016

Actress Carrie Fisher (L) and her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, who died within one day of each other this week.

In Memoriam: Rex Reed’s Farewell to the Stars We Lost in 2016

Here we are again, reluctantly counting our losses. Beloved, besmirched or just plain “Who cares?”, more celebrated folks swallowed one final, fatal lozenge in 2016 than I want to remember. I always forget somebody, but here is the nucleus of the bold-face names who will light up headlines no more.
By Rex Reed
Miley Cyrus performs onstage during Z100's Jingle Ball 2013, presented by Aeropostale, at Madison Square Garden on December 13, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by )

Surveying the State of Pop in 2016 at Jingle Ball

Ladies and gentleman, the state of modern pop music is strong. Well, if you like pop in the first place, that is.
By Rob LeDonne
Chewbacca Mom made the list.

The 10 Most Popular Facebook Live Videos of 2016

These may surprise you.
By Sage Lazzaro
Inside a recording studio.

The Top 8 Podcasting Innovations of 2016

By Brady Dale
Bill Gates.

5 Books Bill Gates Read and Loved in 2016

By Sage Lazzaro
Martin Creed in the video for his song It's You.

Martin Creed Wrote You a Very Merry UnChristmas Carol

By Alanna Martinez
1. Work (Feat. Drake) - Rihanna

The Top 100 Songs of 2016, According to Pandora

By Sage Lazzaro and John Bonazzo
8. Dat boi Dat boi is the meme of the frog on the unicycle. It's popular beyond Tumblr.

The 13 Biggest Memes of 2016, According to Tumblr

By Sage Lazzaro
Singer Sharon Jones performs at the 2010 Apollo Theater Spring Benefit Concert & Awards Ceremony at The Apollo Theater on June 14, 2010 in New York City.

The Importance of Giving Thanks in Times of Musical Mourning

By Justin Joffe
Count Anthony Weiner and wife Huma Abedin, who has worked for Clinton for two decades, among her loyal backers. (John Moore/Getty Images)

As Dust Settles After Election Day, New York’s Winners and Losers Emerge

By Will Bredderman
Yeah, this was surreal all right.

What the Hell Just Happened?! Clinton, Trump and the Death of the Party

By Will Bredderman
Child Abuse

The Month in Weird: November’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
Dawes.

Dawes Does Exactly What Rock Bands Aren’t Supposed to Do—Evolve

By Jim Farber
Eric Krasno.

Eric Krasno Makes ‘Blood From a Stone’ Look Easy on His Inspired Solo Debut

By Ron Hart
Angel Olson.

Angel Olsen Isn’t My Woman (or Yours)

By Ryan Burleson
Kathleen Hanna.

Talking Trump, Sexism and More With Kathleen Hanna

By Ron Hart
Jenny Hval.

The Month in Weird: September’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
Gallant.

Gallant Sings Raw R&B as an Outsider, But Music This Powerful Is Universal

By Rob LeDonne
Sean Lennon and Les Claypool are The Claypool Lennon Delirium.

Sean Lennon and Les Claypool Team Up for a Blissfully Weird Supergroup

By Ron Hart
Charlotte OC

The Best Songs You Missed Last Week: Charlotte OC, Empire of the Sun, More

By Ilana Kaplan
Sam Coomes.

Quasi’s Sam Coomes Embraces His Inner Psycho-Pop Scientist on ‘Bugger Me’

By Brad Cohan
PJ Harvey at Terminal 5 on Monday, August 15, 2016

PJ Harvey’s First US Show in 5 Years Held a Mirror to Washington

By Justin Joffe
Kate Nash.

The Best Songs You Missed Last Week: Bon Iver, Kate Nash, More

By Ilana Kaplan
David Bowie.

How Rob Sheffield Cut to the Heart of David Bowie Fandom for ‘On Bowie’

By Ilana Kaplan
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