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Post Malone, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter laugh backstage at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday in Elmont, N.Y. John Shearer/Getty Images for MTV **hide caption

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The artist Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a sixth nonconsecutive week, tied with Post Malone and Morgan Wallen's hit "I Had Some Help" for "song of the summer." Dana Jacobs/WireImage **hide caption

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The artist's star power is distinctive and grounded in a moment where the music industry, and its ability to break dependable new artists, is chaotic. Erika Goldring/Getty Images **hide caption

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The best songs of 2024 (so far)

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Chappell Roan talks drag personas and the worst way to find out you got a record deal

There's a trio of fantastic records featuring drummer Jim White all out in the first half of 2024. Anna White/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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Chappell Roan performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR **hide caption

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Roséwave is light and breezy, but not necessarily unsophisticated — the sound of an experience kissed by sweet summer heat. Vanessa Leroy/NPR **hide caption

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