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So Much for DJ Khaled’s ‘Two Drake Songs’

Drake disputed being featured on the upcoming Aalam of God. By Justin Curto

grammys 2023 Which of Beyoncé’s Wins Have the Grammys Gotten Right? You already know what’s No. 1. By Justin Curto
close read The 2025 Grammys Were a Little Too Feel-Good Mainstream music seems to see itself as a refuge from real-world trolls. By Craig Jenkins
howlin’ for this Hopefully This Black Keys Tour Won’t Also End in Disaster The duo were forced to cancel their previous arena trek, and fire their management team, due to reported lack of ticket sales. By Devon Ivie

grammys 2025 How Beyoncé Finally Won Album of the Year The Cowboy Carter calls were too loud to ignore. By Justin Curto
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come take it to the floor Beyoncé Will Be Shakin’ and Swimmin’ and Jerkin’ and Twerkin’ Around the Country On her Cowboy Carter Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour. You going? Ya ya. By Jason P. Frank
album review Our Sweetheart of the Rodeo Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter chronicles an artist with a voice pliable enough (and a following large enough) to crash whatever scene she pleases. By Craig Jenkins
awards szn Everything That Happened at the 2025 Grammys ‘Not Like Us’ went five-for-five. By Vulture Staff

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Amber Ruffin Is Hosting and Roasting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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stand-up 4 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment) New year, new stand-up recommendations. By Jesse David Fox

this week in late night Seth Meyers’s Stirred Manhattan Won Late Night This Week Perfect segment. No notes. By Bethy Squires
ladies and gentlemen… Questlove’s Insane SNL Music Montage Took a Year to Complete Worth it. By Devon Ivie
trailer mix Sorry, Is That Chet Hanks? Starring alongside Kate Hudson in Running Point. By Jason P. Frank
documentaries Five Reasons You Need to Watch 50 Years of SNL Music It’s the rare documentary about the late-night TV phenomenon that shows you things you may never have seen. By Jen Chaney
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At the Kennedy Center, Schmigadoon! Briefly Reappears Through the Mist

Still sweetly spoofing classic Broadway, albeit with a little less bite than on TV. By Rhoda Feng

i’m just a broadway baby Quentin Tarantino Prefers the The-a-ter Right Now “When it comes to being a filmmaker, I’ve pretty much done everything I’ve wanted to do.” By Jason P. Frank
theater review Freedom in Speech: Sanaz Toossi’s English For these characters, learning a global language is both broadening and restraining. By Sara Holdren
theater review Gary Gulman Clings to Grandiloquence In his Off Broadway show, the comedian too often confuses attention for acceptance. By Kathryn VanArendonk
willkom-mask Does the Mask Stay On? Orville Peck will star in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club on Broadway, leading to one inevitable question. By Jason P. Frank

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2025 preview 18 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See in 2025 Idina Menzel in the forest, Paul Mescal in Brooklyn, and more. By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
playbook Where Will Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Pop Up Next? We’ve got some ideas about where their showmance might go from here. By Fran Hoepfner
from the wings Life As a Millennial Stage Mom A journey into the cutthroat and adorable world of professional child actors. podcast By Lauren Hilgers

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the grub street diet Author Andrew Lipstein Believes There Are Two Kinds of Bagel Shops “There are those that try to dominate you, and there are those that want to be dominated.” By Paula Aceves
shhhhh! Dan Brown Wants to Tell You A Secret Robert Langdon is back!!!!!! By Emily Heller
sister sister sister Lola Kirke Tells Us She’s Not Like Other Kirkes But she is still a Kirke. By Fran Hoepfner
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extremely online The Hyperpigmentation Drawing Meme Is a Work of Art Call it TikTok’s modern-day Mona Lisa. By Jennifer Zhan
heists Graffiti Artist RETNA Claims an Auction House Sold His Stolen Work The graffiti artist says that his former landlord and Heritage Auctions illegally seized his property for profit. By Rachel Corbett
physical media The Art Lost in L.A. Fires Count Warhol artworks, Gary Indiana’s library, and Schoenberg scores among the losses. By Justin Curto
q&a Mickalene Thomas Doesn’t Need the Whitney Biennial In conversation with an artist who has always claimed her own spaces. By Jerry Saltz
year in culture The Bests of 2024 All the books, podcasts, and anime (plus TV, movies, music, and more) that captivated our critics (and John Waters) this year. By Vulture Editors