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Complaints Dept.
The FCC Received Hundreds of Complaints About Bad Bunny’s ‘Vulgar’ Super Bowl Performance
The complaints, obtained by WIRED, described Bad Bunny’s performance as being overly sexual and protested that the show was in Spanish.
Angela Watercutter
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Maddy Varner
Billie Eilish Doesn't Know if There Will Ever Be Another Billie Eilish
Angela Watercutter
Hit Record
This Reggae Band Is in a Nightmare Battle Against AI Slop Remixes
Kate Knibbs
Couchella
I Watched 18 Hours of Coachella’s Vertical Livestream and All I Got Was This Lousy FOMO
Boone Ashworth
Half Real
The Fanfare Around the Band Geese Actually Was a Psyop
John Semley
Anti-Climax
Turning Point USA’s Halftime Show Was Exactly What You’d Expect
Miles Klee
Super Bowl
Inside Bad Bunny’s Historic Super Bowl Halftime Show
Angela Watercutter
The Big Interview
How
KPop Demon Hunters
Star EJAE Topped the Charts
Manisha Krishnan
Life Hack
The ‘Group 7’ Creator Still Doesn’t Know How She Hacked TikTok’s Algorithm
Alana Yzola
Swift Response
Fans Call on Taylor Swift to ‘Do Better’ After Accusations of Using AI for Promo Videos
Kat Tenbarge
Press Play
The Song of the Summer Is Dead
Jason Parham
Record Scratch
What JD Vance, Pam Bondi, and Sam Altman Can’t Stop Listening to, According to the ‘Panama Playlists’
Reece Rogers
Fantastic Reality
Anime Girl VTubers Are Selling Out Concerts, but Are They ‘Real’? Depends on Who You Ask
Dexter Thomas
Dolby Atmos
The Ultimate Dolby Atmos Experience Might Be in Your Car
Ryan Waniata
Slop Bops
From Sensual Butt Songs to Santa’s Alleged Coke Habit: AI Slop Music Is Getting Harder to Avoid
Kate Knibbs
WIRED Q&A
Kesha Wants to ‘Smash’ the Music Industry With a New LinkedIn-Style App
Boone Ashworth
Bot and Roll
‘A Billion Streams and No Fans’: Inside a $10 Million AI Music Fraud Case
Kate Knibbs
Head Trip
60-Hour Dance Sessions, Simulated Sex, and Ketamine: Inside the World of Hardcore VR Ravers
Mattha Busby
Stop the Presses
Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit You in an Unexpected Place: Your Vinyl Collection
John Semley
Crackdown
Trans Musicians Are Canceling US Tour Dates Due to Trump’s Gender ID Rules
Manisha Krishnan
Not Like Us
Super Bowl Halftime Show Complaints Focused on Lack of DEI for White People
David Gilbert
Pop Stars
Hikaru Utada Would Rather Play CERN Than Coachella
Tomonari Cotani
Game Time
The Wild True Story Behind Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
Angela Watercutter
