Tag: pop stardom

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The Quiet Reinvention of Justin Timberlake

Twenty years ago, Justin Timberlake seemed destined to become a cautionary tale. The boy band veteran with frosted tips and a questionable denim tuxedo had every reason to fade int

After the Thrift Shop: Macklemore's Long Search for a Second Act

There is a moment in every major artist’s career when the spotlight becomes a kind of trap. For Macklemore, that moment arrived in 2013, when “Thrift Shop” seemed to play from ever