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Why Was Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show So Controversial?

We dig into Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show, and try to figure out why a great performance got some mixed reactions, with Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield joining host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  Pop Update! Gaga Triumphs, Selena Gets Raunchy, Chappell Goes Country and …

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  The Hidden History of Nineties Lollapalooza

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  Metallica Secrets and More: Kirk Hammett Tells All

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  Questlove on the Mysteries of Sly Stone and Much More

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  50 Terrible Songs on Great Albums

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  My Life with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Mike Campbell Looks Back

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  Lady Gaga to the Rolling Stones: Andrew Watt's Studio Secrets

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  EXCLUSIVE: Inside the 2025 Grammys with Exec Producer Ben Winston

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  The Secret History of R.E.M.

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  Where Do Music Biopics Go After 'A Complete Unknown'?

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  How De La Soul Changed the World

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  The Making of "A Long December"

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  My Life in Radiohead: Bassist Colin Greenwood on His New Book, the Band's …

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  Sabrina Carpenter Collaborator Amy Allen on the Art of Pop Songwriting