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  Universal Music's Ignite Showcase Reveals the Artists Poised for a Massive 2025

  PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2024

  Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams and d4vd — what do they all have in common? In addition to being enormous pop stars who had huge 2024s...

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  The Biggest Music News Stories of 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2024

  The discourse seems to get hotter every year, and 2024 was no exception. This was a year that brought the biggest rap beef of a generation,...

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  Seasonal Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in December 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2024

  A hop, skip and 'Megalopolis' later, we're facing the end of another year with all the trimmings and festivities. Alongside the last-minute...

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  Just Had to Explain Exclaim!'s Funny Music Memes and Shitposts to My Parents over Breakfast: December 13, 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2024

  Whether it's Charli XCX and Lorde or MJ Lenderman and Dinosaur Jr., one thing is for certain: the internet will go crazy! This week our...

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  Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Music Gear and Audio Equipment of 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2024

  Give the gift of creativity this festive season. For the musicians and audiophiles on your holiday list, here are some of 2024's most...

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  Menno Versteeg on Hollerado's Mistakes and Getting Choked Out by Paul McCartney's Bodyguard

  PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2024

  When Exclaim! catches up with Menno Versteeg in the office at Royal Mountain Records, the Toronto label that the singer-guitarist co-founder...

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  The 25 Worst Album Covers of 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2024

  Trawling the murky depths of Bandcamp and SoundCloud turns up some of the worst album covers you've ever seen: AI fever dreams, raunchy...

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  Exclaim!'s Favourite Album Covers of 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2024

  Every year, Exclaim! publishes a list of the worst album covers of the year — and every year, people in the comments section tell us that w...