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Composite of a coloured picture of Tupac and Afeni Shakur in black and white (Credit: Getty Imahes

The rap anthem that immortalised single mothers

By Thomas Hobbs

Picture of Cindy Lee (Credit: Vanessa Tignanelli)

Who is Cindy Lee? Pop's most mysterious sensation

By Shaun Curran

Two members of Led Zeppelin performing on stage (Credit: Getty Images)

The 'untold story' of the ultimate 70s rock band

By Arwa Haider

Kendrick Lamar performs on stage during the Pop Out festival (Credit: Getty Images)

How Kendrick Lamar rose to the Super Bowl moment

By Thomas Hobbs

President-elect Donald Trump dances to YMCA

How YMCA became Donald Trump's unlikely anthem

By Nicholas Barber

Shaboozey performing, holding a microphone to his mouth (Credit: Getty Images)

The 2024 drinking song that became a giant US hit

By Mark Guarino

Taylor Swift (Credit: Getty Images)

End of an Era: The show that took over the world

By Clare Thorp

Liam Payne with his One Direction bandmates (Credit: Alamy)

Should there be a ban on teenage popstars?

By Laura Martin

Lady Gaga (Credit: Inside Out)

Why Lady Gaga's comeback hits the spot

By Nick Levine

MC5 in 1967 (Credit: Alamy)

The fiery band who soundtracked US counterculture

By Daniel Dylan Wray

Archive picture of the band (Credit: Andrew Corrigan)

The most blistering debut album of all time

By Thomas Hobbs

A photo of the band Oasis in 1993 (Credit: Getty Images)

Why Oasis defined the spirit of the 90s

By Clare Thorp

The Chicks singing on stage at the DNC

The Star-Spangled Banner's surprising origins

By Clemency Burton-Hill

Sabrina Carpenter (Credit: Alamy)

How Espresso became the song of the summer

By Nick Levine

Louis Armstrong blowing trumpet at BBC Television Centre (colour) (Credit: Getty Images)

The US icon who divides critics

By Christian Kriticos

Chris Martin from Coldplay (Credit: Getty Images)

Why Coldplay are the 21st Century's defining band

By Dorian Lynskey