Over the years, mainstream Nashville country has absorbed the sounds and aesthetics of ’70s and ’80s rock, especially as those styles have disappeared from the pop mainstream. We should be ready for the same thing to happen with ’90s rock. Judging by last night’s CMT Awards, it might already be happening. ...

Back at the turn of the Millenium, Mudvayne took the MTV VMAs by storm and rubbed shoulders with the likes of Usher, Gwen Stefani and Mick Jagger. This is how it all played out.

One of the many pop stars who has been retroactively criticized for cultural appropriation is Gwen Stefani, who heavily incorporated Japanese culture into both her music and merch in the 2000s. During the promotional campaign for Stefani’s 2004 solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby., she was often accompanied by Japanese backup dancers c...

The singer has been criticised in the past for using elements of Japanese culture in her music and merchandiseThe post Gwen Stefani responds to cultural appropriation criticism: “I said, ‘My God, I’m Japanese’” appeared first on NME.