Kanye West accepts the Video Vanguard award at Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption
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The National's Matt Berninger (left) has a new band called EL VY. Should fans of his old project fear the new one? Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Lou Barlow's Brace The Wave comes out September 4. Rachel Enneking/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Oh, sure, they got a trophy. But did they earn it? iStockphoto.com hide caption
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MC Ren (Aldis Hodge), DJ Yella (Neil Brown Jr.), Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell), Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Jr.) and Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins) form N.W.A in Straight Outta Compton. Jaimie Trueblood/Courtesy of Universal Pictures hide caption
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Kacey Musgraves: Tiny Desk Concert
Brett Favre serves as a sturdy metaphor for, well, a lot of things. Mark Konezny/NFL Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption
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Just look at those tall dudes in the front, waving their arms. Crouch down! iStockphoto.com hide caption
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One of many ads run by Columbia House during its heyday. Mushy/Flickr hide caption
All Songs +1: Marking The Demise Of 'The Spotify Of The '80s'
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David Wax Museum. Griffin Hart Davis/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Amy Poehler and Bradley Cooper in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp. Saeed Adyani/Netflix hide caption
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Look, she did such a great job picking music that they don't even need to keep their eyes on the road! Monkey Business Images/iStockphoto.com hide caption