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curator + critic • music programmer, @applemusic • formerly @pitchfork @nytimes • rep 📝 @cheneyagency
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Can You Copyright a Rhythm?

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By Isabelia Herrera
| Pitchfork Verified
No matter how much you know about reggaeton, it’s likely that you are familiar with that unmistakable two-bar loop: boom ch-boom-chick. That sound is colloquially known as a dembow riddim, one of the most recognizable rhythmic patterns of a genre that has reshaped all of pop music in the last decade.
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The Best Music of 2024 So Far

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By Anna Gaca Verified, Isabelia Herrera, Jeremy Larson, Philip Sherburne Verified
| Yahoo Entertainment Verified
Pitchfork’s editors are already thinking about what albums have left the biggest impressions and will land a coveted spot on our year-end list. So we’re spotlighting some of 2024’s most outstanding releases to date by rounding up albums that have earned high scores and Best New Music designations with a quick list of RIYLs (that’s Recommended If You Like) and links to our coverage. Unlike our year-end lists, this one is organized in reverse chronological order.
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Daddy Yankee: Barrio Fino

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By Isabelia Herrera
| Pitchfork Verified
Maybe you were at a basement party, grinding with a pimply crush in low-rise flare jeans and a belly button ring you couldn’t stop staring at. Maybe, if you were a little older, you were driving around your city with too many friends in the backseat. Maybe, if you were in the Caribbean, you were at a party de marquesina learning what your hips and ass could do. Maybe you heard it at a middle school dance and felt compelled to engage in the ritual of a preteen dancefloor tryst.
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