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Kelefa Sanneh

Kelefa Sanneh has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2008. He is the author of “ Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres.”

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Kim Petras Wants to Be a Superstar
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After a No. 1 hit, “Unholy,” the artist is under pressure to do it again. Kelefa Sanneh writes about her new album, “Feed the Beast.”

What Does Tulsi Gabbard Believe?
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Kelefa Sanneh on Tulsi Gabbard, a Democratic representative from Hawaii—a charismatic and unorthodox politician, an Iraq veteran, and the first Hindu in Congress.

Godmother of Soul
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Kelefa Sanneh on the musician behind “Baduizm,” “Mama’s Gun,” and recently “But You Caint Use My Phone.”

Mean Girl
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Kelefa Sanneh on the U.F.C. fighter Ronda Rousey.