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America’s New No. 1 Song Is Doing What Even Beyoncé Couldn’t
In popular music, the hype machine works in delightfully mysterious ways. You never know who will benefit from our fickle hit parade. A vice president turned presidential candidate gets a meme boost from a British pop star named Charli XCX. An album by a …