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The 2024 Playa Please Awards: The Worst Celebrity Nonsense of the Year

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The Playa Please Awards: The Dirt Worst of 2023

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Are Albums Reviews Irrelevant Today? … Um, No.

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When I posted my review of Chloe’s new album, In ...

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