It would be hard to argue that 2023’s biggest name in music wasn’t Taylor Swift. She was recently named Time magazine’s Person of the Year and was Spotify’s most streamed artist. But there were other musical artists and stories that managed to elbow their way in to the year's music-centric coversation. From Britney Spears' tell-all book to hip hop's celebration of 50 years, USA TODAY Music Reporter Melissa Ruggieri joins The Excerpt to talk about these and other musical highlights of 2023.

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