
The Biggest, Messiest Band Breakups in Music History
From the Beatles to N.W.A to Fifth Harmony
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Horrible business moves, artistic blunders, deeply questionable moral judgment — with appearances by Adam Levine, Kiss, Kanye West, and many more
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