Tag: Katy Perry
Capitalism Goes Ultra Cringe With Just Eat’s Menulog Commercial Starring Christina Aguilera and Latto
For a moment there, it seemed as though everyone was quite quick to bill Christina Aguilera as the “classier” of the two 00s icons of [Read More…]
“bad idea right?”: Olivia Rodrigo Asks The Same Question As Forebears Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry (Not To Mention Drunk Women Everywhere)
Giving listeners a taste of something that diverges from the (initially) ballad-y sound of Guts’ lead single, “vampire,” Olivia Rodrigo opts for a more “brutal”-esque [Read More…]
Katy Perry Gives Us A Part Deux to “Never Really Over” With “When I’m Gone”
Just as Britney Spears gave us “Work Bitch” to coincide with the arrival of her Las Vegas residency, Piece of Me, now, too Katy Perry [Read More…]
Katy Perry Does Her Best to Convince Us It’s “Not the End of the World”
Finally finding her moment to wield the long-standing callout that Zooey Deschanel is her doppelganger, Katy Perry’s concept behind her latest single and video from [Read More…]
Katy Perry Doesn’t Quite Bring a Full Smile to One’s Face With Latest Album
In terms of being an “apology” record for 2017’s Witness, which might one day be vindicated in the same way Christina Aguilera’s Bionic has been, [Read More…]
Katy Perry’s “Smile”: No Lily Allen’s “Smile”
As Katy Perry gradually regains all of her confidence back after the critical massacre of her 2017 album, Witness, yet another single slated for what [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #17: Katy Perry Grafting “Sexy” Pregnancy From Those Who Have Done It Better
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it affects. [Read More…]
Whoever Started the Trend of Proving the Extent of the Gargantuan Celebrity Ego With Fake Italian Balcony Videos is an Unwitting Genius
Maybe whoever started the trend was merely a bored fan of [insert pop star’s name here], and it wasn’t intended as some grand statement about [Read More…]
Can We Get A Bechdel Test For Pop Songs?: Katy Perry Takes A Lyrical Page From “Ex”-Nemesis Taylor Swift’s Playbook on “Small Talk”
Perhaps there ought to be a separate definition for the Bechdel test when it comes to the pop song, for it appears practically impossible for [Read More…]
The 2017 VMAs: An Exhibition of the Enfeebled State of Music
It’s not that you’re getting older (okay, yes, you are). It’s that music has genuinely gotten worse over time. For those who used to watch [Read More…]