There’s a New Britney and Christina in Town for Madonna’s 2026 VMAs Performance
In 2003, Madonna wasn’t necessarily “riding high.” For while she might have just released an album that is only now fully appreciated, American Life wasn’t [Read More…]
Tinashe Declares Who the Fuck She Is: Popstar
From the moment Tinashe’s eighth album, Popstar, begins with “Sunglasses,” it’s apparent that her aim is to be as in your face with her playful [Read More…]
When Madonna and Charli Get Together for the “Danceteria” Afterhours Mix, the Party Starts to Feel Stilted
For “many moons” now, Madonna and Charli XCX had been effectively “dancing around” one another (finally coming face to face at the SS27 Yves Saint [Read More…]
Who Knew Charli XCX Would Be the Death of “Every Kiss Begins With Kay”?
Perhaps in what is yet another major sign of Charli XCX going truly corporate (in addition to a collaboration with Madonna), of all the ad [Read More…]
Another Post-“Bad Behavior Exposed” Plug for Chateau Marmont: Miley’s “Justify My Love”-esque “Let’s Get Married” Video
In the spirit of Miley Cyrus’ tendency these past few years to channel Lana Del Rey, the video for her latest single from Bass Persuades, [Read More…]
Miley’s Bass Persuades Doesn’t Persuade the Discerning Listener That It Tops Something Beautiful
In the late spring of 2025, Miley Cyrus released what was among her best, most cohesive records, Something Beautiful. Alas, for whatever reason, it seemed [Read More…]
Let Your Mind Go and Your Body Will Follow: Tove Lo’s Estrus
In many regards, Tove Lo’s sixth album, Estrus, feels like a continuation of the overarching themes she explored on 2022’s Dirt Femme. Now, four years [Read More…]
Troye Sivan Makes the Middle Ages Seem Like Gay Heaven (Complete with a Madonna Sample) for the “Party” Video
Once again proving that he’s studied under the School of Brat (as also evidenced by “She’s the Best”), Troye Sivan’s second single from She’s the [Read More…]
“Princess of Power” and “The Fate of Ophelia”: Songs That Employ Two Very Different Images of a Woman Being in a Tower
Seeing as how MARINA has never gotten the kind of due that, for whatever reason, Taylor Swift gets all the time (no matter how many [Read More…]
Tinashe Savages a Middling “Companion” with “I’d Rather Be Alone”
Released as a “double single” with “Pillow Fight,” “I’d Rather Be Alone” (not to be confused with Greta Garbo’s sentiment behind, “I want to be [Read More…]
