Britney Spears Takes the Message of “She’ll Never Be Me” to Heart and Calls Out the Pop Star Copycats of Today
In the increasingly common tradition of musicians (mostly pop stars) releasing anniversary editions of their albums (see also: Mariah Carey with the Glitter Soundtrack), Britney [Read More…]
Mariah Carey’s 4K-Restored “Loverboy” Video: A Charli XCX Wet Dream
It’s no secret (or at least it shouldn’t be) that car racing/the “racetrack culture” and aesthetic were having kind of a moment in the 2000s. [Read More…]
Tate McRae Loses the Plot with “Housewife”
There’s a mark of a true “pop icon.” Not just a pop star, but an icon. And that mark, invariably, is being beloved by the [Read More…]
To Announce That They’re No Longer Playing (Relationship) Games, Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan Join Forces in the Game Show-Themed Video for “Expectations”
As the You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love universe continues to expand with each new video released in honor of one [Read More…]
Zara Larsson Finds Treasures Among the Trash in the Video for “Blue Moon”
Perhaps, in its way, Zara Larsson’s latest video for what marks her fourth single from Midnight Sun, “Blue Moon,” is a part of the conditioning [Read More…]
Shygirl Rises to the Rave Occasion with “Mantra”
As the album rollout for Swallow! cracks on, Shygirl keeps proving that no one else has studied 90s sonic landscapes more diligently than her and [Read More…]
Troye Sivan’s “FF” Video Channels Early Britney and Christina Visuals
There’s a quote that often gets attributed to Brian Eno despite Eno lifting it from composer/trumpet player Jon Hassell: “What is it that I really [Read More…]
With She’s the Best, Troye Sivan Would Like to Prove He’s the Best…Male Pop Star on Offer at the Moment (And One Who’s Looking for “Ridiculous, Inconvenient, Consuming, Can’t-Live-Without-Each-Other Love”)
In 2023, the last time Troye Sivan released an album (namely, Something to Give Each Other), he was still in his twenties. In between that [Read More…]
The Similar Ways that Zara Larsson and Tinashe Dive Into Their Insecurities About Fame with “The Ambition” and “Empty Stadium”
With Tinashe now experiencing the same kind of “at last”/“it’s about time” success with her eighth—that’s right, eighth—album, Popstar, that Zara Larsson did after releasing [Read More…]
Slayyyter Expands Her Lana/Americana Visuals With “I Think He’s Got a Girl”
Further spurring the anticipation for wor$t man in america, her “inverse” album, of sorts, to WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, Slayyyter has offered up another single [Read More…]
