Madonna Channels Her Infamous Mantra—“I’m tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay”—During the Behind-the-Scenes Footage of Rehearsals for the 2026 VMAs
In the spirit of MTV’s (sadly) defunct Making the Video series, the network released a similarly-styled segment called Making the Performance after documenting the rehearsals [Read More…]
Primetime Doesn’t Defend the Men Who Were Shamed on To Catch a Predator, But Rather, Highlights the Grotesque Sensationalism of the 2000s
In what is becoming a common trend of reevaluating 2000s-era reality TV, Primetime is the first major non-documentary/docuseries to attempt tackling some of the more [Read More…]
Reemerging with His First Single Since “the Ventura Boulevard Incident,” Lil Nas X Releases RuPaul-Meets-Outkast-esque “World’s Greatest!”
The last time Lil Nas X was making headlines, it wasn’t for his music, but for walking down Ventura Boulevard around six a.m. in the [Read More…]
Heart of the Beast: A Love Letter to Dog Loyalty and Companionship
It’s been a while since a truly mainstream “dog movie for everyone” has been released. Arguably not since the 90s gems that are Beethoven and [Read More…]
Maisi and the Disco is About to Break Out of the Dance Floor’s Shadows with Some Help from “Madonna”
For all the flak Madonna got over her incredible opening performance to the 2026 VMAs, one would never know it based on the continued love [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus’ “Different Religion” Video Doesn’t Offer Much of a Religious Experience, But Does Kind of Borrow from “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart”
Keeping the visuals and singles from Bass Persuades coming, Miley Cyrus has reveled in the announcement of her album topping the Billboard 200 charts by [Read More…]
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Deja Vu”/“Obsessed” Are Blueprints for Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero,” With a Video That Showcases the Worst Kind of Melodrama
Perhaps it’s a bad sign that the first “artistic” offering Taylor Swift has given her public after getting married to Travis Kelce is a video [Read More…]
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…]
