Addison Rae’s “Fame Is a Gun” Highlights That Britney Adage, “With a taste of a poison paradise/I’m addicted to you”

In the tradition of songs ruminating on fame (largely begat by Madonna with 1998’s “Drowned World/Substitute for Love”), Addison Rae adds to the genre with [Read More…]

Among Other 00s Fare, Reneé Rapp’s “Leave Me Alone” Shares Some of Its DNA With Gwen Stefani’s “What You Waiting For?” 

Reneé Rapp’s latest song and video, “Leave Me Alone,” is the first “open statement” she’s made since “scandalously” leaving The Sex Lives of College Girls (ironically, Rapp [Read More…]

Flipping the Script on the Old Adage, “Men Only Want One Thing,” Lola Young Gives a Much-Needed Woman’s Perspective on (and Encouragement of) the “One and Done” Philosophy 

As the rise of Lola Young continues to prove that it takes a special kind of British chanteuse to capture the hearts (read: wallets) of [Read More…]

Miley Cyrus’ “More to Lose” Is Her Nod to Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You”

After the trifecta of visuals that arrived in the form of “Prelude,” “Something Beautiful” and “End of the World” at the end of March/beginning of [Read More…]

If You Love Smiley Face, You’ll Like PinkPantheress’ “Illegal” Video

In honor of Fancy That’s long-awaited release, PinkPantheress dropped another video (following “Tonight” and “Stateside”) for one of the songs off the mixtape. This time, she [Read More…]

Not on Anyone’s Bingo Card: Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Rebranding Cake’s “Never There” As “Talk”

While Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have done many surprising things in the time since they’ve been “an item” (the most surprising thing still being [Read More…]