Category: Music Videos
Doja Cat’s “Demons” Video Is the Scariest Thing Christina Ricci Has Ever Starred In
As one of pop culture’s main “Queens of Spook,” Christina Ricci’s presence in anything haunted, eerie, ghostly or generally “demonic” is usually a no-brainer (this [Read More…]
Kylie Minogue’s “Tension,” Er, Comes Across Like a Vibrator-Related Self-Love Anthem
Likely wanting to ramp up the special effects and overall “high-concept” nature of her latest video so as to at least visually one-up “Padam Padam” [Read More…]
Selena Gomez’s “Single Girl Anthem” Naturally Pays Homage to Sex and the City
Considering Selena Gomez teased her latest single with a video of her lip syncing the dialogue of Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) from a season one [Read More…]
The Singular Woes of the “Geriatric” Pop Star: Miley Cyrus’ “Used to Be Young”
In the spirit of “close-up videos” that have come before, including Sinéad O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Gwen Stefani’s “Used to Love You,” Selena Gomez’s [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s “Speed Drive” Is Her Most Anti-Environmental Music Video Yet
Becoming something of a “soundtrack queen” (to rival Lana Del Rey), the chart success of “Speed Drive” from Barbie: The Album has prompted Charli XCX [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…]
“El Flow No Está a la Venta”: Karol G’s “S91”
Having previously worked with Pedro Artola on videos like “Cairo” and “Provenza,” Karol G reteams with the director to bring us the surreal stylings of [Read More…]
From “Barbie’s Perspective,” Billie Eilish Asks the Question Even the “Dumbest Blonde” Must: “What Was I Made For?”
Although there might have been a time when Billie Eilish was considered the “anti-Barbie,” her blonde, “clean” aesthetic in the wake of Happier Than Ever [Read More…]
What Should Come Across As Carnal Is Only Creepy and Unsettling in Taylor Swift’s “I Can See You” Video
It’s appropriate that Taylor Swift should feel comfortable, only now, with releasing “I Can See You” from “the vault” of her Speak Now era. For, [Read More…]
Shakira Is A Mermaid of the Future in the “Copa Vacía” Video Featuring Manuel Turizo
While Shakira might have reverted to “retro” 00s sensibilities in imagining “the future” with 2022’s “Te Felicito” featuring Rauw Alejandro, her latest single, “Copa Vacía,” [Read More…]
