Category: Music Videos
“It’s Ciara. Ms. Jackson, if you’re nasty”: Janet Is All Over “Jump”
Citing Janet Jackson and Destiny’s Child as key influences after seeing them perform on TV when she was younger, it’s no secret that Ciara continues [Read More…]
We’re At the Point of Flaccid Summer Jams Now: Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa and Young Thug’s “Potion”
No stranger to working together after collaborating on “One Kiss,” the hopes for a reunion between Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa have obviously been very [Read More…]
Caprivids Are FKA Twigs’ More Refined Answer to TikTok Videos
Despite the fact that no one can see TikTok will reach a breaking point sooner or later because of its oversaturation (like Abercrombie being “white [Read More…]
So Extra(terrestrial): Aliens Prefer Multicolored Wigs in Camila Cabello and María Becerra’s “Hasta Los Dientes”
The presently unshakeable trend in music videos, largely championed by Doja Cat (thanks to that bullshit Planet Her theme), of setting the “narrative” in space [Read More…]
From “Call Me Maybe” to Off the Grid: Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Western Wind”
While California might be one of the few places in the U.S. that anyone outside of said country is familiar with, many aspects of the [Read More…]
A Daughter’s Telephonic Manifesto on Suppressing the Truth About Her Life: Tracy Bonham’s “Mother Mother”
The mother-daughter relationship is perhaps the most special of the possible parent-child permutations. “Special,” for some, occasionally being a euphemism for “the worst.” But that’s [Read More…]
“No One Dies From Love”–Until They Do
The idea of robots making the best lovers/companions is nothing new in our society, yet it seems to be really entering the pop cultural sphere [Read More…]
The “We Found Love” Video Is What “D.M.B.” Wants To Be, But Instead Exudes “Settling” Toxicity Rather Than “Intensity” Toxicity
With Rihanna continuing to show her lack of concern over not having released any new music since 2016 (unless you want to count the errant [Read More…]
Shakira and Rauw Alejandro Take Us Into the Future… As Seemingly Imagined From An 00s Perspective of What One Can Do With Her Lying Ex
Because the hauntological elements of our culture seem to dictate that nothing can ever be truly new again, Shakira’s latest video featuring Rauw Alejandro offers [Read More…]
Anitta’s “Boys Don’t Cry” Corroborates Taylor’s Adage, “Boys Only Want Love If It’s Torture”
Unlike Camila Cabello’s own recent track called “Boys Don’t Cry” from Familia, one of Anitta’s many hits from Versions of Me is not about the [Read More…]
