Category: Music
Katy Perry Doesn’t Quite Bring a Full Smile to One’s Face With Latest Album
In terms of being an “apology” record for 2017’s Witness, which might one day be vindicated in the same way Christina Aguilera’s Bionic has been, [Read More…]
The Lolita Shtick Ain’t Workin’ in Blackpink featuring Selena Gomez’s “Ice Cream”
Even the mention of Moses can’t lend much depth to the latest single from Blackpink, a group that might be better off either not singing [Read More…]
Dua Lipa Takes Inspiration From What 1987’s You Can Dance Did, Reviving the Remix Album
“I hallucinate when you call my name,” Dua Lipa sings in 2020. “When you call my name, it’s like a little prayer,” Madonna immortalized in [Read More…]
Reminder: No Good Comes From Being Eager to Return to the U.S., Or: Aaliyah Died For Her Art on August 25, 2001
While “Rock the Boat” was certainly not a video worth dying for, it bears noting that Aaliyah still did, technically, expire for her art. And [Read More…]
Ellie Goulding Channels Hard Candy Promo Vibes in “Love I’m Given”
In what still remains one of Madonna’s less loved and remembered photo sessions in promotion of a record, the motif of 2008’s Hard Candy is [Read More…]
Mariah Carey Resuscitates “Killing Me Softly” With Ms. Lauryn Hill on “Save the Day”
In promotion of Mariah Carey’s upcoming October release, The Rarities (her eighth compilation album–‘cause she knows how to milk the Lambily for their dough), the [Read More…]
Kiesza Trades 90s Dance For 80s Pop on Crave
Although not a total departure from her 2014 debut, Sound of A Woman, it’s clear that while Kiesza was on hiatus, she began to veer [Read More…]
The Lions of “Like A Virgin”
From the moment the paws of the lion co-starring in the “Like A Virgin” video skip to the beat of the signature keyboard notes, one [Read More…]
The “Levitating” Remix Video Might Not Feature Madonna, But It Does Have a Very Specific “Who’s That Girl” Reference
While the presence of “randos” in music videos feels like an ever-diminishing notion (apart from Kylie Jenner in “WAP”) with stymying COVID restrictions, back in [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus’ “Midnight Sky” Adopts the Aesthetic of Kylie Minogue and the Interpolation of Stevie Nicks
In the spirit of the single release being the new normal before an artist finally gets around to putting a handful of them on a [Read More…]
