Category: Music
“Poppin’ Plan Bs ‘cause I ain’t planned to be stuck with ya”: Megan Thee Stallion Writes Poetry and a Free Promo for “Plan B”
For those who still want to believe that “peace” is the only way to achieve harmony, including among the sexes, Megan Thee Stallion is here [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…]
In Support of Lorde Shushing the Audience
Because the internet is patently “forever,” a video of Lorde vehemently shushing her audience back in June of 2017 can have sudden relevance almost a [Read More…]
Plastic Surgery Aside, There Are Many Layers to Anitta on Versions of Me
“Joking” to Andy Cohen, among others, about how her latest album cover and title serve as an homage to all the plastic surgery procedures she’s [Read More…]
If a (Certain Kind of) Shark Stops Swimming, It Dies; If Charli XCX Stops Evolving in “Used To Know Me,” She Gets Caught in a Bad Romance
Keeping with the current motif in pop culture of how there are many different versions of ourselves (e.g. Anitta’s Versions of Me and Daniels’ Everything [Read More…]
Familia Affair: Camila Cabello’s Third Album Addresses the Little-Loved (In the U.S.) Ideal of Interdependence
It’s ironic, when considering the theme of Camila Cabello’s third album, Familia, that the entire basis of her rise to pop superstardom was founded on [Read More…]
Attention: Miley Live is a Push for Concert-Going Resuscitation (If You Can Afford It)
We’ve known so many iterations of Miley Cyrus. Starting from her first acting role in Big Fish to her breakout as Hannah Montana (even though [Read More…]
Madonna Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop the “Frozen” Reboot Parade, This Time Adding 070 Shake to the Sickick Remix
Even though spring is formally upon us, Madonna can’t seem to quit her talk of things being “Frozen” (which is actually germane when factoring in [Read More…]
Unlucky Thirteen: Diane Warren, Mainstream Underdog
It was, of course, a more under-the-radar headline from the Oscars, but, nonetheless, an important one. Diane Warren did not win for “Somehow You Do,” [Read More…]