Category: Music
Make Money First, “Do Art” Later: Madonna’s Madame X Theatre Tour Gets the Concert Video Treatment
The more time has gone on, the more Madonna can rely on self-referential material. Not only to reinvigorate it and apply it to the present, [Read More…]
Britney Taking Up the Ashley O Mantle with Nine Inch Nails
It’s been pointed out a number of times at this juncture that Britney Spears’ conservatorship nightmare eerily mimics some of the key plot points of [Read More…]
The Continued Alignment of Diana and Britney: Controlling Britney Spears and the Trailer for Spencer
While one might merely chalk it up to coincidence that the full-length trailer for Pablo Larraín’s Spencer should be released right around the same day [Read More…]
Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty Show Brings Many Things (But Mainly Busta Rhymes’ Music) to the Forefront
While there are many standout moments from Rihanna’s third volume of the Savage x Fenty show, the newly-minted billionaire made one especially standout artistic choice. [Read More…]
Brokeback Mountain Redux: Lil Nas X’s “That’s What I Want”
At the end of the video for “That’s What I Want,” it reads, “Story by Lil Nas X.” But the more accurate crediting would be [Read More…]
Not to “Throw Dirt” on Lil Nas X’s Name, But Frank Ocean and Blood Orange Lit the Way For Montero
Possibly because of Lil Nas X’s propensity for courting scandal in the style of Madonna, he’s been capable of generating more trailblazing credit for being [Read More…]
“Take the Box” is Amy Winehouse’s “Irreplaceable”
Before Beyoncé came along to claim Ne-Yo’s songwriting as her own on 2006’s “Irreplaceable,” Amy Winehouse was making a very similar (even if more “admitting [Read More…]
The Difficulty of Listening to “Rehab” in the Present
With each passing year, when the anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s death or her birthday comes along, as is the case today, September 14th, it grows [Read More…]
Another Slap in Britney’s Face: Praising Today’s Pop Stars for Concealing Their Bodies
Before the direct link between Britney Spears and Lorde could be made via Lorde doing a rather unexpected cover of “Break the Ice,” an article [Read More…]
Britney Spears’ “Break the Ice”: Not As Much of A Non Sequitur For Lorde’s “Fallen Fruit” As One Might Think
Of all the pop stars—or rather “anti-pop stars”—that have come out in the wake of Britney Spears, Lorde seems to have the least in common [Read More…]
