Tag: Ariana Grande
Excuse Me, I Love You: Once Again, There Will Never Be A Candle Held to Truth or Dare
At some point during Ariana Grande’s pre-show playlist for the Sweetener World Tour (or the Sweetener/Thank U, Next World Tour, if you prefer), Madonna’s “Cherish” [Read More…]
Mariah, Ariana and Jennifer: A Christmas Simulation
Mariah Carey, by now a well-known whore for Christmas and all the dividends that arrive in her bank account with it, has not gotten lazy [Read More…]
Ariana Grande’s Lackluster Video Concepts Have Never Translated Into the Greatness That Britney Spears Could Lend the Similarly Banal
On the heels of two rather especially “meh” videos from Ariana Grande, “Positions” and “34+35,” it leaves one wondering how a fellow Princess of Pop, [Read More…]
34+35 = Austin Powers Allusions Don’t Exactly Make Anyone “Randy”–And They Never Did
After taking on the presidential role (as literally anyone can now) in the “Positions” video, Ariana Grande has seen fit to experiment with a new [Read More…]
Ariana Grande Adopts Many Positions on New Album, Mainly that of Brandy’s and Other Assorted 90s R&B
It’s ironic, really, that Brandy should release her seventh record the same year as Ariana Grande decides to completely tweak her voice to become the [Read More…]
Ariana Grande’s “Positions” Celebrates the Multifacetedness of Women in the Spirit of Meredith Brooks’ “Bitch”
It was Beyoncé that pointed out to us all in 2011 with “Run the World (Girls)” just, who, exactly is in control, and here in [Read More…]
Kesha Joins A Growing Genre of Green Screen Videos in the Time of Pandemic Pop
Pandemic pop isn’t just a dystopian genre that focuses solely on au courant lyrics like, “Move bitch, you got coronavirus/I’ma chill at the crib ‘cause [Read More…]
Emotional Queen: Ariana Grande Dressing as Midsommar’s Dani Ardor
When it comes to bringing her esoteric (by normal people standards) costume A game, Ariana Grande is undeniably the winner in terms of mainstream pop [Read More…]
The Most Vexing Problem About Lana Del Rey’s “Question for the Culture” Isn’t the Just Question Itself, But How She Responded To Its Backlash
It was the letter read ‘round the world. On May 21, 2020, seemingly apropos of nothing other than an extremely odd and roundabout way to [Read More…]
Too Gay To Function: “Rain On Me”
In the tradition of gay icons having songs about rain–from Barbra Streisand’s “Don’t Rain On My Parade” to Geri Halliwell remaking “It’s Raining Men” to [Read More…]
