Tag: Ariana Grande
Can We Get A Bechdel Test For Pop Songs?: Katy Perry Takes A Lyrical Page From “Ex”-Nemesis Taylor Swift’s Playbook on “Small Talk”
Perhaps there ought to be a separate definition for the Bechdel test when it comes to the pop song, for it appears practically impossible for [Read More…]
Ariana Grande Carries the *NSYNC Torch Re: the Heteronormative Thrill of Repressed Desire a.k.a. the Hunt on “boyfriend”
Re-teaming with longtime directorial collaborator Hannah Lux Davis (who also brought us the scandalous for its cultural appropriativeness “7 Rings“), Ariana Grande continues to go [Read More…]
Pop Philosophy: The Subjective Abstractions of Perception, Echoes of “Virtual Insanity” Provide Visual Motifs for Ariana Grande’s “In My Head”
As Ariana Grande continues to infiltrate the world of high fashion on the heels of her campaign for Givenchy, a music video made especially for [Read More…]
“Monopoly”: A More Intimate Extension of “7 Rings”
As a “thank u” to her fans but more to “7 Rings” co-writer Victoria Monét herself, Ariana Grande has, once again, overwhelmed the world with [Read More…]
Don’t Forget About Lorde: Before thank u, next Melodrama Was The Post-Breakup Go-To
With Ariana Grande’s cathartic (not just for her either), recently released and record-shattering thank u, next, it’s easy to forget that it was just two [Read More…]
Ariana Grande’s “Imagine” Offers Lennon’s Utopian Ideals…For Relationships
As something of a companion piece in its oppositeness to the theme of “thank u, next,” Ariana Grande’s latest single, “Imagine,” would instead like to [Read More…]
What Rich People Don’t Realize Is That Servers Have All the Power, Or Pete Davidson’s Custom Playlist
It was said in Matthew 5:5, “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.” But, as usual, the bible was wrong, for it [Read More…]
A Retrospective Defense of Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” Video Post-“Thank U, Next”
It’s true, undercover sologamist anthem “Thank U, Next” had already been conceptually set up by Ariana Grande as an homage to films of the past [Read More…]
Cloudy With A Chance of Alcoholism and Anxiety: Ariana Grande’s “Breathin'” Video
After everyone was so “upset” over Ariana Grande releasing a sort of placeholder video for “Breathin’” starring her pet pig, Piggy Smalls, fans and detractors [Read More…]
First Wives Club, “Like A Virgin” (& A Dash of I Love Lucy) Infuse Ariana Grande’s First Live Performance of “thank u, next”
Every great performer is bound to fall metaphorically at times. Other times, however, that fall is literal–just ask Madonna, who barely lived down that infamous [Read More…]
