Tag: Brandy and Monica
The Week of Laying to Rest a Feud Remixes: “The Boy Is Mine” and “Girl, so confusing”
In what is perhaps a “sign o’ the times” for the world of pop, the week in music has offered an overarching theme that centers [Read More…]
With “The Boy Is Mine” Remix, Ariana Grande Puts A Mostly Faux Feud to Rest
In 1998, few songs had as much of a chokehold on the nation as Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine.” In fact, it came [Read More…]
Brandy, Monica, Lonely Boy and Pussy Power: Ariana Grande’s Movie-Inspired Music Video Universe Expands With “The Boy Is Mine”
When last we left Ariana Grande, she was having her memory erased and sitting atop a table across from Evan Peters with a birthday cake [Read More…]
Forget Me Now: Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Enters the Canon of Pop Icon Divorce Albums
Thanks to Taylor Swift’s ever-increasing monopoly on the subject, if there’s anyone who flies increasingly under the radar for writing and singing about love/breakups apart [Read More…]
The Obsession With Marking Time Through Pop Culture
In the past several years, it’s become more and more common to “celebrate” (or mourn) the passing of milestone anniversaries for films and albums. This [Read More…]
On the Arrogance of “The Boy” and the Logistical Nightmare of Boning Two Different Women Who Live Next Door to Each Other
There are many moments in “The Boy Is Mine” video that require more than just “a little” suspension of disbelief. But chief among them is [Read More…]
If Brandy and Monica Continued to Hang Out After the Plot of “The Boy Is Mine,” It Would Be Ciara and Summer Walker’s “Better Thangs”
In the summer of 1998, there was scarcely anywhere one could go without hearing the contentious yet mellifluous lyrics of Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy [Read More…]
