Tag: Britney Spears
Britney Spears Takes the Message of “She’ll Never Be Me” to Heart and Calls Out the Pop Star Copycats of Today
In the increasingly common tradition of musicians (mostly pop stars) releasing anniversary editions of their albums (see also: Mariah Carey with the Glitter Soundtrack), Britney [Read More…]
Tate McRae Loses the Plot with “Housewife”
There’s a mark of a true “pop icon.” Not just a pop star, but an icon. And that mark, invariably, is being beloved by the [Read More…]
Troye Sivan’s “FF” Video Channels Early Britney and Christina Visuals
There’s a quote that often gets attributed to Brian Eno despite Eno lifting it from composer/trumpet player Jon Hassell: “What is it that I really [Read More…]
Reemerging with His First Single Since “the Ventura Boulevard Incident,” Lil Nas X Releases RuPaul-Meets-Outkast-esque “World’s Greatest!”
The last time Lil Nas X was making headlines, it wasn’t for his music, but for walking down Ventura Boulevard around six a.m. in the [Read More…]
Tinashe Declares Who the Fuck She Is: Popstar
From the moment Tinashe’s eighth album, Popstar, begins with “Sunglasses,” it’s apparent that her aim is to be as in your face with her playful [Read More…]
“Slumber Party” Redux: Tinashe’s “Pillow Fight”
Just as Britney Spears made an innuendo-laden song about a sleepover (which she then chose Tinashe be featured on), so, too, does Tinashe now have [Read More…]
The “A” List: Ariana and Addison Shine Through the Most on Adéla’s Debut, Prima
Although Adéla is proudly Slovakian, she opted for an Italian word to characterize her debut album: Prima. A word associated with “first” (as in, this [Read More…]
Nessa Barrett’s “Bad Girls Never Die”: Like If AI Was Prompted to Create a Lana Del Rey Song
With a title that reads like an automatic response to the finale scene from “Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die,” Nessa Barrett’s “Bad [Read More…]
Mondo Appropriato #13: Madonna Getting More Nominations Than Taylor Swift at the 2026 VMAs
In a series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “right” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape. Time and time again over [Read More…]
The Parallels Between Tinashe’s “Too Easy” and Ariana Grande’s “Petal” Videos
As Tinashe continues to prepare the world for the release of her sixth album, Popstar, it’s worth noting that even Ariana Grande seems to be [Read More…]
