Tag: Charli XCX
“Girl, So Confusing” as Elphaba and Galinda’s Theme Song
When it comes to a rivalry between two women, there is, oftentimes, more than a slight hint of sexual tension. It was true for Nomi [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #53: Charli XCX Not Making Billboard’s List of Greatest Pop Stars of the Twenty-First Century
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture…and all that it affects. [Read More…]
Mondo Appropriato #10: The Recording Academy Choosing to Nominate “Guess” Instead of “Girl, So Confusing”
In a series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “on the nose” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape.As the first year [Read More…]
The Radical Snubbing of Radical Optimism
It seems fairly undeniable that, of all the “main pop girls” who put albums out in 2024, Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism was the most underrated and underlooked. Perhaps [Read More…]
Finally Off Her Ex-Label’s Leash, Sky Ferreira Releases Moody, Masochistic “Leash” for the Babygirl Soundtrack
Maybe there was something kismet about Sky Ferreira ending up on the soundtrack for a movie directed by Halina Reijn. Not just because that movie [Read More…]
With “Delusional,” Kesha Joins the List of Female Pop Stars Calling Out Shitty Exes
While Kesha has certainly had her share of songs referring to no-good exes (or just no-good men in general), “Delusional” marks the first truly blatant [Read More…]
Charli XCX Achieves the Ultimate in Establishment Acknowledgement Via the 2025 Grammy Nominations
The last time Charli XCX was nominated for a Grammy, it was not only ten years ago (at the end of 2014), but also as [Read More…]
Shygirl and Saweetie Birth “Immaculate” (A Song, Not A Collection)
Madonna might have released The Immaculate Collection (a riff, obviously, on “the immaculate conception”) in 1990, but she surprisingly never did offer a song called [Read More…]
Dionysus Beware: Party Girl Gods Charli XCX and Kesha Finally Join Forces
Perhaps saving the best for last in terms of who she wanted to unveil as a collaborator on her Brat remix album, Charli XCX has [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s Most Ambitious “Mixtape” Yet: Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat
Being that the intention of Brat was always to get back to Charli XCX’s musical roots (especially after her intentionally hyper-commercial album, Crash), it seemed [Read More…]
