Tag: Madonna
Mariah Carey Is Here For It All—But Mainly Shade-Throwing and Throwing It Back
Though it goes without saying, Mariah Carey has no “need” to ever release another album of new music again if she doesn’t feel like it. [Read More…]
There Would Be No “Bad Girl” Video Without Diane Keaton
Of all Madonna’s many videos, perhaps one of the most standout (while still being simultaneously underrated) for its cinematic qualities is 1993’s “Bad Girl.” And [Read More…]
Comparing Madonna’s “Right On Time” to the Nature of Some of Taylor Swift’s Recent Lyrical Offerings
At a time when Taylor Swift’s lyrics have never been so glaringly cringe, Madonna, funnily enough, chose to release one of her own “From the [Read More…]
MARINA May Be the First Female Pop Star to Freely Let Go of “Girlhood”
For the past few years, MARINA has been living out the lyrics of her lead single from Princess of Power, “Butterfly.” Slowly changing shape inside [Read More…]
Madonna Chooses the Right Time to Release “Right On Time”—Because It Would Have Been a Disservice for Her to Include It on Bedtime Stories in 1994
On the same day as announcing that her Bedtime Stories: The Final Chapter EP is actually real, and not just another tease (like, thus far, her much-talked [Read More…]
The Poetic Sartorial Moment of Addison Rae Wearing Gypsy Rose Lee’s Dress
Four years ago, Addison Rae was “just” a TikTok phenomenon with a brand-new single called “Obsessed” and the hope that it might parlay her way [Read More…]
An Album for the Patrick Bateman Bros: Doja Cat Is An 80s Lady on Vie
After releasing the deliberately polarizing Scarlet in 2023 (followed by a reissue called Scarlet 2 Claude in 2024), Doja Cat seems to have done yet [Read More…]
Madonna’s Interview for On Purpose with Jay Shetty: A Reminder That She Considers Herself the Queen of Kabbalah Before the Queen of Pop
If Madonna has been consistent about one thing since 1996 (though, to outsiders, it’s more like 1998, when Ray of Light came out), it’s her [Read More…]
Summer Isn’t Over Yet: Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun
Considering that the conversation in the music industry for the past year-plus has been all about a trio (Charli, Chappell and Sabrina) whose long-standing slog [Read More…]
A Girl Is Driven Home Alone at Night: Florence + the Machine’s “One of the Greats”
In keeping with the theme of “Everybody Scream,” Florence + the Machine’s second single from the album of the same name is all about fame. [Read More…]
