Nicki Minaj’s Vaccine Snafu: Well, At Least No One Can Accuse the Public This Time of Being Sexist Re: Their Ability to Separate the Artist From the Work

“Part of our strategy from the beginning has been to engage with people who have questions, and answer those questions,” White House press secretary Jen [Read More…]

There’s Some Whores in Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B’s Quarantine House (Kylie Jenner Included)

Considering that music video director Colin Tilley is also responsible for the visuals of Nicki Minaj’s “Good Form” (and that Minaj was ahead of the [Read More…]

The Most Vexing Problem About Lana Del Rey’s “Question for the Culture” Isn’t the Just Question Itself, But How She Responded To Its Backlash

It was the letter read ‘round the world. On May 21, 2020, seemingly apropos of nothing other than an extremely odd and roundabout way to [Read More…]

Ariana Grande Does the Madonna Method for Soundtracks on Charlie’s Angels, Providing the Bulk of Songs For It

For those who have quickly forgotten Madonna’s storied past with film–and incorporating her own music into it so as to secure at least some success–Ariana [Read More…]

In The Ongoing LDR/Banks War, Del Rey Is Not Taking A Page from Miley Cyrus–Perhaps the Only Other White Lady to Have “Taken A Stand” Against A Black Artist

It is something of an unspoken cardinal rule that the white woman must never speak “out of turn” against a black woman lest she 1) [Read More…]