Kelly Clarkson Is Doing the 'Kellyoke' Album (EP), Finally
There is a reason Kelly Clarkson was, is, and forever will be our One True Idol™. Give her a song - any song, across any genre - and she'll absolutely nail it, regularly running laps around the original version with those signature pipes. Kellyoke is an almost daily 2-minute saving grace in these…
Can't Get Gou Out of My Head: A Kylie Classic Gets a Remix
You see, when you're an Icon™ in 2022, having your classic pop hits remixed by today's top talent is simply the thing to do. (One remix is enough, though. No need to do the same remix ten times in a row with slightly different tweaks. Not every Queen of Pop seems to be getting the memo.) Kylie…
From Eurovision to the Dance Floor: Put MIKA's "Yo Yo" on Repeat
"Take out all my sorrow, put that on a beat..." Writing about a man? In these trying times? I know... But we support fellow LGBTs in this house, and the multi-talented MIKA is no exception, especially as he's having a real moment at the moment since co-hosting Eurovision 2022 last week. (Chanel…
You Oughta Unwind: Alanis Morissette Announces a Meditation Album
It has recently come to my attention that there is too much going on. A little bit of everything all of the time. Everything everywhere all at once. Too, too much! As if the past two years weren't enough as it is. Too much media to consume. Too many people draining me of my precious energy. (Keri…
"Neon Lights": Loreen Makes Her Grand Return to Save Us All
"When you're lost, I'll be there..." What is this feeling coming over me? This sense of joy? This ecstasy? Elation? No. It's...euphoria. One decade after rightfully claiming the crown for Sweden as the winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with her thunderous anthem and, fittingly, one day…
"Firefly": Shygirl's Debut Album 'Nymph' Dreamily Takes Flight
"You kept me waitin’ on a lie, wasting all my time, little did I know..." Shygirl's coming, officially. The 29-year-old English multi-hyphenate's already established herself as the ruler of our world with last year's thumping, too-cool club anthem "Cleo," along with her FKA twigs on Caprisongs…
"No One Dies From Love": The Next Tove Lo Era Begins
"I know that they say that no one dies from love. Guess I'll be the first..." Tove Lo is always ahead of the curve. With all this talk nowadays about NFTs and metaverses and multiverses and cryptocurrency, and the state of the real world growing steadily bleaker with each passing day, it only…
Can FLO Make Girl Groups Big Again in the West?
Girl groups are nearly on the verge of extinction...in the Western hemisphere, anyway. While there's certainly no shortage of talented troupes hailing from South Korea and Japan entertaining Asia and beyond with sold-out tours and non-stop hits - the Girls (are) On Top, in fact - the same sadly…
'In Real Life': Mandy Moore Is Returning With a New Album
I'm craving me some Che - err, Mandy Moore. You know who you are. She'll be forever yours. And on May 13, the "Candy" folk-pop princess herself returns. Two years after the release of her beautiful return Silver Landings, which was unfortunately overshadowed upon its release back in March of 2020…
"Baby" Is Charli XCX at Her Sexiest Yet
"I'ma make you my, I'ma make you my / I'ma make you my, I'ma make you my...baby." It's Charli, baby. The 29-year-old signed douche wholesaler-slash-pop star is deep into her self-described evil major label sell-your-soul era, with her fifth and final studio album with Atlantic Records, Crash,…
"Impossible": Alison Goldfrapp Joins Röyksopp's 'Profound' Return
"See the change arrive, thunder rolling / I can feel it come..." The boys of Röyksopp just love a good tease. The Norwegian duo - who declared themselves done with the traditional album format back in 2014 with The Inevitable End - have been teasing something mysterious and profound for months…
Chanel, "SloMo": Spain's Eurovision Entry Is the Moment
Versace...Dior...Gucci...I'm so sorry, sweeties. This year, it's all about Chanel. Chanel Terrero, that is. It's hard to believe, but Måneskin's sexy Italian reign is already nearly over, as Eurovision Song Contest 2022 rapidly approaches this May in Turin, Italy. And now, a new supreme…