'Finally Enough Love': Madonna's Remix Album Is Upon Us, Finally
It's been teased for months, if not years at this point...but it's here. Finally. Madonna, Queen of Pop™, has revealed that her long awaited, highly anticipated, much-Instagrammed 50-track remix album is coming this summer, and it's called Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones. 35 years after her…
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…
"Extra Agenda": Claudia Valentina's NSA Fun Anthem
"I just wanna feel, feel on something / Without that extra agenda of love..." U up? Claudia Valentina is #looking for fun. You might remember the 21-year-old singer-songwriter from the top of last year as one of the MuuMuse Acts to Watch™ of 2021 - specifically for "4:15" and her self-titled EP.……
'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…
The Mysterious & Profound Return of Röyksopp: 10 Songs to Know
Röyksopp's back at last, Röykstans. Many moons ago, about fifteen years deep into their career, the Norwegian electronic duo announced that they were done releasing full-length records, and that 2014's The Inevitable End would be their final studio album in the traditional sense. Some people…
BoA & Members of Girls' Generation, aespa & Red Velvet Form a Supergroup
It's nearly the end of another long, hard, mostly horrible year. (Meri Kuri to all, by the way.) And while it feels mostly foolish to hold onto hopes and dreams at this point, there is now at least one reason to live in 2022: Girls On Top. In a crossover event infinitely more ambitious than…
aespa Is Leading Us Into the Metaverse
The world is becoming Ready Player One (and/or The Matrix, and/or Black Mirror...), and there's one K-pop girl group leading us towards our digital destiny: aespa. (To be fair, they already warned us they're on the Next Level.) While they're hardly the first (half) virtual act on the music scene,…
Hikaru Utada's Eighth Studio Album Is Coming in 2022
Hikaru Utada - Hikki, if you're nasty - is coming. It's been three long, hard years of Fighting the Blues since the "First Love" phenom came full circle with Hatsukoi. And while we've been treated to an array of excellent singles ever since, as well as a very exciting Netflix announcement, album…
Foxes' 'The Kick' Is Set to Be One of the First Great Albums of 2022
"It's insane, but you know when you've got it..." Forget all the 2021 end-of-year "Best Of" listicle discourse. Who needs it? It's time to talk about next year. English singer-songwriter Louisa Rose Allen, best known as Foxes - who you all know and love from Zedd's "Clarity" surely, as well as a…
In Loving Memory of Sarah Harding
Even though she told us, quite bluntly, that this was all but destined to happen before Christmas of this year, it still doesn't feel real. Sarah Harding, beloved singer, actress, TV personality and member of the almighty Girls Aloud, has passed away at the age of 39 after a long battle with…
The Actually Iconic Return of the Actually Iconic ABBA Begins
ABBA. The term "iconic" is beaten to death, thanks to the Internet and Stan Twitter, and maybe also sometimes me. But in this case, it's only appropriate. The legitimately legendary Swedish troupe and Eurovision winners-turned-global icons - responsible for every pop song you've ever known and…
Madonna's Discography Is Finally Getting the Reissue It Deserves
Come join the party, yeah, it's a celebration. Today is, of course, a global holiday (celebrate): it's Madonna's birthday. And to celebrate the "Hey You" underground indie singer-songwriter-turned-chaotic Instagram baddie's blessed 63rd trip 'round the sun on Monday (August 16), Warner Music Group…