We Need Addison Rae's Lost Album, the Gen Z Holy Grail of Pop
"You say you're obsessed with me, so I took a second...and I said me too." We need to (tik)talk about Addison Rae. It's been well over a year now since the 21-year-old TikTok dance titan and He's All That thespian, born Goddison Slé Easterlegend, unleashed her debut single "Obsessed" upon the…
MUNA's "What I Want" & the Pursuit of Queer Joy
The irony of the first few opening lines of MUNA's latest single "What I Want" is that they contain about...maybe 3% of what I want. "When I go out again / I'm gonna drink a lot / I'm gonna take a shot 'cause that's just what I want / And when I see my friend / Put something on her tongue / I'm…
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 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…
Sarah Harding Wears It Like a Crown
Girls Aloud is among my favorite girl groups of all time. But don't take my present word for it: just ask my 24-year-old self, who ventured abroad to London for the first time just to see their triumphant Ten Tour. "My obsession with the group started around 2005 or so, when I was prowling one of…
Avex Is Trying to Find the Pop to Push Through the Pandemic
Avex is hurting. The Max Matsuura-helmed Japanese entertainment company, as with many companies across the globe, is reportedly struggling to adapt to the New Normal™ and stay afloat amid the pandemic. According to the latest news, the company recently asked 100 employees over the age of 40 to…
Miley Cyrus Is Undeniably Having Her Best Era So Far
Miley Cyrus is having a stellar year in spite of everything. In fact, she's in the middle of her best era yet. Granted, she's almost exclusively sung covers thus far throughout this latest musical moment - unless we're counting last summer's empowering "Mother's Daughter" and the She Is Coming EP,…
Put the Needle on This 3-Hour Dannii Minogue Disco Megamix
Were I ever to become a radio show host, having somehow grown tired of all the incredible, everlasting $ucce$$ that comes with being a blogger, a 3-hour block of Dannii Minogue wouldn’t only happen on my show, it would be a mandatory weekly event. Until that time rolls around, there’s…
Finally, The Madonna Edit of Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Video Is Here
eu fiz uma coisa 🌕 #LevitatingRemix https://t.co/AFvtsAH00V pic.twitter.com/QDWK88Ew8H — Central Dua Lipa Brasil 🌹 (@dualipacentral) August 15, 2020 After Dua Lipa, Duaer of No Wrong in 2020, released the music video for her “Levitating” remix with Madonna and Missy Elliott…
Shirley Manson & Peaches Discuss 'Fuck the Pain Away'
My memory has blurred the exact sequence of events when it comes to music discovery over time, but I’m fairly certain that “Fuck the Pain Away” is one of those songs that my very punk, very angsty, very cool high school sweetheart introduced me to early on in our relationship.…
On the Enduring Mainstream Reign of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift‘s new album might be her first to be categorized as “alternative,” but this week’s charts suggest that this little known, underground indie folk singer-songwriter has never been more mainstream. folklore is big. Taylor Swift is big. Huge, in fact: she’s…
I Can't Stop Thinking About Leiomy & Dashaun Wesley's 'Legendary' Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYepGZuRLhA Not much is going right in 2020, but Legendary is one of the few exceptions - and happy escapes - of the year. The voguing reality competition series launched at HBO MAX at the end of May, which quickly proved to be a success for the network. In fact,…