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Charli XCX Pauses the Party to Get Real
“I feel so unstable, fucking hate these people, how they’re making me feel lately,” Charli XCX sings on “Gone,” one …
‘Soulful Vanilla Child’: When Pink Was Black
When I was nine years old, I assumed that Pink was a very light-skinned black woman. It sounds ridiculous now, …
The National Anthems of Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey built her career on a collection of scattered, kitschy Americana imagery, cooing in Marilyn Monroe pastiche about …
Who Owns ‘Pussy’? Thunderpussy Explains Their Fight to Trademark Their Name
In the age of streaming, musicians are limited in how they can capitalize on their work. Selling t-shirts and other …
It’s Normani’s World Now And We’re Just Living In It
When girl group Fifth Harmony imploded, it was clear that Camila Cabello had come out on top as a bonafide …
JoJo Siwa Is the Master of the Universe
At a certain point in the mid-2000s, savvy advertising agencies en masse began targeting an increasingly younger subset of child …
Surprise, Women DJs Still Don’t Have Equal Pay
Women DJs are still fighting to be paid as much as their male colleagues for the same work, according to …
Taylor Swift Turns the Music Industry’s Power Imbalance Into Empowerment
“For years I asked, pleaded for a chance to own my work,” Taylor Swift wrote in her Tumblr post about …
Prince’s Originals Captures a Genius at Work and an Artist at Play
Originals, the latest posthumous release of material from Prince’s vault, is practically infotainment. It works as well as a straight …