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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 …
Kesha Imagines a World Without Rich, White, Straight Men
Has anyone talked to Kesha about the 2020 election recently? Based on the new track she dropped on Monday, she …
Katy Perry’s Career Is Never Really Over
Katy Perry’s last album, Witness, was an undisputed flop, rife with weird, vague social messages and a gimmicky live-stream of her …
Songland Is a Deeply Dehumanizing Glimpse at the Process of Writing Music
It’s hot to be a professional songwriter these days. Big pop songwriters and producers get features and interviews in magazines, …
Drake, Go Sit Down and Make a Song of the Summer
When Drake sits court side at a Toronto Raptors game, as he often does, he has, how shall we say …
Carly Rae Jepsen’s Dedicated Is a Great Pop Album (But Is It Actually Any Good?)
On Sunday, I woke up with two alternating songs stuck in my head: “Happy Not Knowing” and “The Sound.” Both …