Dua Lipa balances her out Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa released their collaboration “Prisoner,” on November 19, 2020, an electro-pop anthem with a guitar base. The music video shows the stars groping each other in the back of a tour bus before they take the stage at a small venue…

Styles set himself up for the success of Harry’s House by distancing himself from One Direction early in his solo career. — Harry Styles’ Fine Line is both a step forward and step backward from his self-titled debut. He reverts to the style of conventional pop singles he sang with One Direction but does so with the signature flair of his self-titled debut. …

A tale of two Taylor Swift albums — None of the major outlets that reviewed Taylor Swift’s Lover seem to have read Red’s album foreword. This introduction in the physical album booklet is not only essential for understanding Red but for understanding its connection to Lover, released seven years later. Taylor’s narratives transcend not only songs, but albums. …

In 2021, Taylor Swift created two exact recordings of her previous hit albums: Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version). One song from Red (Taylor’s Version) “All Too Well” (Ten Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) shot to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, realizing of Swift’s goal of transitioning the…

A look at her evolution from Camila to Familia Camila Cabello’s debut album cemented her place in the pop stratosphere, but did it create a substantial identity for her as a solo artist? The former Fifth Harmony member had always been the star of the five-set girl group. …

She’s come a long way since 1989 — Taylor Swift- the Feminist- reappeared in 2021 with a spontaneous message. Since she has become woke over the last few years, Swift has integrated feminism into her brand in an authentic way. The latent patriarchal critique of “mad woman,” on her 2020 album folklore, contrasts the performative activism of the…

They’re not singing its praises. — Taylor Swift, queen of the long-form album release cycle, has twice done something no one expected: release a surprise album. Beyonce made the surprise album a trend with her 2014 self-titled album. Many fans expected a surprise drop from Swift during her 2016 hiatus, however, 2017’s reputation followed a traditionally…

How unplanned was the biggest release of 2020? — In July of 2020, Taylor Swift did something the world never suspected Taylor Swift would do: drop a surprise album. Taylor is known for long-form album release cycles, which are quickly becoming a thing of the past, thanks to artists like Arianna Grade whose fifth record, Thank U, Next (2019)…

‘Life Goes On’ as the band finds mainstream success in America In December 2020, BTS has released a holiday version of their number one song “Dynamite.” The generic holiday makeover is an unabashed symbol of how the song trolls American culture. Although one of the biggest acts in the world…