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Published in Pop Off

·Jun 28, 2022

Lord of the Rings’ Final Message on Greed

Heaven is for Gandolf In the final scene of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Frodo leaves his fellow Hobbits behind to head to Valinor with Gandolf and the immortal Elves. Peter Jackson depicts the scene with an ethereal glow- as if Frodo and Gandolf are setting off for heaven…

Film Reviews

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Lord of the Rings’ Final Message on Greed
Lord of the Rings’ Final Message on Greed
Film Reviews

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Published in Music Voices

·Jun 27, 2022

Miley Cyrus Pretends to Be Grunge on “Prisoner”

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…

Pop Culture

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Miley Cyrus Pretends to Be Grunge on “Prisoner”
Miley Cyrus Pretends to Be Grunge on “Prisoner”
Pop Culture

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Published in Modern Music Analysis

·Jun 27, 2022

Harry Styles Eschews Boundaries on Fine Line

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. …

Music

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Harry Styles Eschews Boundaries on Fine Line
Harry Styles Eschews Boundaries on Fine Line
Music

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Published in Music Voices

·Jun 2, 2022

The Connection Between Red and Lover

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. …

Pop Culture

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The Connection Between Red and Lover
The Connection Between Red and Lover
Pop Culture

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Published in Pop Off

·Apr 29, 2022

The PR Genius of Taylor Swift’s Rerecorded Music

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…

Marketing

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The PR Genius of Taylor Swift’s Rerecorded Music
The PR Genius of Taylor Swift’s Rerecorded Music
Marketing

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Published in Modern Music Analysis

·Apr 28, 2022

Was Camila Cabello’s Transformation Worthwhile?

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. …

Celebrity

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Was Camila Cabello’s Transformation Worthwhile?
Was Camila Cabello’s Transformation Worthwhile?
Celebrity

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Apr 28, 2022

Taylor Swift’s Feminist Growing Pains

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…

Feminism

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Taylor Swift’s Feminist Growing Pains
Taylor Swift’s Feminist Growing Pains
Feminism

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Published in The Riff

·Apr 27, 2022

What Surprise Album Drops Say About the Music Industry

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…

Music

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What Surprise Album Drops Say About the Music Industry
What Surprise Album Drops Say About the Music Industry
Music

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Published in The Riff

·Apr 21, 2022

Taylor Swift and the Art of the Plan

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)…

Music

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Taylor Swift and the Art of the Plan
Taylor Swift and the Art of the Plan
Music

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Published in Perceive More!

·Apr 20, 2022

BTS Showed It’s OK to Appropriate American Culture

‘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…

Culture

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BTS Showed It’s OK to Appropriate American Culture
BTS Showed It’s OK to Appropriate American Culture
Culture

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