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MARINA May Be the First Female Pop Star to Freely Let Go of “Girlhood”
[ad_1] For the past few years, MARINA has been living out the lyrics of her lead single from Princess of Power, “Butterfly.” Slowly changing…
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A Song Called “Man’s World” Is, Ironically, Far More Female-Empowering Than Katy Perry’s “Woman’s World”
[ad_1] Back in 2020 (that ominous year), MARINA found it to be the perfect time to release “Man’s World,” the first single from what…
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Two Different Emotional Approaches to the Aftermath of “Homewrecking”: Sabrina Carpenter’s “because i liked a boy” and Ariana Grande’s “yes, and?”
[ad_1] As two pop stars often compared on a vocal level, it’s also no surprise that Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande tend to have…
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As the Diddy Scandal Unfurls, Kesha’s “Tik Tok” Becomes Increasingly Sullied
[ad_1] It’s one of the most iconic opening lines of any hit song: “Wake up in the morning feelin’ like P. Diddy.” When Kesha…
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“yes, and?” Joins the Ranks of Other “Clapback at the Critics” Songs
[ad_1] It is an increasingly “grand tradition” in the genre of songwriting. Not to mention a rite of passage for any major pop star…
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Against One’s Better Judgment, It’s Easy to Heed Romy Urging You to “Enjoy Your Life”
[ad_1] Although Romy Madley Croft, better known as the xx’s Romy or just Romy, still has yet to give us that solo album she…
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The Evolution of Songs About Nuclear War From Serious Threat to Love Metaphor, Or: The Present Relevancy of Charli XCX’s “Nuclear Seasons” and MARINA’s “Radioactive”
[ad_1] While everyone had assumed that 1) Putin would never dare to actually invade Ukraine and that 2) if he did, it would never…