Are Virtual Festivals The Future?
(BPT) - After a year of being locked away at home, the world is eager to reopen and experience the...
For Artists Like Billie Eilish And Demi Lovato, Being A Pop Star Is All About Emotional Stripping – It Once Meant Baring Skin
Kristin J. Lieb, Emerson College In Billie Eilish’s 2019 video for “Bury A Friend,” the then-17-year-old singer blurs the lines...
DMX – “Exodus” A Front-Row Seat Into His Life
The posthumous album is a tough thing to get right. If nothing else, it can be hard for fans to...
Twenty One Pilots – I Wanted To Provide People With That Opportunity To Escape
The title of twenty one pilots’ sixth LP is a play on “scaled back and isolated,” words that summed up...
“It’s Nice To Go Back To What I Was Feeling And Be Like, ‘You’re Okay Now.’ – Olivia Rodrigo
If Olivia Rodrigo has a superpower, it’s that, at 18, she already understands that adolescence spares no one. The heartbreak,...
Jon Batiste – The Overall Message Of The Album “We Are” Is Love, Joy, And Community
“I like to use the inspiration from the past and combine it with the things that are in the present...
Justin Bieber – His Sixth Album Justice Continues The Healing Powers Of Love And Faith
On 2020’s Changes, the newly married pop star extolled the healing powers of love and faith, serving up sensual, clear-eyed...
The Weeknd – Abel Tesfaye’s Debut Mixtape Maintains Its Mythmaking Powers 10 Years On
When The Weeknd’s debut mixtape, House of Balloons, dropped in 2011, it was clear, even then, that something had shifted....
A Toast To Miley’s Rock-Star Chapter
Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, and Billy Idol toast Miley’s rock-star chapter. “I am not the person I was yesterday,” says...
Chelly Flame – Ready To Set The Industry On Fire
Hailing from Atlanta, Chelly Flame is ready to set the industry on fire. The zealous 20-year-old artist overflows with an...