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,...
Eric Church – I’ve Never Put It All Out There Like We’ve Done On This One
“I've always believed that the moment a song is born is the most important moment of that song's life,” Eric...
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...
Morgan Wallen – What Country Fans Initially Loved
When Morgan Wallen burst onto the scene in 2018 with his debut album If I Know Me, fans were instantly...
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...