Tag: Ariana Grande thank u next
Ariana of the Spirits: Grande Goes From Feeling Haunted and Depressed on “ghostin” to Sexy and Elated on “supernatural”
Less than a month after Sweetener was released, Ariana Grande’s freshly-made ex-boyfriend and possible love of her life, Mac Miller, was found dead in his [Read More…]
Forget Me Now: Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Enters the Canon of Pop Icon Divorce Albums
Thanks to Taylor Swift’s ever-increasing monopoly on the subject, if there’s anyone who flies increasingly under the radar for writing and singing about love/breakups apart [Read More…]
Madonna and Improv Influence Ariana Grande’s “Yes, And?”
For a minute there, Ariana Grande had a reputation for releasing new music as frequently as Rihanna once did (the singer-turned-makeup mogul could formerly be [Read More…]
Sabrina Carpenter’s “nonsense” and Ariana Grande’s “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored”: A Study in Two Types of Alter Ego-Based Narcissism
To further prove that every celebrity is ultimately just in love with themselves, Sabrina Carpenter has released a video for her new single from emails [Read More…]
Excuse Me, I Love You: Once Again, There Will Never Be A Candle Held to Truth or Dare
At some point during Ariana Grande’s pre-show playlist for the Sweetener World Tour (or the Sweetener/Thank U, Next World Tour, if you prefer), Madonna’s “Cherish” [Read More…]
Pop Philosophy: The Subjective Abstractions of Perception, Echoes of “Virtual Insanity” Provide Visual Motifs for Ariana Grande’s “In My Head”
As Ariana Grande continues to infiltrate the world of high fashion on the heels of her campaign for Givenchy, a music video made especially for [Read More…]
Don’t Forget About Lorde: Before thank u, next Melodrama Was The Post-Breakup Go-To
With Ariana Grande’s cathartic (not just for her either), recently released and record-shattering thank u, next, it’s easy to forget that it was just two [Read More…]
A Retrospective Defense of Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” Video Post-“Thank U, Next”
It’s true, undercover sologamist anthem “Thank U, Next” had already been conceptually set up by Ariana Grande as an homage to films of the past [Read More…]
First Wives Club, “Like A Virgin” (& A Dash of I Love Lucy) Infuse Ariana Grande’s First Live Performance of “thank u, next”
Every great performer is bound to fall metaphorically at times. Other times, however, that fall is literal–just ask Madonna, who barely lived down that infamous [Read More…]
“thank u, next” is a Celebration of the 21st Century Phenomenon Finding Its Way to More “Straight” Women Than Ever: Sologamy
Being that no one believes in the concept of “straight” in the post-twentieth century apocalypse we’ve chosen to ignore is happening, there can be no [Read More…]
