Tag: Fame
Chappell Roan’s Attempt to “Gen Z-ify” Fame By Setting “Healthy Boundaries” (Via the Shame Game)
While some might think that “Gen Z-ifying” fame refers to how virality through TikTok is the only way to become a “star” (with no staying [Read More…]
Less Phallic, More Spiritual: Megan Thee Stallion’s “Cobra”
While one might automatically assume that a song called “Cobra,” coming from Megan Thee Stallion, would be inherently innuendo-laden (it was, after all, in “WAP” [Read More…]
Celebrity Sympathy Is The New Black
It wouldn’t be right to say celebrity “empathy” is the new black, for that would entail “normals” could actually put themselves in the (Louboutin) shoes [Read More…]
“NDA” Sees Billie Eilish Entering That Phase of Her Career Where Fame Is A Key Topic of Lyrical Discussion
For Madonna, it took until Ray of Light. For Britney, it took until In the Zone. With Billie Eilish, we’re only two albums into her [Read More…]
Prom As Fame Allegory: “Drowned World/Substitute For Love” and Sour Prom
Olivia Rodrigo might have been caught overtly copying Courtney Love’s aesthetic choices of late, but there was a moment in the pop ingenue’s Sour Prom—a [Read More…]
Gaga’s Casual Love of Bowie Further Evidenced by No Tribute To Blackstar
The bizarre banality of the 58th Annual Grammy Awards was not only largely dominated by Taylor Swift, but a batch of mixed reactions to Lady [Read More…]
