Something loud is coming to the Big Apple! From June 10th to June 15th, the largest songwriting camp in the world will descend upon New York. Drawing in numerous songwriters, producers, and artists, the Anti-Social Camp forms groups of three, assigning one member from each group to collaborate and create...
Popular artists today, such as Ed Sheeran, Drake, and Taylor Swift, often follow a similar pattern on their journey to fame. While their paths might differ slightly, they are all influenced by the decisions of their managers and the record labels that have signed them. Don’t get me wrong, having...
As an ardent Taylor Swift supporter, I am astounded by the ingenuity of her most recent stop on “The Eras Tour.” The new portion, which is devoted to Swift’s most recent album “The Tortured Poets Department,” is a demonstration of her extraordinary talent and imagination. This part of Swift’s performance...
Kendrick Lamar released three stunning, excoriating diss tracks over the weekend that brought the truth to light; Drake has a daughter that he has kept secret from the world. It seems that when Drake gets into arguments with rappers, he spawns another child. He is never beating the deadbeat dad...
For many years, the Grammy Awards have served as the music industry’s pinnacle of achievement recognition. But the Grammys’ once-gilded reputation has faded with the years, and many wonder whether they are as meaningful as they were. Closer inspection exposes a defective system that puts popularity ahead of quality, causing...
A new adage has been swirling around on social media that I couldn’t agree with more: Sabrina Carpenter is “pop-starring” in a way a pop star hasn’t “pop-starred” for quite a while. That saying is a mouthful, but in essence, it’s true. With a large portion of popular modern artists...
Saturday Night Live (SNL) has long been hailed as a trailblazer in the realm of late-night entertainment. Among its many accolades, one aspect that stands out is its mastery of featuring musical guests. SNL has not just embraced the concept; it has perfected it. Week after week, the show delivers...
Kendrick Lamar has finally responded to Drake’s diss, and I have never heard Lamar so violently angry in my life; as a long-time fan of Lamar, I am familiar with his entire discography. The six-minute track was dropped on Tuesday afternoon with no promotion or warning, and if I were...
Taylor Swift has always been a controversial public figure and musician for multiple reasons, whether it be her validity as a musician, her fashion choices and body type, her public friendships, her attitude on her romantic attachments, and more. However, there’s been a new subset of controversy that has picked...
Few people in the world of pop culture inspire as intense hatred as Taylor Swift. Given the profound bond she creates among women and the boundless happiness she bestows to many young girls, it’s a perplexing phenomenon. By writing songs that speak to women’s experiences without letting her image be...
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