On this weekâs episode of DirtCast, Maddie and Megan are joined by staff writer Hazel Cills to discuss her piece, âJack Antonoff and the Unrelenting Shadow of the Male Producer.â From Phil Spector to Dr. Luke, the men âbehind-the-scenesâ often refuse to stay there, looming large (and sometimes ominously) over womenâsâŚ
When Taylor Swift transformed into a reigning pop princess on 2014's 1989, Jack Antonoff was there. He was there again to help co-write her bad girl turn on Reputation in 2017. As a producer, heâs worked with St. Vincentâs Annie Clark on the minimalist piano pop for her 2017 record Masseduction, with Lorde on herâŚ
A Star Is Born dragged my heart all around for months and months before I could even experience it. On paper, it sounded like a disaster: a vanity project from Bradley Cooper (who in addition to starring would be making his writer/director debut) featuring Lady Gaga (whose prior acting was mostly wooden, Golden GlobeâŚ
A new New York Times profile of Robyn, ahead of next monthâs release of her first album in eight years, Honey, spends much of its time exploring the emotional depths of the Swedish pop singerâs music. One already well-documented anecdote thatâs included bears another look, though, as it encapsulates the many layersâŚ
A new study which looked at 500,000 popular songs over the past three decades found that music is only getting more depressing.
Snapchat, home to horrors like Face Swap, Wrinkle Filter, and Puking Rainbow (RIP), has a new torture device intent on terrorizing innocents in the night: an animated Ed Sheeran, who appears out of nowhere to sing at you. Not even the filter that gives you mouths for eyes could spawn as many bad dreams as this.
Julia Michaels specializes in a certain kind of pop music therapy. As a songwriter, she sits down with singers like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and Gwen Stefani; talks to them about what the hell is going on in their lives; and then scales that down into a perfect song: âSorry,â âHands to Myself,â âUsed to Love You.ââŚ
You woke up today not knowing you needed to hear from Willa Ford, whose sole, TRL-era hit single âI Wanna Be Badâ hit No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001. Well, feast your eyes on some of the answers Ford gave to Billboardâs Ilana Kaplan in what initially seems like a flabbergastingly sprawling interview thatâŚ
Pop icon, possessor of golden vocal cords, and Christmas enthusiast Mariah Carey is helming a drama series based on her rise to fame.
Mamma Mia! The Movie, like so many other films of its (low) caliber, boasts both an excellent cast and a hefty box office return. So, of course, a sequel is in the works.
Katy Perry has been busy lately, but her work has predominately taken place off-stage. After campaigning vehemently for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election, she has donated to Planned Parenthood, produced and bankrolled a pro-Muslim PSA, and participated in the Womenâs March on Washington. But onâŚ
Being forced to work under the producer/label boss she accused of abusing her sexually and emotionally has had dire consequences on Keshaâs creative output, according to a new countersuit filed by Keshaâs lawyers. Last year, Keshaâs request for a release from Dr. Lukeâs Kemosabe Records was repeatedly denied by judges.
In a Billboard cover story tribute/retrospective of George Michaelâs career, the singerâs former manager Rob Kahane reveals that Michaelâs death on Christmas day came as a surprise after the recent contact heâd had with the pop star:
The KLF were best known in the U.S. for their early â90s dance hits â3 AM Eternalâ and âJustified and Ancientâ (the latter featured country legend Tammy Wynette singing about an ice cream van and a fictional Mu Mu Land). The masterminds of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, the KLF was but one of several names for theirâŚ
Perhaps itâs Chainsmokers fatigue, or the fact that I still donât know what Twenty One Pilots sounds like even after hearing their music multiple times, but in retrospect 2016 was an exceptionally disappointing year for pop megahits. Granted, I can barely remember anything that happened before November 9, but if weâŚ
On this Election Eve, Hillary Clinton will hold two rallies: a final rally in Philadelphia, and a final final Get Out The Vote rally in Raleigh, North Carolina. Lady Gaga will take the stage at the latter event.
Get it, Gaga. The superstarâs fourth album, Joanne, has reached the top spot on the Billboard 200, making itâthatâs rightâher fourth number one album.
Take a little time today to enjoy the view and, also, the gaudy outfits in this Bruno Mars video, â24K.â
Earlier this month when Lady Gaga released âPerfect Illusion,â a scream-pop explosion that edges on rock, my immediate reaction was a physical cringe. Produced by Mark Ronson, BloodPop (Justin Bieberâs âSorryâ) and Tame Impalaâs Kevin Parker, itâs the first single from her next album Joanne. While Gaga is known toâŚ
While the âFinal Fiveâ Yurchenkoâs their way to a goddamn gold medal in Rio, former gymnast McKayala Maroney is making a play for our hearts via a new career move: Pop music.
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