How Pop Music Embraced Death and Lost Its Sex Appeal
After a particularly lackluster 2018 VMAs, so sleep-inducing that the big opening number was the former Vine-turned-pop…
It's (Still) Hard Out Here for Women Producers And Songwriters
It might seem as if women currently dominate pop music, given the amount of Ariana Grande, Halsey, or Cardi B blasting…
Let's Talk About the Male Producer
On this week’s episode of DirtCast, Maddie and Megan are joined by staff writer Hazel Cills to discuss her piece, “Jack…
Jack Antonoff and the Unrelenting Shadow of the Male Producer
When Taylor Swift transformed into a reigning pop princess on 2014's 1989, Jack Antonoff was there. He was there again…
A Star Is Born Is the Same Story Told Over and Over, Forever
A Star Is Born dragged my heart all around for months and months before I could even experience it. On paper, it…
Robyn's Second Album Wasn't Released in the U.S. Because It Contained Songs About Her Abortion
A new New York Times profile of Robyn, ahead of next month’s release of her first album in eight years, Honey, spends…
This Is Why Carly Rae Jepsen Isn't More Famous
A new study which looked at 500,000 popular songs over the past three decades found that music is only getting more…
Please Don't Make Me Watch Ed Sheeran Sing to You On Snapchat
Snapchat, home to horrors like Face Swap, Wrinkle Filter, and Puking Rainbow (RIP), has a new torture device intent on…
Grammy-Nominated Artist Julia Michaels 'Doesn't Do Anything Half-Assed'
Julia Michaels specializes in a certain kind of pop music therapy. As a songwriter, she sits down with singers like…
Willa Ford Blames Stalled Career on a 'Perfect Storm' of 9/11, Her Sister's Baby, Artistic Integrity
You woke up today not knowing you needed to hear from Willa Ford, whose sole, TRL-era hit single “I Wanna Be Bad” hit…
Mariah Carey's Rise to Fame Will Be Chronicled in Starz Drama Series
Pop icon, possessor of golden vocal cords, and Christmas enthusiast Mariah Carey is helming a drama series based on her…
We Were Fine Without a Mamma Mia! Sequel, But We're Getting One Anyway
Mamma Mia! The Movie, like so many other films of its (low) caliber, boasts both an excellent cast and a hefty box…
Katy Perry Picks Up Her Mic to Perform At This Year's Grammys
Katy Perry has been busy lately, but her work has predominately taken place off-stage. After campaigning vehemently for…
Kesha's Lawyers Allege Dr. Luke 'Vendetta' Through Artistic Stifling, Withholding of Royalties
Being forced to work under the producer/label boss she accused of abusing her sexually and emotionally has had dire…
George Michael Recorded Faith-Like Pop Songs Before His Death, Says Former Manager
In a Billboard cover story tribute/retrospective of George Michael’s career, the singer’s former manager Rob Kahane…
Here Is a Eurodance Mystery for You, If You're Up for It
The KLF were best known in the U.S. for their early ‘90s dance hits “3 AM Eternal” and “Justified and Ancient” (the…
DJ Earworm's 2016 Pop Songs Mash-Up Is Better Than Most Pop Songs of 2016
Perhaps it’s Chainsmokers fatigue, or the fact that I still don’t know what Twenty One Pilots sounds like even after…
Lady Gaga Will Perform At Hillary Clinton's Final Campaign Rally
On this Election Eve, Hillary Clinton will hold two rallies: a final rally in Philadelphia, and a final final Get Out…
Ga Ga Ooh La La: Joanne Is Lady Gaga's Fourth Number 1 Album
Get it, Gaga. The superstar’s fourth album, Joanne, has reached the top spot on the Billboard 200, making it—that’s…