Music

Bring Back Truthful ‘Pitchfork’ Reviews: Excessive ‘Poptimism’ Is Tainting the Music Industry

Lana DeGaetano

‘$1.3 million for Ariana Grande tickets!’: It’s Time for Fans to Boycott Scalpers, Even at the Expense of Seeing Their Favorite Artists

Bar Mor Hazut

The Social Media-ification of Spotify Is Ruining the Music-Listening Experience

Lana DeGaetano

‘Nostalgia is silencing the radio star’: The music industry is copying Hollywood’s nostalgia-driven business model, and we shouldn’t let it happen

Bar Mor Hazut

Taylor Swift's 12th Album is Coming and Here’s Hoping She's Actually Evolved

Ben Weiss

‘This has already ruined the tour’: How concerts are now cringy circus shows rather than celebrations of music

Bar Mor Hazut

Here’s Hoping Lady Gaga and Tim Burton Make More Than Just a Music Video

Ben Weiss

In Defense of ‘Swag’: Justin Bieber’s Comeback Album Shows Us He Knows How to Play the Industry Game

Lana DeGaetano

‘This Lack of Evolution Is Precisely What Makes Justin Bieber a Mediocre Pop Star’: I Have Never Listened to a Full Justin Bieber Album and I’m Certainly Not Going to Start Now

Ben Weiss

‘Don’t cry for me theatre kids:’ How the bold directorial decision to bring a famous musical number about the people to the people is stirring up drama

Bar Mor Hazut

'The disappointment fandom': How being a fan of celebrities is actually just setting you up for failure

Lana DeGaetano

Why More Pop Stars Should Be Like Lorde and Disappear for Several Years at a Time

Ben Weiss

‘Never meet your heroes’: How paid celebrity meet-and-greet events have become awkward 10-second-long cash grabs

Remy Millisky

Why Addison Rae Is Not a Good Pop Star: From a Pop Music Fan

Ben Weiss

JoJo Siwa is Not the Villain, She’s Just a Famous 22-Year-Old In Desperate Need of Attention

Bar Mor Hazut

Brat Summer Is Over—Let It Go Gracefully

Lana DeGaetano