Tinashe's "Nasty" has taken TikTok by storm with its catchy line, "I've been a nasty girl, nasty," sparking viral dance challenges and widespread attention. Learn about Tinashe's journey from a child actress in "The Polar Express" and "Two and a Half Men" to a solo artist with hits like "2 On" and "All My Friends." The song "Nasty," part of her upcoming albu ... Show More
Aug 2024
Tinashe’s “Nasty” takes on Janet and Beyoncé + Are songs getting simpler?
If you've spent any time on the internet this summer, you may have encountered a certain refrain accompanying particularly fierce dance videos—"I've been a nasty girl. Nasty, nasty, nasty." This track, "Nasty" by the R&B singer and songwriter Tinashe, is a jam in its own right. F ... Show More
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Aug 2024
Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, and the Unstable Hierarchy of Pop
“ ‘BRAT’ summer”—so named for the Charli XCX album that’s become the soundtrack of Kamala Harris’s Presidential run—has given pop fans much to discuss, from Charli’s own flirtation with mainstream stardom to the meteoric rise of Chappell Roan. On the first in a series of Critics ... Show More
46m 39s
Feb 2024
From indie to pop with Chromeo, La Roux and Empress Of
Chromeo, La Roux and Empress of discuss longevity in the music world, the future of music media and the shifting notions of taste and trends.David “Dave 1” Macklovitch and Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel make up electro-funk duo Chromeo. The pair met in the mid-1990s at college in Mont ... Show More
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Feb 2025
Kate Hudson - ‘Fame is a tumultuous machine’
Kate Hudson’s comedic turn in How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days made that movie one of the greatest romantic comedies of the noughties, and her performances in everything from Bride Wars to Glass Onion have each been totally scene-stealing. This month, she stars in Running Point, a ne ... Show More
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Jun 2019
Iyanla: Hazel-E’s Broken Reality
Arica Adams, better known as "Hazel-E," is a reality television star formerly featured on Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood. As her fame began to rise with the show's ratings, her haters grew louder, putting her insecurities to the test. Eventually, Hazel-E publicly imploded on social me ... Show More
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Oct 2024
Neneh Cherry - ‘My mother’s death undid me.’
If you’d told the 12-year-old me, listening to Manchild and Buffalo Stance on repeat at school in Belfast, that I would one day be interviewing Neneh Cherry, I wouldn’t have believed you. This woman is so iconic and has shaped so much of our culture - it’s not just her monster hi ... Show More
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