If you grew up as a teen on the internet, odds are you came across fanfiction of your favorite band – whether by accident or on purpose. And if you … Continue reading Fanfiction But Make it Gay: From the Emo Scene to Larry Stylinson
Harry Styles is not the first straight man assumed to be queer. Years before Harry Styles was praised for carrying a rainbow flag around on stage and ignoring questions about … Continue reading Pete Wentz To Harry Styles: How Assumed Queerness Has Changed
Why do labels sign artists but not allow them to release an album for years? Why do labels control an artists’ image or ghost them when they’re ready to drop … Continue reading When Record Labels Take Advantage of Artists
What’s all this talk about fans “gaming” the Billboard Charts? In recent months, music critics have argued that BTS’ “Butter” is not the biggest song in America, despite sitting at … Continue reading The Gamification of Music: History of the Billboard Charts
Can women ever truly own their sexuality? How do we empower ourselves in the face of objectification? What does empowerment even look like? The fight for women to own their … Continue reading The Fight for Women to Own Their Sexuality: Objectification vs Empowerment
Why are kpop fans considered crazed consumers? Why are kpop idols undermined for “not writing their music”? Outsiders often use shock-value criticisms to diminish the Korean music industry, its kpop … Continue reading Kpop, Capitalism and the Illusion of the American Dream
Who remembers Paris Hilton’s “Stars are Blind” or Heidi Montag’s “Superficial”? While these mid-00s bops turned into flops at the time of release, they are certified cult-classic gold. These famously maligned … Continue reading Maligned Women of the 00s: From Your Screen to Your Stereo
The rise of the internet in the early 2000s ushered in a new era of pop stars – one where teen girls like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were suddenly … Continue reading Like a Virgin: When Pop Stars Become Women
What exactly is the music industry’s problem with women in rock? And why do they insist on relegating female musicians into this mythical “female fronted” genre? There are countless listicles, … Continue reading The Music Industry’s Problem with Women in Rock
What comes to mind when you think of country music? Ah yes, the sweet twang of the guitar and good ole southern accent. Dolly Parton and two-stepping. Misogyny and white … Continue reading The Fight for Intersectional Feminism in Country Music
From the second Fefe Dobson entered the music industry, “the man” was trying to tell her what to do. But she stuck to her guns and followed her heart and … Continue reading Fefe Dobson on Female Empowerment and Staying True to Yourself
There comes a time when boys turn to men and teen pop heartthrobs must split from their innocent image to become a promiscuous adult — and they make a whole … Continue reading Boys to Men: When Heartthrobs Split From Their Teen Pop Image