How can African American Women have pioneered rock music when white men are at the forefront of its history? It’s about time we truly learned about the iconic Black women … Continue reading How African American Women Pioneered Rock Music
If you’re in the music sphere of the internet, you’ve probably seen the uproar of people yelling about industry plants. What are industry plants and why is everyone talking about … Continue reading Industry Plants and Internalized Misogyny with Amanda Silberling
We hopped on Stereo, an app where you can essentially host a live podcast, to have an episode debrief of both of our Taylor Swift-themed episodes, “Taylor Swift vs the Victim … Continue reading Live Chat Replay: Taylor Swift versus the Victim Narrative
Over 15 years and 11 Grammy wins, Swift has received criticism for writing silly love songs for girls, for dating too many men, for writing songs about her exes, for … Continue reading Taylor Swift Stands Up to The Haters
We hopped on Stereo, an app where you can essentially host a live podcast, to have an episode debrief of “When Idolization Goes Too Far.” We were joined by some incredible … Continue reading Live Chat Replay: When Idolization Goes Too Far
Why is the narrative around Taylor Swift always that she’s playing the victim? The 31-year-old singer has been on the top of everyones’ minds lately. In July 2020, Swift released … Continue reading Taylor Swift versus the Victim Narrative
Previously on Name 3 Songs, we learned about the importance of mental health within the music community and how toxic masculinity plays contributes to the stigma surrounding mental health. So how … Continue reading Mental Health and Toxic Masculinity
How far is too far when it comes to celebrity idolization? Idolization, aka parasocial relationships are those ongoing, one-sided bonds with media figures. (Sound familiar?!) What exactly happens when idolization … Continue reading When Idolization Goes Too Far
For a midweek treat we hopped on Stereo, an app where you can essentially host a live podcast, to have an episode debrief of “The Most Exploitative Men in Music“! … Continue reading Live Chat Replay: The Most Exploitative Men in Music
If you thought Justin Timberlake ruining Janet Jackson’s or Britney Spears’ career was bad, just wait till you hear this! Sadly, men taking advantage of young pop stars is a … Continue reading The Most Exploitative Men in Music
Throughout history, boy bands have been a massively lucrative enterprise for the music industry, thanks to their main demographic of teen girls. Join us to really learn about the importance … Continue reading The Importance of Boy Bands to Pop Culture and Their Dark History
From Janet Jackson and Kate Bush to Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, women just can’t get a break! While female artists are often criticized and dismissed for not having … Continue reading The Most Criticized Women in Pop