Music

A Black woman with curly hair and glasses smiles at her phone with over the year headphones on.

11 Podcasts for Your New Normal

by Addissyn House
July 14, 2021 at 9:51am
New and old voices as you travel to and from work, on road trips, and just around the house. Read more »
The colorful Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep album cover features an illustration shows two people facing each other, embracing, and preparing to kiss

5 Feminist Albums That Got Us Through June

by DeAsia Paige
June 28, 2021 at 11:10am
If you’re looking for a confidence booster, these new releases won’t disappoint. Read more »
Olivia Rodrigo on the cover of SOUR. Against a purple background, she has children's stickers all over her face and is sticking her tongue out, newspaper cut out letters imposed over her tongue say "SOUR"

License to Feel: “SOUR” Highlights the Unique Wisdom of Teen Girls

by Rodlyn-mae Banting
June 9, 2021 at 9:00am
Rodrigo’s practice of sitting intently with her messy emotions—whether on her bathroom floor or in her car—seems like a metaphor for the recent seasons of quarantine. Read more »
girl in red, a white singer wearing a gray sweater, red hat, and red leather pants, sits on a chair in front of a teal background

5 Feminist Albums That Got Us Through May

by DeAsia Paige
May 27, 2021 at 9:51am
As always, music provides a much-needed escape from the confusion of our current times. Read more »
Aly & AJ, two young white women brown hair, pose together on the beach with their arms entwined

All Grown Up: The Triumphant Return of Aly & AJ

by Elly Belle
May 12, 2021 at 2:17pm
There’s an evident maturity in their new music, one which strays from the more cookie-cutter pop and rock that came after their Disney days. Read more »
Demi Lovato, a white person with short, brown hair, sits in a cream chair while wearing a cream blazer full of perfume bottles

Tight Reins: The Careful Construction of Demi Lovato’s Docuseries

by Sadaf Ahsan
May 11, 2021 at 9:00am
We love to keep our pop stars under a tight lens. Read more »
a collage of Saweetie, a lightskinned Black woman wearing a mesh shirt and gold chains, and Rihanna, a lightskinned Black woman wearing a light blue gown surrounded by imagery related to social media

Saweetie, Rihanna, and the Memeification of Domestic Violence

by Heven Haile
May 10, 2021 at 10:05am
What does it mean to live in a society where violence against women and girls is treated as comedic fodder? Read more »
Marie Ulven Ringheim wearing a hoodie holding a piece of paper that is on fire.

girl in red Wants to Follow Her Impulses

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
April 30, 2021 at 10:31am
She is ever-changing and ever-evolving. Read more »
Demi Lovato, a young white woman with brown hair, poses on album cover in a collage style

5 Feminist Albums That Got Us Through April

by DeAsia Paige
April 29, 2021 at 2:49pm
We’re all still searching for comfort and inspiration. Read more »
Beyoncé, a light-skinned Black woman wearing cornrows, poses in profile in the visual album for Lemonade

Daughters of the Resurrection: For Black Women, “Lemonade” Still Feels Like Home

by Vanessa Willoughby
April 23, 2021 at 12:41pm
Though the album delves deep into the pain of infidelity, it shouldn’t be separated from its depiction of Black womanhood as a far-reaching community forged from shared experience. Read more »

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