Now that I have a 7 year old it's become clear to me kids drive the pop music market. If you can't grab the kids, you can't hit #1. Despacito was a huge hit with the kids. Kids sadly don't write many think pieces about why they still like the catchy song more than a new song.
Jezebel is not the only site making that criticism of “You Need to Calm Down.” Like, every single critic I’ve read has made the same complaint about the song.
I don’t know, there was something about the TS video that both made me smile but also made me feel uneasy after repeated views. I feel like her intentions are good and clearly others felt that way and appeared in her video, on the flip side... not many people would say “No” to being in a TS video. I feel like Taylor…
One thing I’ve noticed about a lot of gay icons who are actually gay people- like drag queens or dudes from a Netflix show for instance- is that they don’t actually have the luxury of turning down an offer to be in a music video for, say, one of the highest earning pop stars in the entire world.
Because actual gay…
No one - not Taylor Swift, or any other rich, white, conventionally attracted white woman - is entitled to a number one spot. “Blocking” and “kept out” are both phrases that implicitly give ownership or the rights of a place to someone - and Taylor Swift does not “own” the number one spot.
It does seem pretty racist. framing not as him having won - but keeping a white lady from her “rightful” spot.
I’m ready to ditch most of the current pop stars that have been around this decade. They’ve been phoning it in for too long.
Anybody who hates Dolly Parton that much should probably just keep that to themselves.
Many artists much greater than Taylor Swift have never had a #1 hit. Vanilla Ice has, though. Not exactly an indicator of quality or long-term success. Not that Swift’s new songs are any good, mind you.
And he hangs with the oligarchs. And his insurance company Oscar has been saved by Jared ‘s finagling. All Kushners are garbage and that includes karlie who also sucks on project runway. Read the Vicky ward book. The Kushner parents hate her.
Good recount of Papa Kushner’s villainy, but you’re missing another outrageously petty detail: he had the tape of the sting delivered on his nephew’s birthday, presumably so that his sister would have to struggle to keep a happy face for her son while dealing with the hurtful and humiliating video. Kushner’s…
“(but somehow, it seems, not Taylor Swift)”
Can I ask what exactly happens at a 3 day wedding party/retreat?
Yes, and as much as I hate to give them even a small portion of credit, Jared and Ivanka were likely fine with that -- it would be awkward af to sit with the likes of Katy Perry and Diane Von Furstenberg knowing they think you’re complete trash (correctly, of course).
There’s a term for it (well, at least there’s a term for it in one of my friend groups, wherein we had one such couple): dopplebangers.
Let’s be real, Karlie and Josh invited them to be there on Thursday. Only Thursday.
Four of the contacted parties did respond, though.
Man, these guys really won’t defend anything.
Yes, they are desirous a woman becomes president after you helped deny one last time.