May 2023

97 Words: “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM” by Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar

May 20, 2023

Beyoncé·In 97 Words·Reviews·THE SUMMER 97

This song is part of our “THE SUMMER 97 (1998 x 2023)” playlist. Check out the full list. Beyoncé reunites with her #2 musical husband Kendrick Lamar for another surprise remix. For the pair’s third collaboration and third “RENAISSANCE” remix, Beyoncé takes another page from the 90s playbook by tacking

97 Words: Kelly Clarkson’s “favorite kind of high”

May 19, 2023

In 97 Words·Kelly Clarkson·Music·Reviews

Cascading guitar licks, thumping bass, pounding percussion and rousing runs— these are the elements that compose a Kelly Clarkson uptempo. Her latest, “favorite kind of high,” is not a new experiment. The third single from Clarkson’s forthcoming album “chemistry” follows a pair of emotive ballads and serves to reenergize the era. On

Kelly Clarkson’s Journey From “You” to “me”

May 15, 2023

Featured·Kelly Clarkson·Music·Reviews

Amid increasing suspense, layer upon layer – voice, organ, and then strings, Kelly Clarkson proclaims, “I’m always pleasing someone, honestly, now I’m done,” as her voice itself is stacked into a one-woman choir. Turns out, she’d actually been waiting a lifetime for a moment like this. Kelly Clarkson’s new single

Ms. Jackson, Damita Jo, and Janet. — “Together Again” on Tour

May 11, 2023

Featured·Janet Jackson·Music·Reviews

Shrouded and still beneath a hooded, purple cape, Janet Jackson’s presence alone caused the crowd to erupt at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Monday night. Ms. Jackson opened her “Together Again” tour by reintroducing us to the side that she doesn’t “hide but might never show” via a performance

“#Beautiful,” Mariah Carey’s Summer Hit That Got Away

May 6, 2023

Featured·Mariah Carey·Music·Retrospectives

With a musical catalog as expansive as Mariah Carey’s, casual listeners will surely come across a multitude of hits they’ll know by heart. But in the mix of the singer’s bag of chart-toppers, holiday classics, deep cuts, and remixes, there are also a handful of underrated singles that missed the

97 Words: “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM” by Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar

97 Words: Kelly Clarkson’s “favorite kind of high”

Kelly Clarkson’s Journey From “You” to “me”

Ms. Jackson, Damita Jo, and Janet. — “Together Again” on Tour

“#Beautiful,” Mariah Carey’s Summer Hit That Got Away

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