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97 Words: “red flag collector” by Kelly Clarkson

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June 9, 2023
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Ever-proud Texan Kelly Clarkson takes us through the Wild Wild West en route to post-divorce “high road livin'” on the latest offering from “chemistry.” Of the five songs released so far, “red flag collector” by far has the most sting. Where last week’s “i hate love” was bittersweet, “red flag collector” is triumphantly bitter. Sprinkled with just enough “yeehaw”-inducing musical
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Review: ‘Night Call’ by Years & Years

February 1, 2022
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Have you ever listened to a record and truly felt seen? Like the lyrics are telling stories you’ve lived, experiences akin to your own, and fully and completely could represent you? For gay men, there’s historically been a lack of that in popular music. To supplement, we gravitate towards grandiose
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Review: Magic by Nas

January 11, 2022
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Since 2020, Nas has forged a winning partnership with producer Hit-Boy, and unleashed two stellar albums, Kings Disease (which earned Nas his first-ever Grammy Award) and Kings Disease II. “KDIII on the way, this just to feed the buzz,” Nas reassuringly declares in the middle of “Ugly,” track 3 of
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First Listen: “Be Alive” by Beyoncé

November 11, 2021
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Beyoncé is back! Sort of. Today, she finally released “Be Alive,” the hotly anticipated theme song from King Richard. The film stars Will Smith and tells the story of how Richard Williams, father to tennis legends Serena and Venus, helped his daughters on their paths to greatness. To nobody’s surprise, there is
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Review: Madonna’s Madame X Tour Film Misses The Mark

October 12, 2021
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“Artists are here to disturb the peace,” concludes a James Baldwin quote projected during the extensive opening sequence of Madonna’s Madame X tour. It accompanies a typing silhouette of Madame X herself, and a brilliantly choreographed dancer who falls to a cacophony of gunshots. It’s a strong (and long) opening
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