Crystal Starr continues to redefine her sound and connect with her audience on a deeper level. Known for her vibrant fusion of pop and R&B, Crystal has once again captivated listeners with the acoustic rendition […]
Crystal Starr’s Latest Release “Too Late”: A Melodic Reflection
Crystal Starr, renowned for her soulful voice and authentic storytelling, unveils her latest single, “Too Late” with a blend of introspection and heartfelt emotion. This new release serves as a testament to Starr’s evolution as […]
Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS
Twenty seconds into the music video for her hit single “good 4 u,” Olivia Rodrigo sits in front of two casting directors, partially obscured behind white text that reminds the viewer what we’re about to […]
Beach House: Become EP
Beach House’s very first non-album single, released in the wake of Devotion in 2008, with the “Apple Orchard” demo on the flip, was a scruffy early take on “Used to Be,” a song that eventually appeared in […]
Elton John: Honky Château (50th Anniversary Edition)
Elton John has said that Honky Château did for him what Revolver did for the Beatles: It pried open the gilded gates, lifting him “onto a higher plane” as an artist. In 1972, when Honky Château went to No. 1, ending the Rolling […]
The Weeknd: Dawn FM
Conceptualized around listening to a retro-pop radio station in purgatory, Abel Tesfaye’s fifth album is the most thoughtful, melodic, and revealing project of his career. We might have noticed that there was something universally, perversely […]
Can Miss America Survive 100 More Years?
When I was little, I used to make my Barbies participate in the Miss America pageant. I’d dress them up in evening gowns and parade them down the hall one-by-one, making them do the talent […]
Michael Jackson Memorabilia Bought With Dirty Money of Dictator’s Son
The following is an excerpt from Casey Michel’s book, “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World’s Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History,” out November 23rd, 2021. When Teodoro “Teodorin” Nguema Obiang Mangue was growing […]
Erykah Badu: Baduizm
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit Erykah Badu’s 1997 debut, an existential anchor of the […]
The Secret History of the ‘WORST Legally Blonde Musical Production EVER’
The video starts with an enthusiastic preteen girl stampeding onstage in a jewel-toned V-neck to an infectious pop beat, inexplicably holding a jumbo-sized pencil. “Dear Elle, he’s a lucky guy/I’m like gonna cry/I’ve got tears […]
Jack Antonoff's Bleachers Share 'Stop Making This Hurt' Single and Video
Bleachers shared the new single and video for “Stop Making This Hurt” off the band’s third LP, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, coming July 30 via RCA Records. It’s the LP’s first single and follows […]
On Chromatica, Lady Gaga Doesn’t Know What Normal Is | SPIN
Lady Gaga is one of those artists you wish wasn’t such a crowd-pleaser, because her crowd is often wrong. And maybe we’d play it safe too if our most sonically adventurous album garnered the nickname […]