Raffaella’s in-your-face aesthetic and sugar-coated sound feels so jarring and unsettling at times but in a way you can’t forget. Her ability to lace these strong messages into a pop melody is part of her unique charm. We did a little Q&A to get to know her better and find out what inspires her. Act II came out this year, …
Interview with Luke Markinson: Queer Pop Anthems Galore
The queer pop anthems have arrived with Luke Markinson’s dancy, glittery, and confidence-inducing discography. Whether it’s getting ready for a night out, speeding down the highway, or strutting down the streets of a major city, Markinson creates energetic bangers for the girls that need to shake some ass and serve some poses! His debut single, “Never Alone,” dropped in 2020 and made …
Interview With Grandi: Swedish Pop Perfection
Listening to Grandi’s music is like being inside of a candy shop for your ears. With bouncy, fun synthesizers and lyrics that perfectly capture the essence of youth, Elsa Levahn, and Stella Ringdahl of Grandi have created a sonic landscape that one will never want to leave. Get ready to replay their songs over and over again as you fall …
Artist To Watch: Colaine
Colaine’s new song “baby steps” is something we can all relate to, those little wins in a relationship that can feel so frustrating. Her honesty and vulnerability really bleed through her shimmering melodies and we only see great things for her as she continues to grow in her journey as an artist. We talked to her about her big move …
What Are We Gatekeeping Anymore?
“We were gatekeeping her from the Swifties,” the comments were coming through on a TikTok I made about introducing Ethel Cain to my Taylor Swift group chat. This was in 2022. Ethel Cain made Preacher’s Daughter my favorite album of that year. Ethel Cain was, by no means, my discovery. While she wouldn’t be considered mainstream, the song “American Teenager” …
Letters To Taylor Swift: Callie Carlucci
The universe creates a full circle moment for Taylor Swift and me. Taylor came into my life when I was eleven. At a voice lesson, my voice coach said that the theme for the next recital would be country music. At the time, the only country artists I listened to were The Chicks. I told my voice teacher I wanted …
Letters To Taylor Swift: Carolina Caggiano
Went to 4 concerts and now preparing to see her in Brazil! So our tour came to an end but here is #whatyoumademedo Taylor: 4 shows 4 cities 4 outfits 13 hours of shows 13 000 miles ( ATX – A&TT- ATX – GRU -MCO – TAMPA – ATX – NRG – ATX) Your eras tour was definitely a ThERASphy …
When Do Fans Go Too Far?
In one of my most popular TikToks, I called a bunch of bands “boybands” to reference how when a group of young women love a band, they’re often overlooked until the men come around and claim them geniuses, i.e., The Beatles. In that video, I posted 5SOS, and their fans came at me in full force because heaven forbid 5SOS …
Women In Music: Jaime Billoti on mutuals Agency
Jaime Bilotti is known for elevating the voices of fangirls everywhere with Fan To Band, and now with mutuals Agency she aims to further that initial mission and change the marketing game while she’s at it. We caught up with her to talk about her new venture and the challenges she’s faced. Hi Jaime!! So glad to catch up!!! What …
An Interview with Hannah Ewens: Author of Fangirls
Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture by Hannah Ewens really encapsulates everything we feel about fangirls in general. It’s about that pure love of an artist but also about the community and culture that surrounds the fandom. She covers everything from One Direction to My Chemical Romance, Elvis to Courtney Love. Fangirls have always had the ability to shift the …