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Music
Sampha, Spirit 2.0 | Track Review 🎵
Following a six-year-hiatus, singer and producer Sampha makes an epic comeback with his introspective single, “Spirit 2.0.”
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LGBTQ
Omar Rudberg, Happier | Track Review 🎵
Handsome and talented Venezuelan-Swedish singer/actor Omar Rudberg delivers an enjoyable, relatable pop single in “Happier.”
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Music
Charli XCX, Speed Drive | Track Review 🎵
Pop standout Charli XCX delivers another brief, entertaining, and cute bop from Barbie: The Album with “Speed Drive.”
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LGBTQ
Yavin, Now & Then. | Track Review 🎵
Pop singer/songwriter Yavin drops a slickly produced, thoughtfully penned, and relatable single with “Now & Then.”
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Music
Olivia Rodrigo, vampire | Track Review 🎵
Grammy-winning pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo makes a colorful and thrilling comeback with “vampire,” the lead single from her sophomore LP, GUTS.
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Album 💿
Kim Petras, Feed The Beast | Album Review 💿
Although it has some great moments, Kim Petras’ debut album, Feed The Beast is enjoyable but not consistently ‘beastly’ as its title suggests.
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Album 💿
Kelly Clarkson, chemistry | Album Review 💿
Grammy-winning pop superstar Kelly Clarkson remains a steady, consistent artist on her tenth album, the divorce-fueled chemistry.
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Music
Dominic Fike, Mama’s Boy | Track Review 🎵
On “Mama’s Boy,” the third single from Sunburn, the sophomore album by Dominic Fike, he throws both an interesting concept and an acquired, unique sound.
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Music
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice, Barbie World | Track Review 🎵
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice collaborate for the second time in 2023 on “Barbie World,” a single from Barbie The Album which samples a 1990s Aqua classic.
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LGBTQ
Mike Taveira, Sujo | Track Review 🎵
Pansexual pop musician Mike Taveira titillates something fierce on his brief but electrifying, NSFW single, “Sujo.”
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Music
BLP KOSHER, Special K | Track Review 🎵
Colorful Jewish rapper BLP KOSHER drops an entertaining banger with this carb-heavy single, “Special K.”
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Guest Posts
Thomas Cole, Up In Smoke | Track Review 🎵
Guest contributor, George James: NYC pop singer Thomas Cole has unleashed a nightclub storm with his latest single, ‘Up In Smoke’.